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05346

Putney, VT · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
5,177
Median household income
$79,118
People below poverty
10.7%
Median home value
$320,800

Income

The median income of households in 05346 was $79,118. An estimated 5.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 05346 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.2
$10,000 to $14,999 2.3
$15,000 to $24,999 5.8
$25,000 to $34,999 3.9
$35,000 to $49,999 9.9
$50,000 to $74,999 20.8
$75,000 to $99,999 12.1
$100,000 to $149,999 21.2
$150,000 to $199,999 9.9
$200,000 or more 8.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 05346 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60581
Female 70525

An estimated 74.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,537. 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 05346 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 74.5
Social Security 43.1
Retirement income 27.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.9
Cash public assistance income 3.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 05346 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 16.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.2

In 2020-2024, 9.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 32.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 58% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 38.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 05346 in 2020-2024, 97.2% had health insurance coverage and 2.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 70.8% and public coverage was 43.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.1%.


In 2020-2024, 05346 had a total population of 5,177 - 2,578 (49.8%) females and 2,599 (50.2%) males. The median age was 50.5 years. An estimated 15.3% of the population was under 18 years, 27.3% was 19 to 44 years, 28.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 25.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 05346 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 71 69
5 to 9 103 136
10 to 14 129 189
15 to 19 124 156
20 to 24 308 146
25 to 29 142 128
30 to 34 57 75
35 to 39 146 269
40 to 44 67 70
45 to 49 78 103
50 to 54 125 161
55 to 59 144 173
60 to 64 401 306
65 to 69 304 253
70 to 74 172 154
75 to 79 134 94
80 to 84 18 76
85 and over 76 20

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 86.6% were White; 2.1% were Black or African American; 9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.3% were Asian; 0.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.3% of the people in 05346 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 84% of the people in 05346 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,082 households in 05346. The average household size was 2.19 people.

Married-couple households made up 48.8% of the households in 05346 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27% of all households, while 16.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.9% of all households.

In 05346, 21.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 47.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 05346 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 48.8
Cohabiting Couples 7.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 48.6% of males and 46% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.8 27.4
Now married, except separated 48.6 46
Separated 2.4 0.2
Widowed 2.4 7.1
Divorced 10.8 19.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 05346, 48 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 16.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.3% of the people living in 05346 were U.S. natives. 29.3% of the 05346 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.7% of 05346 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 83% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 83.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 05346 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 05346.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 05346 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 43.3
Asia 33
Europe 20.1
Africa 0
Northern America 3.6
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 05346 in 2020-2024, 4.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.7% 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 05346 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.7
Other Indo-European languages 2.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.8
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 05346 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 05346 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.9
Different house, same county 2.8
Different county, same state 0.6
Different state 6.2
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 52.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 05346 was 1,307 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 29 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 711. College or graduate school enrollment was 567.

Educational Attainment of People in 05346 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.8
High school diploma or equivalency 22.5
Some college, no degree 14
Associate's degree 7.5
Bachelor's degree 21.9
Graduate or professional degree 30.2

Disability

In 05346, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.3% of people under 18 years old, to 20.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 05346, 58.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 14.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,906 72.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 327 12.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 380 14.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 05346 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 05346 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3.9
Construction 7.5
Manufacturing 7.7
Wholesale trade 2.3
Retail trade 10.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.6
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 35
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.5
Other Services, except public administration 4.1
Public administration 2.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 05346 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,304 49.8
Service occupations 309 11.8
Sales and office occupations 501 19.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 243 9.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 259 9.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 58.4% of 05346 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 19.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 05346 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 58.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 9
Other means 2.5
Worked from home 24.3

In 2020-2024, 05346 had a total of 2,379 housing units. Of these housing units, 87.3% 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"). 7.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 05346 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 87.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.3
Mobile homes 5.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 20.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 05346 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 57.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 05346 had 2,082 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 297 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 82.8% while renters occupied 17.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.31 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.59.

1.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.5% and another 16.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 05346:

House Heating Fuel Used in 05346 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 21.5
Electricity 11.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 37.8
All other fuels 29.4
No fuel used 0.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 05346 was $320,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 58.3 % had a mortgage. 41.7% 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 $1,880 and for owners without a mortgage it was $797.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 05346 was $810. 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.