Estimated median household income in 2008: $65,658
| This zip code: | $65,658 | | Vermont: | $52,104 |
Nearest zip codes: 05458, 12903, 05446, 12901, 05468, 05401.
Housing units in zip code 05486 with a mortgage: 215 (5 second mortgage, 49 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 113
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,684
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $662
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 10.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 2.7% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 | | State: | 6.2 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 24
- 1995 to 1998: 71
- 1990 to 1994: 93
- 1980 to 1989: 161
- 1970 to 1979: 122
- 1960 to 1969: 109
- 1950 to 1959: 105
- 1940 to 1949: 54
- 1939 or earlier: 272
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in South Hero, VT (05486): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 16
- 2 bedrooms: 133
- 3 bedrooms: 205
- 4 bedrooms: 142
- 5 or more bedrooms: 20
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 21
- 2 bedrooms: 48
- 3 bedrooms: 47
- 4 bedrooms: 9
- 5 or more bedrooms: 5
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Vehicles available in 05486 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 26
- 1 vehicle: 109
- 2 vehicles: 266
- 3 vehicles: 87
- 4 vehicles: 23
- 5 or more vehicles: 5
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 4
- 1 vehicle: 44
- 2 vehicles: 66
- 3 vehicles: 12
- 4 vehicles: 4
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 05486:
- Less than $10,000: 1
- $10,000 to $14,999: 1
- $15,000 to $19,999: 1
- $20,000 to $24,999: 2
- $25,000 to $29,999: 2
- $40,000 to $49,999: 2
- $50,000 to $59,999: 2
- $60,000 to $69,999: 2
- $80,000 to $89,999: 1
- $90,000 to $99,999: 1
- $100,000 to $124,999: 6
- $125,000 to $149,999: 19
- $150,000 to $174,999: 20
- $175,000 to $199,999: 33
- $200,000 to $249,999: 74
- $250,000 to $299,999: 67
- $300,000 to $399,999: 133
- $400,000 to $499,999: 60
- $500,000 to $749,999: 60
- $750,000 to $999,999: 23
- $1,000,000 or more: 16
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 05486:
- $400 to $449: 3
- $450 to $499: 6
- $500 to $549: 11
- $550 to $599: 7
- $600 to $649: 4
- $650 to $699: 5
- $700 to $749: 6
- $750 to $799: 4
- $800 to $899: 9
- $900 to $999: 13
- $1,000 to $1,249: 12
- $1,250 to $1,499: 9
- $1,500 to $1,999: 8
- $2,000 or more: 2
- No cash rent: 20
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $563,201.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $315,678
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $530,957
- Asian householders: $313,747
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $317,840 (it was $165,600 in 2000)
| 05486: | $317,840 | | Vermont: | $214,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $204,826 - $499,317
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $387,801| Here: | $387,801 | | State: | $272,222 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $365,583| Here: | $365,583 | | State: | $252,298 |
In 2-unit structures: $513,705| Here: | $513,705 | | State: | $232,503 |
Mobile homes: $88,906| Here: | $88,906 | | State: | $47,932 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 876
- One, attached: 18
- Two: 24
- 3 or 4: 18
- Mobile homes: 75

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 658 (72%)
- Carpooled: 166 (18%)
- Ferryboat: 3 (0%)
- Bicycle: 3 (0%)
- Walked: 17 (2%)
- Other means: 1 (0%)
- Worked at home: 61 (7%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 27
- 5 to 9 minutes: 71
- 10 to 14 minutes: 54
- 15 to 19 minutes: 38
- 20 to 24 minutes: 79
- 25 to 29 minutes: 128
- 30 to 34 minutes: 247
- 35 to 39 minutes: 85
- 40 to 44 minutes: 36
- 45 to 59 minutes: 51
- 60 to 89 minutes: 16
- 90 or more minutes: 16
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 28.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,643
- In family households: 1,390 (366 male householders, 92 female householders)
383 spouses, 478 children (454 natural, 11 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 0 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 253 (78 male householders (58 living alone)), 107 female householders (73 living alone)), 68 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 210 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 110 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 131 1-person, 42 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 5 4-persons.
321 married couples with children.
58 single-parent households (25 men, 33 women).
96.3% of residents of 05486 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% very well, 5% well, 9% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 46 (2.8%)
(69.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.8% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (39%)
- United Kingdom (22%)
- Hungary (11%)
- India (7%)
- Other Northern Europe (4%)
- Germany (4%)
- Poland (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 2
- 1985 to 1989: 2
- 1980 to 1984: 2
- 1975 to 1979: 4
- 1970 to 1974: 3
- 1970 to 1974: 10
- 1965 to 1969: 23
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White population: 1,623
Black population: 4
American Indian population: 8
Asian population: 5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 0
Two or more races population: 16
First ancestries reported:
|  English: 275 |
|  French Canadian: 185 |
|  Irish: 182 |
|  French (except Basque): 178 |
|  German: 103 |
|  United States or American: 97 |
|  Italian: 83 |
|  Other groups: 57 |
|  Scottish: 53 |
|  Polish: 29 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 29 |
|  British: 25 |
|  Dutch: 21 |
|  European: 20 |
|  Northern European: 14 |
|  Swedish: 13 |
|  Russian: 9 |
|  Norwegian: 8 |
|  Hungarian: 7 |
|  Canadian: 7 |
|  Danish: 6 |
|  Welsh: 6 |
|  Swiss: 4 |
|  Finnish: 3 |
|  Celtic: 2 |
|  Slovak: 2 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 2 |
|  Australian: 2 |

facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- FIRE DISTRICT #4 (ADDRESS NOT IN PCS in SOUTH HERO, VT)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
Alternative names: SOUTH HERO FIRE DISTRICT #4
- CHAMPLAIN OIL CO APPLE TREE BAY (RTE 2 in SOUTH HERO, VT)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- CHAMPLAIN OIL CO KEELER BAY VARIETY (500 US RTE 2 in SOUTH HERO, VT)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
- DR ANDREW E TOPOLNYCKY DDS PC (564 RTE 2 in SOUTH HERO, VT)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: DR DAVID HOBBS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- PRESCOTT ENTERPRISES (502 RTE 2 in SOUTH HERO, VT)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: SCOTT PRESCOTT (CONTACT/OWNER)
- SOUTH HERO HIGHWAY DEPT (286 US RTE 2 in SOUTH HERO, VT)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: TOWN OF SOUTH HERO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: SOUTH HERO HWY DEPT
- VALLEE R L ISLAND BEVERAGE (JCT RTE 2 & RTE 314 in SOUTH HERO, VT)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: TIM COTA (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $111,281
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (63%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Wood (6%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 958
- Northeast: 451
- Midwest: 58
- South: 77
- West: 40
65% of the 05486 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Vermont.
Population in 1990: 1,456. Population change in the 1990s: +200 (+13.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
| Here: | 7.9% | | Vermont: | 7.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: | 7.8% | | Vermont: | 10.4% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11
| Here: | 26.8% | | Vermont: | 37.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Bed-and-Breakfast Inns (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: Residential Remodelers (10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (5-9: 2)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Certified Public Accountants (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Community Food Services (5-9: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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