Estimated zip code population in 2019: 7,836 Zip code population in 2010: 7,690 Zip code population in 2000: 7,210
Houses and condos: 3,812 Renter-occupied apartments: 734
% of renters here:
26%
State:
29%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 05488: 93.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 64.6 sq. mi. Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 121 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
1.6% ($3,902)
Vermont:
1.9% ($4,340)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,921 (1.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $3,865 (1.5%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 3,866
(49.3%)
Females: 3,969
(50.7%)
For population 25 years and over in 05488:
High school or higher: 87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
Unemployed: 3.0%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 05488:
Never married: 27.0%
Now married: 49.5%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 7.2%
Divorced: 14.2%
Zip code 05488 compared to state average:
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 05488, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $53,740 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$53,740
State:
$55,225
Salary/wage: $44,493 (reported on 87.0% of returns)
Here:
$44,493
State:
$44,925
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.4% for AGIs below $25k, 82.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 42.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,361 (reported on 32.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,361
Vermont:
$1,237
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,220 (reported on 16.3% of returns)
Here:
$3,220
State:
$7,010
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$31,390 (reported on 11.0% of returns)
Here:
+$31,390
State:
+$13,197
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 29.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$12,421 (reported on 15.5% of returns)
Here:
+$12,421
State:
+$12,941
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,858 (reported on 9.1% of returns)
05488:
$9,858
Vermont:
$12,934
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $20,455 (19% of AGI, reported on 27.3% of returns)
Here:
$20,455
State:
$22,572
Here:
19.1% of AGI
State:
19.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $2,005 (reported on 16.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,005
State:
$3,170
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $8,064 (reported on 27.3% of returns)
05488:
$8,064
State:
$10,425
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,141 (reported on 16.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,141
State:
$1,828
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 52.8%
Here:
53%
State:
49%
(% for various income ranges: 47.1% for AGIs below $25k, 52.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 85.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 05488, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,971 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$41,971
State:
$44,564
Salary/wage: $37,302 (reported on 87.8% of returns)
Here:
$37,302
State:
$37,522
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 162.5% for AGIs below $10k, 77.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,294 (reported on 44.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,294
Vermont:
$1,373
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,720 (reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,720
State:
$4,037
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$11,426 (reported on 15.0% of returns)
Here:
+$11,426
State:
+$11,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$9,909 (reported on 14.9% of returns)
Here:
+$9,909
State:
+$11,197
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $10k, 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,680 (reported on 3.1% of returns)
05488:
$3,680
Vermont:
$3,004
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Self-employed pension: $8,917 (reported on 0.4% of returns)
Here:
$8,917
Vermont:
$12,124
Total itemized deductions: $15,136 (19% of AGI, reported on 27.4% of returns)
Here:
$15,136
State:
$17,791
Here:
19.4% of AGI
State:
20.0% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.8% for AGIs below $10k, 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $1,467 (2% of AGI, reported on 19.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,467
State:
$2,686
Here:
1.7% of AGI
State:
2.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $5,522 (reported on 78.5% of returns)
05488:
$5,522
State:
$6,533
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,539 (reported on 14.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,539
State:
$1,432
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.0%
Here:
56%
State:
54%
(% for various income ranges: 48.8% for AGIs below $10k, 54.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 371 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,486
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 112 (70 now married, 41 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,590 (636 now married, 955 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 05488 with a mortgage: 1,396 (22 second mortgage, 179 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 731
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,664 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $649
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
12.8%
Whole state:
10.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
7.9%
Whole state:
5.2%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.4
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
6.4
State:
3.8
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 05488: Champlain Country Club (A), Champlain Valley Campground (B), Lakewood Campground (C), Round Barn (D), Brodeur Dairy Farm (E), De La Bruere Dairy (F), Swanton Chamber of Commerce (G), Saint Albans Correctional Facility (H), Swanton Fire Station (I), Swanton Town Hall (J), Swanton Public Library (K), Missisquoi Valley Rescue Incorporated (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 05488 include: First Congregational Church (A), Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (B), Church of the Nativity (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Deal Cemetery (1), Janes Cemetery (2), Kattle Cemetery (3), North End Cemetery (4), Platt Cemetery (5), Riverside Cemetery (6), Saint Albans Point Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Saxe Brook (A), Rock River (B), Maquam Creek (C), Kelly Brook (D), Wood Duck Creek (E), Black Creek (F), Dead Creek (G), Carman Brook (H), Youngman Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 85 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 848 2-persons, 557 3-persons, 356 4-persons, 144 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 711 1-person, 139 2-persons
1,151 married couples with children.
461 single-parent households (159 men, 302 women).
93.7% of residents of 05488 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% very well, 12% well, 1% not well).
