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05701

Rutland, VT · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
20,382
Median household income
$61,610
People below poverty
14.2%
Median home value
$217,700

Income

The median income of households in 05701 was $61,610. An estimated 4.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 05701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.9
$10,000 to $14,999 7.3
$15,000 to $24,999 8.5
$25,000 to $34,999 8.8
$35,000 to $49,999 12.5
$50,000 to $74,999 14.6
$75,000 to $99,999 13.5
$100,000 to $149,999 13.8
$150,000 to $199,999 9.1
$200,000 or more 6.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 05701 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 59224
Female 53324

An estimated 66.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,185. 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 05701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 66.3
Social Security 43.6
Retirement income 25.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.5
Cash public assistance income 5.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 11.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 05701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 11.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.2

In 2020-2024, 13.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 27.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 42.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 23.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 05701 in 2020-2024, 96.5% had health insurance coverage and 3.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 63.1% and public coverage was 51.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.1%.


In 2020-2024, 05701 had a total population of 20,382 - 10,220 (50.1%) females and 10,162 (49.9%) males. The median age was 49.7 years. An estimated 15.6% of the population was under 18 years, 27.4% was 19 to 44 years, 28.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 26.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 05701 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 307 419
5 to 9 429 407
10 to 14 688 389
15 to 19 570 354
20 to 24 391 525
25 to 29 596 446
30 to 34 468 615
35 to 39 798 600
40 to 44 676 468
45 to 49 477 685
50 to 54 824 523
55 to 59 505 865
60 to 64 991 954
65 to 69 858 879
70 to 74 648 760
75 to 79 446 515
80 to 84 248 414
85 and over 242 402

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 93% were White; 0.8% were Black or African American; 19.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.7% were Asian; 0.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.1% of the people in 05701 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 92.8% of the people in 05701 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,334 households in 05701. The average household size was 2.09 people.

Married-couple households made up 39.6% of the households in 05701 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 28.5% of all households, while 21.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17% of households were male householders living alone, and 21.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 38.9% of all households.

In 05701, 17% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 40.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 05701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 39.6
Cohabiting Couples 10.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 45.3% of males and 41.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34 28.2
Now married, except separated 45.3 41.7
Separated 1.7 1.7
Widowed 2.4 11.1
Divorced 16.6 17.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 05701, 185 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 51.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.6% of the people living in 05701 were U.S. natives. 59.6% of the 05701 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.4% of 05701 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 60.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 63.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 05701 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 05701.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 05701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 25.7
Asia 29
Europe 12.7
Africa 1.8
Northern America 18.4
Oceania 12.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 05701 in 2020-2024, 5.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.8% of people at least five years old; 1.3% 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 05701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.8
Other Indo-European languages 2.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 05701 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 05701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.3
Different house, same county 5.1
Different county, same state 1.3
Different state 2
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 35.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 05701 was 2,949 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 236 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,285. College or graduate school enrollment was 428.

Educational Attainment of People in 05701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.3
High school diploma or equivalency 30.6
Some college, no degree 17.9
Associate's degree 8.9
Bachelor's degree 19.7
Graduate or professional degree 15.6

Disability

In 05701, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.2% of people under 18 years old, to 13.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 05701, 53.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 7,221 76.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,617 17.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 607 6.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 05701 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 05701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 5.3
Manufacturing 6.6
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 16.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.7
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.8
Other Services, except public administration 3.2
Public administration 5.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 05701 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,115 43.6
Service occupations 1,666 17.6
Sales and office occupations 1,838 19.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 713 7.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,113 11.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.8% of 05701 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 16.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 05701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 3.5
Other means 0.6
Worked from home 8.9

In 2020-2024, 05701 had a total of 10,762 housing units. Of these housing units, 56.8% 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"). 40.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 05701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 56.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 40.7
Mobile homes 2.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 40.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 05701 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 53.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 05701 had 9,334 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,428 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 60.5% while renters occupied 39.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.35 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.7.

3.2% 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 11.3% and another 8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 05701:

House Heating Fuel Used in 05701 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 19.4
Electricity 8.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 67.3
All other fuels 4.5
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 05701 was $217,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 56.4 % had a mortgage. 43.6% 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 $1,680 and for owners without a mortgage it was $826.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 05701 was $1,024. 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.