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05778

Whiting, VT · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
990
Median household income
$82,857
People below poverty
16.9%
Median home value
$297,300

Income

The median income of households in 05778 was $82,857. An estimated 9.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 11.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 05778 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 9.4
$10,000 to $14,999 2.1
$15,000 to $24,999 5.1
$25,000 to $34,999 7.5
$35,000 to $49,999 10.2
$50,000 to $74,999 10.7
$75,000 to $99,999 11.2
$100,000 to $149,999 22.2
$150,000 to $199,999 9.9
$200,000 or more 11.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 05778 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 58281
Female 62411

An estimated 83.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 22.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 16 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,436. 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 05778 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.2
Social Security 22.7
Retirement income 16
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.5
Cash public assistance income 4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 18.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 05778 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 18.9

In 2020-2024, 9.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 70.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 29.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 05778 in 2020-2024, 81.4% had health insurance coverage and 18.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 53.5% and public coverage was 37.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.7%.


In 2020-2024, 05778 had a total population of 990 - 495 (50%) females and 495 (50%) males. The median age was 38.5 years. An estimated 24.1% of the population was under 18 years, 41.2% was 19 to 44 years, 20.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 05778 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 20 51
5 to 9 21 21
10 to 14 21 43
15 to 19 46 44
20 to 24 8 33
25 to 29 29 19
30 to 34 40 31
35 to 39 68 43
40 to 44 65 72
45 to 49 51 17
50 to 54 23 23
55 to 59 38 15
60 to 64 14 19
65 to 69 11 10
70 to 74 16 22
75 to 79 8 17
80 to 84 11 9
85 and over 5 6

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 86.4% were White; 1.3% were Black or African American; 5.5% 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 7.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 9.3% of the people in 05778 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 86.4% of the people in 05778 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 374 households in 05778. The average household size was 2.65 people.

Married-couple households made up 47.1% of the households in 05778 while cohabiting couple households made up 17.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 12.8% of all households, while 23% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.5% of all households.

In 05778, 35% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 05778 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 47.1
Cohabiting Couples 17.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
12.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 42.5% of males and 48.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.3 28.7
Now married, except separated 42.5 48.2
Separated 13.6 10
Widowed 0.2 9.5
Divorced 8.3 3.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 05778, 4 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 75% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 89% of the people living in 05778 were U.S. natives. 71.2% of the 05778 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 11% of 05778 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 11% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 51.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 05778 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 05778.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 05778 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 87.2
Asia 0
Europe 11.9
Africa 0
Northern America 0.9
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 05778 in 2020-2024, 13.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 10.8% of people at least five years old; 7.1% 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 05778 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 10.8
Other Indo-European languages 2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.9

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 82.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 05778 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 05778 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 82.7
Different house, same county 13.4
Different county, same state 0.7
Different state 1.4
Abroad 1.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 29.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 05778 was 239 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 16 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 181. College or graduate school enrollment was 42.

Educational Attainment of People in 05778 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.5
High school diploma or equivalency 39.9
Some college, no degree 9.8
Associate's degree 13
Bachelor's degree 18.8
Graduate or professional degree 11

Disability

In 05778, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.5% of people under 18 years old, to 13.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 27.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 05778, 73.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 25% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 461 78.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 54 9.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 57 9.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 05778 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 05778 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 22.1
Construction 5.9
Manufacturing 3.7
Wholesale trade 0.5
Retail trade 10.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.1
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.6
Other Services, except public administration 11.2
Public administration 2.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 05778 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 196 33.3
Service occupations 127 21.6
Sales and office occupations 58 9.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 163 27.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 45 7.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 63.1% of 05778 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 05778 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 63.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 12.1
Other means 2.7
Worked from home 17.8

In 2020-2024, 05778 had a total of 384 housing units. Of these housing units, 75.5% 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"). 13.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 10.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 05778 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 75.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 13.6
Mobile homes 10.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 39.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 05778 was 6.3 rooms, and of these housing units 63.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 05778 had 374 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 10 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 74.6% while renters occupied 25.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.82 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.14.

0.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.9% and another 22.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 05778:

House Heating Fuel Used in 05778 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 16
Electricity 13.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 39.3
All other fuels 31.5
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 05778 was $297,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 64.9 % had a mortgage. 35.1% 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 $1,881 and for owners without a mortgage it was $744.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 05778 was $1,211. 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.