Foreign born population: 297 (3.8%) (56.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
3.8%
Whole state:
4.7%
26%Moldova
16%Belarus
6%Ukraine
5%Sweden
5%United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
5%Greece
5%India
30%American
12%French
9%French Canadian
8%German
6%Irish
5%English
4%Polish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
402010 or later
792000 to 2009
251990 to 1999
268Before 1990
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BERTEK, INC._(LABELS) (22 JONGERIN DR in SWANTON, VT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: COMMERCIAL PRINTING Organizations: MIAMI SYSTEMS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BERTEK INC., BERTEK SYSTEMS INC, BERTEK SYSTEMS INC A & D PLT
LUCILLE FARM PRODUCTS (12 JONERGIN DR SWANTON INDUSTRIAL PARK in SWANTON, VT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: NATURAL, PROCESSED, AND IMITATION CHEESE Organizations: PHIL FALIVENE C O B LUCILLE F P (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: LUCILLE FARMS
SWANTON VILLAGE WATER (311 MAQUAM ROAD in SWANTON, VT)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-VT0005132 1T, WATER TREATMENT PLANT Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
MISSISQUOI VALLEY UHSD #7 (100 THUNDER BIRD DRIVE in SWANTON, VT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-PS187
SWANTON SCHOOLS (24 FOURTH STREET in SWANTON, VT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-PS295
VERMONT PRECISION TOOLS (6 BROOKLYN ST in SWANTON, VT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: RELAYS AND INDUSTRIAL CONTROLS Organizations: VT PRECISION TOOLS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, NORM LEDUC (CONTACT/OWNER)
CARGILL NUTRENA FEED DIVISION (149 JONGERIN DR in SWANTON, VT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) 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: PREPARED FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ANIMALS AND FOWLS, EXCEPT DOGS AND CATS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Organizations: CARGILL INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CARGILL INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CARGILL INC., CARGILL INC.- ANIMAL NUTRITION DIV., CARGILL ANIMAL NUTRITION, CARGILL INC.
VERMONT FASTENERS MANUFACTURING (50 JONERGIN DRIVE in SWANTON, VT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: BOLTS, NUTS, SCREWS, RIVETS, AND WASHERS Organizations: IVACO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: VT FASTENER MFG
VT PRECISION TOOLS INC (12 JONERGIN DR in SWANTON, VT)
BROWN FOUNDRY INCORPORATED (28 LAKE STREET in SWANTON, VT)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: GRAY AND DUCTILE IRON FOUNDRIES; MALLEABLE IRON FOUNDRIES; STEEL FOUNDRIES Organizations: RICK BROWN (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NEW ENGLAND FIREARMS CO INCORPORATED
MYLAN TECHNOLOGIES INC (23 JONERGIN DR in SWANTON, 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: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING. Organizations: MLI ACQUISITION CORP II (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MIAMI SYSTEMS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, MLI ACQUISITION CORP II (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BERTEK SYSTEMS INC
PIKE INDUSTRIES-PLANT 801 (30 JEWETT ST. in SWANTON, VT)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) 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)) Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS Organizations: PIKE INDUSTRIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: PIKE IND INC, PIKE INDUSTRIES PLANT #801 (SWANTON)
VT PRECISION TOOLS INC (10 PRECISION LN in SWANTON, VT)
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: HAND AND EDGE TOOL MANUFACTURING. Organizations: VERMONT PRECISION TOOLS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, FRANKLIN COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEV CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.1%
39.6%Utility gas
34.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
14.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
8.1%Wood
2.3%Electricity
1.1%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 6,570. Population change in the 1990s: +640 (+9.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,588
Northeast: 1,042
Midwest: 496
South: 198
West: 62
61% of the 05488 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Vermont.
95% of the 05488 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 45
Here:
5.2%
Vermont:
6.0%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here:
1.6%
Vermont:
10.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
Here:
13.4%
Vermont:
29.7%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
107,214Community and social service occupations
92,365Computer and mathematical occupations
88,120Business and financial operations occupations
86,387Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
64,278Transportation occupations
63,188Health technologists and technicians
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
LUCILLE FARMS OF VERMONT, INC (RR 78 in SWANTON, VT; small business) : $3,549,000 in 3 contractsfrom 2001 to 2002
$2,469,000 with Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (disused code) for Dairy Foods and Eggs. Signed on 2001-04-15. Completion date: 2002-06-15.
$968,000, same as above.Signed on 2001-01-15. Completion date: 2001-04-15.
$112,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-05-15. Completion date: 2003-06-15.
HUTCHINS FARM AND GARDEN INC (482 VERMONT RTE 78 in SWANTON, VT; small business)
$4,546 with Army for Miscellaneous Vehicular Components. Signed on 2006-04-27. Completion date: 2006-05-12.
BMTM SERVICES INC (1 LABEL LN in SWANTON, VT; small business)
$2,004 with Army for Laundry and DryCleaning Services. Signed on 2004-09-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 3, 1-4: 2)
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 30. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 55 took place in 2005, and the least - 16 in 2017. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (50.4%), and Outside Fires (27.3%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 05488