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05403

South Burlington, VT · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
20,614
Median household income
$105,616
People below poverty
7.3%
Median home value
$442,400

Income

The median income of households in 05403 was $105,616. An estimated 4.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 17.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 05403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.1
$10,000 to $14,999 0.8
$15,000 to $24,999 5.4
$25,000 to $34,999 5.3
$35,000 to $49,999 5.7
$50,000 to $74,999 15.8
$75,000 to $99,999 11.7
$100,000 to $149,999 20.2
$150,000 to $199,999 13.1
$200,000 or more 17.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 05403 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 82792
Female 69475

An estimated 78.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 26.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,632. 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 05403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78.3
Social Security 26.9
Retirement income 22.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.4
Cash public assistance income 2.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 6.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 05403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 6.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.1

In 2020-2024, 7.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 22.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 45.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 16.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 05403 in 2020-2024, 96.6% had health insurance coverage and 3.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 79.9% and public coverage was 30.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 7%.


In 2020-2024, 05403 had a total population of 20,614 - 10,657 (51.7%) females and 9,957 (48.3%) males. The median age was 38.1 years. An estimated 19% of the population was under 18 years, 39.5% was 19 to 44 years, 23.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 05403 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 498 663
5 to 9 492 585
10 to 14 635 466
15 to 19 349 375
20 to 24 552 912
25 to 29 1065 925
30 to 34 843 782
35 to 39 1075 687
40 to 44 613 699
45 to 49 540 566
50 to 54 690 630
55 to 59 618 620
60 to 64 520 567
65 to 69 479 579
70 to 74 408 418
75 to 79 237 302
80 to 84 196 572
85 and over 147 309

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 78.8% were White; 1.9% were Black or African American; 11.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 10.3% were Asian; 1.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.5% of the people in 05403 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 78% of the people in 05403 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,418 households in 05403. The average household size was 2.15 people.

Married-couple households made up 39.3% of the households in 05403 while cohabiting couple households made up 13.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26.2% of all households, while 20.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34.5% of all households.

In 05403, 24.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 05403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 39.3
Cohabiting Couples 13.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 47.1% of males and 42.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 41.8 35.7
Now married, except separated 47.1 42.9
Separated 0.5 0.4
Widowed 1.7 6.8
Divorced 8.9 14.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 05403, 81 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 8.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 87.2% of the people living in 05403 were U.S. natives. 40.4% of the 05403 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 12.8% of 05403 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 61.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 54.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 05403 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 05403.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 05403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 8.3
Asia 56.4
Europe 18.6
Africa 9.5
Northern America 7.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 05403 in 2020-2024, 15.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.1% of people at least five years old; 4.2% 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 05403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.1
Other Indo-European languages 6.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 6.7
Other languages 1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 05403 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 05403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.8
Different house, same county 9
Different county, same state 0.9
Different state 5.8
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 98.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 67.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 1.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 05403 was 4,366 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 422 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,602. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,342.

Educational Attainment of People in 05403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 1.8
High school diploma or equivalency 12.3
Some college, no degree 11.4
Associate's degree 7.2
Bachelor's degree 39
Graduate or professional degree 28.3

Disability

In 05403, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.7% of people under 18 years old, to 7.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 21.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 05403, 69.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 27% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 10,172 85.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,270 10.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 455 3.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 05403 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 05403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1
Construction 4
Manufacturing 8.3
Wholesale trade 1.7
Retail trade 9.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.9
Information 2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 35.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.4
Other Services, except public administration 3.7
Public administration 3.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 05403 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 7,129 59.7
Service occupations 1,744 14.6
Sales and office occupations 2,010 16.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 491 4.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 568 4.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 67.2% of 05403 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 05403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 67.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.2
Walked 1.4
Other means 3.1
Worked from home 19.7

In 2020-2024, 05403 had a total of 9,625 housing units. Of these housing units, 57.8% 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"). 42.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 05403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 57.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 42.2
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

22.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 05403 was 5 rooms, and of these housing units 45.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 05403 had 9,418 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 207 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 61.4% while renters occupied 38.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.3 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.92.

5.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5% and another 7.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 05403:

House Heating Fuel Used in 05403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 66
Electricity 24
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 5.5
All other fuels 3.9
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 05403 was $442,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 67.6 % had a mortgage. 32.4% 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 $2,262 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,057.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 05403 was $1,787. 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.