Median household income (1999): $32,099
Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,894
| This zip code | $35,894 | | Vermont: | $45,686 |
Nearest zip codes: 03609, 05154, 05158, 03608, 03603, 05346.
Housing units in zip code 05101 with a mortgage: 480 (27 second mortgage, 80 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 226
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $953
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $410
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 10.4% | | Whole state: | 9.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 3.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | State: | 6.2 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 16
- 1995 to 1998: 35
- 1990 to 1994: 31
- 1980 to 1989: 128
- 1970 to 1979: 198
- 1960 to 1969: 175
- 1950 to 1959: 94
- 1940 to 1949: 179
- 1939 or earlier: 1,376
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bellows Falls, VT (05101): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 30
- 2 bedrooms: 253
- 3 bedrooms: 524
- 4 bedrooms: 224
- 5 or more bedrooms: 110
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 27
- 1 bedrooms: 312
- 2 bedrooms: 281
- 3 bedrooms: 220
- 4 bedrooms: 54
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 05101 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 54
- 1 vehicle: 337
- 2 vehicles: 496
- 3 vehicles: 195
- 4 vehicles: 44
- 5 or more vehicles: 15
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 288
- 1 vehicle: 389
- 2 vehicles: 156
- 3 vehicles: 45
- 4 vehicles: 16
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 05101:
- $30,000 to $34,999: 7
- $35,000 to $39,999: 5
- $40,000 to $49,999: 24
- $50,000 to $59,999: 12
- $60,000 to $69,999: 54
- $70,000 to $79,999: 101
- $80,000 to $89,999: 172
- $90,000 to $99,999: 96
- $100,000 to $124,999: 142
- $125,000 to $149,999: 54
- $150,000 to $174,999: 16
- $175,000 to $199,999: 18
- $200,000 to $249,999: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 05101:
- Less than $100: 33
- $100 to $149: 31
- $150 to $199: 77
- $200 to $249: 33
- $250 to $299: 23
- $300 to $349: 69
- $350 to $399: 79
- $400 to $449: 124
- $450 to $499: 174
- $500 to $549: 67
- $550 to $599: 40
- $600 to $649: 39
- $650 to $699: 23
- $1,000 to $1,249: 1
- No cash rent: 73
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,700
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $138,470
- Two or more races householders: $132,544
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,072
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 387
- 3 or 4: 377
- 5 to 9: 109
- 10 to 19: 21
- 20 to 49: 67
- 50 or more: 72
- Mobile homes: 114
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,739 (75%)
- Carpooled: 292 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
- Walked: 192 (8%)
- Worked at home: 90 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 237
- 5 to 9 minutes: 472
- 10 to 14 minutes: 329
- 15 to 19 minutes: 299
- 20 to 24 minutes: 200
- 25 to 29 minutes: 126
- 30 to 34 minutes: 319
- 35 to 39 minutes: 38
- 40 to 44 minutes: 41
- 45 to 59 minutes: 95
- 60 to 89 minutes: 49
- 90 or more minutes: 26
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,861
- In family households: 4,034 (958 male householders, 367 female householders)
1,021 spouses, 1,515 children (1,386 natural, 30 adopted, 99 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 21 other relatives, 80 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 827 (300 male householders (238 living alone)), 428 female householders (393 living alone)), 99 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 48 (32 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 579 2-persons, 305 3-persons, 286 4-persons, 113 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 631 1-person, 95 2-persons, 2 3-persons.
812 married couples with children.
346 single-parent households (83 men, 263 women).
95.0% of residents of 05101 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% very well, 42% not well).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% very well, 9% well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% very well, 17% well, 11% not well, 13% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 124 (2.5%)
(69.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.5% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- United Kingdom (21%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (21%)
- Mexico (14%)
- Germany (12%)
- India (9%)
- Thailand (6%)
- Ecuador (6%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 22
- 1990 to 1994: 25
- 1985 to 1989: 17
- 1980 to 1984: 6
- 1975 to 1979: 20
- 1970 to 1974: 8
- 1970 to 1974: 14
- 1965 to 1969: 12
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First ancestries reported:
- Irish: 606
- French (except Basque): 575
- English: 490
- Other groups: 357
- Polish: 273
- United States or American: 239
- German: 223
- French Canadian: 191
- European: 170
- Italian: 165
- Scottish: 110
- Scotch-Irish: 73
- Russian: 55
- Welsh: 47
- Portuguese: 40
- Dutch: 36
- Swiss: 30
- Swedish: 28
- Lithuanian: 23
- Norwegian: 23
- Arab:: 17
- Lebanese: 17
- Hungarian: 17
- Danish: 17
- Greek: 13
- Austrian: 9
- Slovak: 7
- Eastern European: 7
- Finnish: 5
- Belgian: 2

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BROWNING FERRIS INDUSTRIES (ROUTE 5 in ROCKINGHAM, VT)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
SUPERFUND NPL (Superfund database)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1996-0122, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Organizations: BFI OF VERMONT INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BFI ROCKINGHAM, BFI SANITARY LANDFILL (ROCKINGHAM), BROWNING FERRIS IND OF VT INC, ROCKINGHAM LANDFILL
- BELLOWS FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL (SCHOOL ST in ROCKINGHAM, VT)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-PS024
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: ROCKINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ROCKINGHAM (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MELSUR CORPORATION (US ROUTE 5 in BELLOWS FALLS, VT)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1998-0130, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS
- WHITNEY BLAKE COMPANY OF VERMONT (29 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE in BELLOWS FALLS, VT)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1996-0112, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: CURRENT-CARRYING WIRING DEVICES
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: ROLAND SCOTT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: WHITNEY BLAKE CO., WHITNEY BLAKE CO.
