05355 Zip Code (VT) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 720
Zip code population in 2010: 813
Zip code population in 2000: 704

Houses and condos: 745
Renter-occupied apartments: 9
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 05355: 92.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 27.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 26 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,055 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,858 (1.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 05355:

• High school or higher: 94.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 13.1%
• Unemployed: 3.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 05355:

• Never married: 31.3%
• Now married: 52.9%
• Separated: 1.4%
• Widowed: 7.0%
• Divorced: 7.4%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 05355, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $53,216 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$53,216
State:	$70,107

Salary/wage: $51,126 (reported on 76.0% of returns)

Here:	$51,126
State:	$56,381

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 997.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3792.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8995.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5206.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $244 (reported on 36.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$244
Vermont:	$1,276

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.0% for AGIs below $25k, 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 26.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,975 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,975
State:	$8,930

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 396.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,733 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,733
State:	+$19,777

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 560.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,475 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,475
State:	+$15,467

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 365.0% for AGIs below $25k, 182.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $1,200 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,200
State:	$1,839

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.0%

Here:	92%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 88.9% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 05355, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,540 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,540
State:	$55,225

Salary/wage: $31,035 (reported on 85.0% of returns)

Here:	$31,035
State:	$44,925

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.3% for AGIs below $25k, 78.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $457 (reported on 35.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$457
Vermont:	$1,237

Ordinary dividends: $1,400 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,400
State:	$7,010

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,350 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,350
State:	+$13,197

Profit/loss from business: +$8,140 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	+$8,140
State:	+$12,941

Total itemized deductions: $18,025 (22% of AGI, reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$18,025
State:	$22,572

Here:	21.7% of AGI
State:	19.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $967 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$967
State:	$3,170

Taxes paid: $7,525 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

05355:	$7,525
State:	$10,425

Earned income credit: $1,600 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,600
State:	$1,828

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 30.0%

Here:	30%
State:	49%

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 05355, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,288 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,288
State:	$44,564

Salary/wage: $29,659 (reported on 75.2% of returns)

Here:	$29,659
State:	$37,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 134.7% for AGIs below $10k, 60.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $827 (reported on 46.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$827
Vermont:	$1,373

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,333 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,333
State:	$4,037

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,080 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,080
State:	+$11,311

Profit/loss from business: +$8,116 (reported on 30.5% of returns)

Here:	+$8,116
State:	+$11,197

Total itemized deductions: $13,694 (21% of AGI, reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	$13,694
State:	$17,791

Here:	21.4% of AGI
State:	20.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $882 (1% of AGI, reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$882
State:	$2,686

Here:	1.3% of AGI
State:	2.8% of AGI

Total tax: $4,135 (reported on 75.7% of returns)

05355:	$4,135
State:	$6,533

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 7.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,600 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,600
State:	$1,432

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.7%

Here:	60%
State:	54%

(% for various income ranges: 49.1% for AGIs below $10k, 63.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 05341, 05356, 05343, 05155, 05345, 05360.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 11
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 279

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 111 (32 now married, 78 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 05355 with a mortgage: 162 (16 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,778
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $667

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 05355 household income distribution in 2022

• 8Less than $10,000
• 13$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 13$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$35,000 to $39,999
• 1$40,000 to $44,999
• 8$45,000 to $49,999
• 41$50,000 to $59,999
• 15$60,000 to $74,999
• 50$75,000 to $99,999
• 23$100,000 to $124,999
• 48$125,000 to $149,999
• 28$150,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 05355

• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 7$90,000 to $99,999
• 13$100,000 to $124,999
• 28$125,000 to $149,999
• 13$150,000 to $174,999
• 12$175,000 to $199,999
• 23$200,000 to $249,999
• 29$250,000 to $299,999
• 51$300,000 to $399,999
• 26$400,000 to $499,999
• 29$500,000 to $749,999
• 18$750,000 to $999,999
• 10$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 4$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 05355

• 2$200 to $249
• 1$700 to $749
• 2$900 to $999

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,180.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $249,386
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $217,488

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $291,725 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $162,405 - $450,258

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 673
• One, attached: 5
• Two: 20
• 3 or 4: 6
• Mobile homes: 38

Unemployment: 3.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 05355

• 79.5%303Drove a car alone
• 2.4%9Carpooled
• 2.4%9Walked
• 15.5%59Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 05355

• 43Less than 5 minutes
• 2810 to 14 minutes
• 7715 to 19 minutes
• 2320 to 24 minutes
• 3525 to 29 minutes
• 2130 to 34 minutes
• 935 to 39 minutes
• 5140 to 44 minutes
• 645 to 59 minutes
• 660 to 89 minutes
• 1590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 720

• Male householders: 155 (60 living alone), Female householders: 137 (17 living alone)

• 163 spouses (162 opposite-sex spouses), 7 unmarried partners, (7 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 210 children (199 natural, 9 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 foster children, 25 other relatives, 14 non-relatives

Size of family households: 139 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 4 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 77 1-person, 2 2-persons

68 married couples with children.
35 single-parent households (13 men, 22 women).

100.1% of residents of 05355 zip code speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• WARDSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL (RT 100 in WARDSBORO, VT)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-PS319
  

• WARDSBORO TOWN HIGHWAY GARAGE (85 DUMP ROAD in WARDSBORO, VT)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: TOWN OF WARDSBORO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: TOWN OF WARDSBORO HIGHWAY GARAGE

• DOUGS AUTO WORKS & SALVAGE (216 RTE 100 in WARDSBORO, VT)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: DOUG BROWN (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• FITZPATRICK EXCAVATING (SOUTH HILL in WARDSBORO, VT)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: WILLARD FITZPATRICK (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.6%

Population in 1990: 573. Population change in the 1990s: +131 (+22.9%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 256
• Northeast: 374
• Midwest: 23
• South: 23
• West: 14

63% of the 05355 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Vermont.

93% of the 05355 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9 employees: 3 establishments)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Tax Preparation Services (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 05355 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Ruth	5	87.0 years
George	4	67.2 years
Francis	3	55.0 years
Donald	3	61.3 years
Dorothy	3	78.0 years
John	3	88.3 years
Helen	3	79.7 years
William	3	84.3 years
Robert	3	76.0 years
Henry	2	70.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 05355 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Bills	7	75.4 years
Ballantine	3	74.0 years
Holton	3	69.4 years
Plimpton	3	86.0 years
Young	3	64.0 years
White	3	90.3 years
Dennert	2	73.5 years
Howard	2	73.0 years
Arms	2	61.5 years
Hanlon	2	86.9 years