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Rupert, VT map Population (year 2000): 704. Estimated population in July 2006: 717 (+1.8% change)
 

Males: 334  (47.4%)
Females: 370  (52.6%)

Bennington County

Median resident age:  43.6 years
Vermont median age:  37.7 years

Zip codes: .


Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,600 (it was $36,429 in 2000)
Rupert  $39,600
Vermont:  $45,686

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $174,900 (it was $107,900 in 2000)
Rupert  $174,900
Vermont:  $173,400

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Races in Rupert:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)

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Ancestries: English (14.3%), Irish (12.6%), German (9.7%), United States (9.7%), Scottish (5.8%), Welsh (5.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 839 feet

Land area: 44.6 square miles.

Population density: 16 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Rupert

  • High school or higher: 86.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rupert town

  • Never married: 20.0%
  • Now married: 59.6%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

11 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.6%
Vermont:  3.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Rupert:  1.9% ($2,014)
Vermont:  2.0% ($2,196)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Colonie, NY (55.7 miles , pop. 79,258).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (158.5 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (174.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Pawlet, VT (7.1 miles ), Sandgate, VT (8.3 miles ), Dorset, VT (8.9 miles ), Hebron, NY (10.1 miles ), Granville, NY (10.6 miles ), Wells, VT (11.1 miles ), Manchester, VT (11.1 miles ), Danby, VT (11.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,300
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $140,000
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $140,000
  • 1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $140,000
  • 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $140,000
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $140,000
  • 2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $140,000
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $132,800
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $132,800
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $150,200
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $171,000

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Latitude: 43.27 N, Longitude: 73.19 W


Area code: 802

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Population change in the 1990s: +44 (+6.7%).

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.5%
Vermont:  3.8%


Unemployment by year (%)



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (7%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Art and design workers (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


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Rupert-area historical tornado activity is above Vermont state average. It is 53% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.7 miles away from the Rupert town center injured 68 people and caused $71 million in damages.

On 8/20/1968, a category 3 tornado 29.2 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Rupert:
  • MARY MCCLELLAN HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; CAMBRIDGE, NY)
  • SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; BENNINGTON, VT)
  • RUTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; RUTLAND, VT)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rupert:
  • RUTLAND STATE (about 25 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
  • FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 29 miles; GLENS FALLS, NY; ID: GFL)
  • ALBANY INTL (about 57 miles; ALBANY, NY; ID: ALB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rupert:
  • GRANVILLE (about 11 miles; GRANVILLE, NY; ID: B01)
  • CHAPIN FLD (about 19 miles; CAMBRIDGE, NY; ID: 1B8)
  • ARGYLE (about 20 miles; ARGYLE, NY; ID: 1C3)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rupert:
  • SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,499)
  • SKIDMORE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 2,317)
  • WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 44 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA; FT enrollment: 2,047)
  • ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; QUEENSBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,182)
  • MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; FT enrollment: 2,265)
  • RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 51 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,150)
  • HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,337)

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Church in Rupert: Disciples of Christ Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Graves Family Cemetery (1), North Rupert Cemetery (2), Rupert Street Cemetery (3), West Rupert Cemetery (4), Kent Hollow Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Brook (A), Sandgate Brook (B), Oven Brook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Vermont:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  69.8%
Whole state:  65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.8%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.1%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.8%
Whole state:  3.6%

Rupert compared to Vermont state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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5.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,279 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.72%
Vermont average:  6.60%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Berkshire County, MA  0.38% ($31,089 average AGI)
from Rutland County, VT  0.38% ($34,339)
from Windham County, VT  0.35% ($33,346)


6.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,399 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.04%
Vermont average:  6.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Rutland County, VT  0.50% ($34,767 average AGI)
to Rensselaer County, NY  0.46% ($33,147)
to Berkshire County, MA  0.35% ($44,078)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rupert:
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WSYB (1380 AM; 5 kW; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WVNR (1340 AM; 1 kW; POULTNEY, VT; Owner: PINE TREE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rupert:
  • WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMNV (104.1 FM; RUPERT, VT; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WLJH (90.9 FM; GLENS FALLS, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE INC)
  • WNGN (91.9 FM; ARGYLE, NY; Owner: NORTHEAST GOSPEL BROADCASTING INC)
  • WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
  • WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WEXP (101.5 FM; BRANDON, VT; Owner: VOX VERMONT, L.L.C.)
  • WJEN (94.5 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZEC (97.5 FM; HOOSICK FALLS, NY; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
  • WKBE (100.3 FM; WARRENSBURG, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCKM-FM (99.1 FM; LAKE GEORGE, NY; Owner: ENTERTRONICS, INC.)
  • WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Rupert:
  • W36AX (Channel 36; MANCHESTER, ETC., VT; Owner: VERMONT ETV, INC.)
  • W69AD (Channel 69; BENNINGTON, ETC., VT; Owner: MT. MANSFIELD TELEVISION, INC.)

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