- BELLOWS FALLS UHSD #27 (RT 5 SOUTH in BELLOWS FALLS, VT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-PS025
- CHERRY HILL ELEM. SCHOOL (25 CHERRY STREET in BELLOWS FALLS, VT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-PS370
Organizations: ROCKINGHAM (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- TRANSCANADA HYDRO NORTHEAST (12 MILL ST in ROCKINGHAM, VT)
PERFORMANCE TRACK (National Environmental Performance Track)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
Business NAICS classification: HYDROELECTRIC POWER GENERATION.
Organizations: TRANSCANADA HYDRO NORTHEAST INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: U S GEN NEW ENGLAND INC, U S GEN NEW ENGLAND INC BELLOWS FA STA, U S GEN NEW ENGLAND INC BELLOWS FA STA, USGEN NEW ENGLAND INC., USGEN NEW ENGLAND INC., USGEN NEW ENGLAND, INC. - BELL, USGEN NEW ENGLAND INC. BELLOWS
- ROCKINGHAM CENTRAL ELEMENTA (50 SCHOOL STREET EXTENSION in BELLOWS FALLS, VT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-PS249
- BELLOWS FALLS WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY (80 MILL STREET in BELLOWS FALLS, VT)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: BELLOWS FALLS VILLAGE CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BELLOWS FALLS W W T F (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BELLOWS FALLS W W T F, BELLOWS FALLS W W T P
- CHAMPLAIN OIL CO ROCKINGHAM SHELL (705 ROCKINGHAM RD in ROCKINGHAM, VT)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: CHAMPLAIN OIL CO INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CHARLES A CAIRNS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ROCKINGHAM CITGO
- CHROMA TECHNOLOGY CORP (10 IMTEC LN in ROCKINGHAM, VT)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: BELLOWS FALLS AREA DEVELOPMENT (CONTACT/OWNER)
- FLEMING OIL CO INC (97 WESTMINSTER ST in ROCKINGHAM, VT)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: BF PETRO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BEN & JERRYS DISTRIBUTION CENTER (RTE 5 INDUSTRIAL PARK in BELLOWS FALLS, VT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: BEN & JERRY'S HOMEMADE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $33,800
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (86%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (4%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3005
- Northeast: 1408
- Midwest: 125
- South: 136
- West: 89
60% of the 05101 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Vermont.
Population in 1990: 5,433. Population change in the 1990s: -436 (-8.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 40
| Here: | 6.8% | | Vermont: | 7.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 33
| Here: | 9.2% | | Vermont: | 10.4% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 32
| Here: | 19.2% | | Vermont: | 37.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- WOODLAN TOOL & MACHINE CO INC (INDUSTRIAL DR in BELLOWS FALLS, VT; small business): $815,503 in 14 contracts from 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Miscellaneous Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment, Guns, 75 mm through 125 mm, Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment, Guns, over 150 mm through 200 mm by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $25,428; 2003: $43,945; 2004: $684,504; 2005: $26,794; 2006: $34,832.
Biggest contracts:
$316,701 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment. Signed on 2004-09-16. Completion date: 2005-07-15.
$316,701 with Army for Miscellaneous Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment. Signed on 2004-09-16. Completion date: 2005-07-15.
$43,945 with Army for Guns, 75 mm through 125 mm. Signed on 2003-07-09. Completion date: 2003-10-07.
$27,664 with Navy for Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment. Signed on 2004-05-27. Completion date: 2006-01-09.
- BERNIERS LANDSCAPING (193 PARKER HILL RD in ROCKINGHAM, VT; small business): $366,874 in 49 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year: 2000: $25,323; 2001: $25,623; 2002: $45,496; 2003: $49,078; 2004: $95,512; 2005: $81,977; 2006: $43,865.
Biggest contracts:
$25,323 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2001-02-22. Completion date: 2001-11-30.
$25,323, same as above. Signed on 2000-03-17. Completion date: 2000-11-30.
$23,726, same as above. Signed on 2003-03-18. Completion date: 2003-11-30.
$21,391 with Army for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2006-04-06. Completion date: 2005-10-15.
- COTA & COTA, INC (4 GREEN ST in BELLOWS FALLS, VT; small business): $133,896 in 26 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Fuel Oils, Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base, Installation of Equipment -- Prefabricated Structures and Scaffolding by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $19,800; 2004: $34,504; 2005: $47,932; 2006: $31,660.
Biggest contracts:
$21,840 with Army for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2006-02-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$19,780 with Army for Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base. Taking place in NH. Signed on 2005-08-03. Completion date: 2006-07-31.
$19,780 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base. Taking place in NH. Signed on 2005-08-03. Completion date: 2006-07-31.
$18,060 with Army for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2004-12-21. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- RON & CAROL PUTNAM (79 SCHOOLBUS DEPOT RD in BELLOWS FALLS, VT; small business): $35,080 in 10 contracts from 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Facilities Operations Support Services by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $4,928; 2003: $4,864; 2004: $9,088; 2005: $10,728; 2006: $5,472.
Biggest contracts:
$5,472 with Army for Facilities Operations Support Services. Signed on 2006-04-03. Completion date: 2005-10-10.
$5,472 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Facilities Operations Support Services. Signed on 2005-02-14. Completion date: 2005-10-10.
$5,472 with Army for Facilities Operations Support Services. Signed on 2005-02-14. Completion date: 2005-10-10.
$4,928 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Facilities Operations Support Services. Signed on 2002-02-06. Completion date: 2002-10-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Wholesale Trade: Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Information: Internet Service Providers (50-99: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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29 people in nursing homes
19 people in other group homes
Accident statistics in 2006
- Accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in accidents: 1
- Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in accidents: 0
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