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05743

Fair Haven, VT · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
4,160
Median household income
$68,409
People below poverty
14.1%
Median home value
$196,100

Income

The median income of households in 05743 was $68,409. An estimated 3.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 05743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.9
$10,000 to $14,999 5.7
$15,000 to $24,999 6.3
$25,000 to $34,999 12.6
$35,000 to $49,999 11.8
$50,000 to $74,999 15.1
$75,000 to $99,999 10.5
$100,000 to $149,999 15.2
$150,000 to $199,999 12.5
$200,000 or more 6.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 05743 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51007
Female 52372

An estimated 67.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 50.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,612. 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 05743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.6
Social Security 50.1
Retirement income 28.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.1
Cash public assistance income 5.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 12.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 05743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 12.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.7

In 2020-2024, 13.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 26.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 56.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 24.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 05743 in 2020-2024, 95.7% had health insurance coverage and 4.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 62.7% and public coverage was 48.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1%.


In 2020-2024, 05743 had a total population of 4,160 - 2,096 (50.4%) females and 2,064 (49.6%) males. The median age was 41.7 years. An estimated 19.5% of the population was under 18 years, 32.4% was 19 to 44 years, 24.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 20 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 05743 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 89 49
5 to 9 103 94
10 to 14 123 91
15 to 19 220 181
20 to 24 163 203
25 to 29 77 154
30 to 34 136 144
35 to 39 132 72
40 to 44 87 181
45 to 49 120 33
50 to 54 138 92
55 to 59 197 153
60 to 64 129 166
65 to 69 122 130
70 to 74 66 153
75 to 79 72 63
80 to 84 43 95
85 and over 47 42

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 93.9% were White; 0.6% were Black or African American; 17.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.1% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.5% of the people in 05743 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 93.9% of the people in 05743 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,528 households in 05743. The average household size was 2.71 people.

Married-couple households made up 44.7% of the households in 05743 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23.4% of all households, while 20.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.4% of all households.

In 05743, 22.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 05743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 44.7
Cohabiting Couples 11.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 44.9% of males and 38.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.1 36.4
Now married, except separated 44.9 38.3
Separated 2.6 0.3
Widowed 1.7 12.8
Divorced 15.7 12.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 05743, 42 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 7.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.6% of the people living in 05743 were U.S. natives. 60% of the 05743 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.4% of 05743 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 05743 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 05743.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 05743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 16.7
Europe 50
Africa 0
Northern America 33.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 05743 in 2020-2024, 2.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.4% of people at least five years old; 0.1% 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 05743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.4
Other Indo-European languages 1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 05743 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 05743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.7
Different house, same county 3.1
Different county, same state 0.8
Different state 4.4
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 05743 was 961 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 35 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 758. College or graduate school enrollment was 168.

Educational Attainment of People in 05743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.9
High school diploma or equivalency 32.7
Some college, no degree 22.9
Associate's degree 11.1
Bachelor's degree 21.3
Graduate or professional degree 6

Disability

In 05743, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.2% of people under 18 years old, to 10.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 05743, 58.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 74.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,537 74.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 353 17.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 155 7.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 05743 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 05743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.8
Construction 9.5
Manufacturing 8.4
Wholesale trade 7.8
Retail trade 11.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 0.8
Information 0.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.3
Other Services, except public administration 5.1
Public administration 4.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 05743 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 762 37.2
Service occupations 470 22.9
Sales and office occupations 340 16.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 204 9.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 275 13.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.7% of 05743 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 05743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 2.2
Other means 0
Worked from home 11.6

In 2020-2024, 05743 had a total of 2,092 housing units. Of these housing units, 72.8% 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"). 17.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 9.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 05743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 72.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 17.8
Mobile homes 9.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

1.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 41.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 05743 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 58.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 05743 had 1,528 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 564 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 82.9% while renters occupied 17.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.77 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.43.

0.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.2% and another 25.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 05743:

House Heating Fuel Used in 05743 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 17.7
Electricity 8.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 59.5
All other fuels 14
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 05743 was $196,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 58.9 % had a mortgage. 41.1% 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 $1,738 and for owners without a mortgage it was $759.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 05743 was $931. 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.