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05081

Wells River, VT · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
842
Median household income
$55,804
People below poverty
29.4%
Median home value
$275,000

Income

The median income of households in 05081 was $55,804. An estimated 3.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 05081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.3
$10,000 to $14,999 10.9
$15,000 to $24,999 12.2
$25,000 to $34,999 8.4
$35,000 to $49,999 11.5
$50,000 to $74,999 21.6
$75,000 to $99,999 12.7
$100,000 to $149,999 13.7
$150,000 to $199,999 1.5
$200,000 or more 4.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 05081 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 76328
Female 50833

An estimated 63.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 44.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,979. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 05081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 63.1
Social Security 44.5
Retirement income 28.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.7
Cash public assistance income 8.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 29.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 56.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 30.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 05081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 29.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 56.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 30.1

In 2020-2024, 21.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 24.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 30.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 33.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 05081 in 2020-2024, 95.1% had health insurance coverage and 4.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 54.6% and public coverage was 65%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 05081 had a total population of 842 - 372 (44.2%) females and 470 (55.8%) males. The median age was 48.7 years. An estimated 19.8% of the population was under 18 years, 21.1% was 19 to 44 years, 30.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 24.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 05081 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 13 8
5 to 9 44 37
10 to 14 51 2
15 to 19 29 17
20 to 24 10 2
25 to 29 7 10
30 to 34 38 32
35 to 39 4 29
40 to 44 24 22
45 to 49 43 6
50 to 54 18 57
55 to 59 58 9
60 to 64 39 29
65 to 69 44 71
70 to 74 33 18
75 to 79 7 8
80 to 84 3 7
85 and over 5 8

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 89.4% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 26.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.8% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.8% of the people in 05081 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 89.4% of the people in 05081 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 393 households in 05081. The average household size was 2.14 people.

Married-couple households made up 35.1% of the households in 05081 while cohabiting couple households made up 15% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.5% of all households, while 22.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 19.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 21.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 40.7% of all households.

In 05081, 20.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 05081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 35.1
Cohabiting Couples 15
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 43.1% of males and 43.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 29.6 21.2
Now married, except separated 43.1 43.4
Separated 0.6 0.6
Widowed 1.7 15.1
Divorced 25.1 19.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 05081, 2 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97% of the people living in 05081 were U.S. natives. 21.5% of the 05081 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3% of 05081 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 64% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 64 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 05081 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 05081.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 05081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 60
Europe 40
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 05081 in 2020-2024, 5.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.7% of people at least five years old; 1.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 05081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.7
Other Indo-European languages 3.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.8
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 05081 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 05081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.7
Different house, same county 1.1
Different county, same state 2.5
Different state 4.8
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 25.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 05081 was 191 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 11 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 136. College or graduate school enrollment was 44.

Educational Attainment of People in 05081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.1
High school diploma or equivalency 36.1
Some college, no degree 22.1
Associate's degree 5.6
Bachelor's degree 20
Graduate or professional degree 5.1

Disability

In 05081, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 20.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6% of people under 18 years old, to 19.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 05081, 45.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 52.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 55% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 27.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 17.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 170 55
Federal, state, or local government workers 86 27.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 53 17.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 05081 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 05081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3.9
Construction 13.9
Manufacturing 2.9
Wholesale trade 4.2
Retail trade 7.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.3
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 28.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.4
Other Services, except public administration 8.4
Public administration 5.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 05081 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 136 44
Service occupations 60 19.4
Sales and office occupations 30 9.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 42 13.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 41 13.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 61.2% of 05081 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 14.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 05081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 61.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2
Walked 2.9
Other means 1
Worked from home 18.6

In 2020-2024, 05081 had a total of 523 housing units. Of these housing units, 72.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 21.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 05081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 72.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 21.8
Mobile homes 3.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 2.7

4.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 43.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 05081 was 4.9 rooms, and of these housing units 55.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 05081 had 393 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 130 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 66.2% while renters occupied 33.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.07 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.28.

2.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 22.1% and another 20.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 05081:

House Heating Fuel Used in 05081 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 21.9
Electricity 10.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 46.8
All other fuels 20.4
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 05081 was $275,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 51.5 % had a mortgage. 48.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,565 and for owners without a mortgage it was $668.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 05081 was $1,021. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.