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05261

Pownal, VT · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
2,171
Median household income
$62,917
People below poverty
7.9%
Median home value
$260,000

Income

The median income of households in 05261 was $62,917. An estimated 8.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 05261 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.3
$10,000 to $14,999 1.2
$15,000 to $24,999 5.8
$25,000 to $34,999 13.5
$35,000 to $49,999 13.5
$50,000 to $74,999 14.7
$75,000 to $99,999 15.8
$100,000 to $149,999 18.6
$150,000 to $199,999 5.2
$200,000 or more 3.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 05261 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 47464
Female 37375

An estimated 68.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 41.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,125. 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 05261 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 68.8
Social Security 41.4
Retirement income 25.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.7
Cash public assistance income 2.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 0% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 05261 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 0
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.5

In 2020-2024, 22.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 18% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 36.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 4.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 05261 in 2020-2024, 97.5% had health insurance coverage and 2.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 59.5% and public coverage was 60.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 05261 had a total population of 2,171 - 918 (42.3%) females and 1,253 (57.7%) males. The median age was 45.8 years. An estimated 13.9% of the population was under 18 years, 29.6% was 19 to 44 years, 27.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 24.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 05261 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 16 53
5 to 9 22 71
10 to 14 46 31
15 to 19 72 80
20 to 24 135 33
25 to 29 100 24
30 to 34 79 13
35 to 39 15 84
40 to 44 126 35
45 to 49 59 71
50 to 54 124 58
55 to 59 58 21
60 to 64 69 139
65 to 69 107 53
70 to 74 66 65
75 to 79 98 52
80 to 84 7 18
85 and over 54 17

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 94.8% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 16.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3% of the people in 05261 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94.8% of the people in 05261 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 947 households in 05261. The average household size was 2.29 people.

Married-couple households made up 45.6% of the households in 05261 while cohabiting couple households made up 0.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 19.4% of all households, while 34.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 32.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 7.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 40.6% of all households.

In 05261, 17.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 41.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 05261 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 45.6
Cohabiting Couples 0.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
34.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 37.6% of males and 55.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 40.4 21.9
Now married, except separated 37.6 55.2
Separated 0 0.3
Widowed 8 11.7
Divorced 13.9 11

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 05261, 0 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, NaN% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 100% of the people living in 05261 were U.S. natives. 35.8% of the 05261 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0% of 05261 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. NaN% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated NaN % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 05261 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 05261.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 05261 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America NaN
Asia NaN
Europe NaN
Africa NaN
Northern America NaN
Oceania NaN

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Language

Among people at least five years old living in 05261 in 2020-2024, 0 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0% of people at least five years old; 0% 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 05261 in 2020-2024

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

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 96.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 05261 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 05261 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 96.4
Different house, same county 0.9
Different county, same state 0.9
Different state 1.8
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 94 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 05261 was 207 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 23 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 143. College or graduate school enrollment was 41.

Educational Attainment of People in 05261 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6
High school diploma or equivalency 45
Some college, no degree 19
Associate's degree 8.6
Bachelor's degree 13
Graduate or professional degree 8.4

Disability

In 05261, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 10.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 9.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 05261, 60.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 5.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 11.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 962 83.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 67 5.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 128 11.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 05261 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 05261 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.9
Construction 19.2
Manufacturing 6.4
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 21.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 0.3
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 21.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.8
Other Services, except public administration 0
Public administration 0

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 05261 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 396 34.2
Service occupations 152 13.1
Sales and office occupations 223 19.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 204 17.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 182 15.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.4% of 05261 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 05261 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.1
Other means 0
Worked from home 16.4

In 2020-2024, 05261 had a total of 1,035 housing units. Of these housing units, 71.1% 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"). 1.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 27.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 05261 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 71.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 1.9
Mobile homes 27.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 9.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 05261 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 57.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 05261 had 947 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 88 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 90.3% while renters occupied 9.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.23 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.77.

0% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 22.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.2% and another 18.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 05261:

House Heating Fuel Used in 05261 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 9.3
Electricity 6.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 60.2
All other fuels 22.4
No fuel used 1.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 05261 was $260,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 48.3 % had a mortgage. 51.7% 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 $1,574 and for owners without a mortgage it was $610.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 05261 was $932. 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.