05850 Zip Code (VT) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 309

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 05850: 90.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 763 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:

For population 25 years and over in 05850:

• High school or higher: 102.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 20.1%
• Unemployed: 10.9%

For population 15 years and over in 05850:

• Never married: 48.3%
• Now married: 42.5%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 9.2%
• Divorced: 0.0%

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 05850, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $41,407 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,407
State:	$70,107

Salary/wage: $34,574 (reported on 79.3% of returns)

Here:	$34,574
State:	$56,381

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1162.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3158.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5398.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $350 (reported on 27.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$350
Vermont:	$1,276

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 30.0% for AGIs below $25k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $950 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$950
State:	$8,930

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 47.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,400 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

Here:	+$7,400
State:	+$15,467

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 317.1% for AGIs below $25k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,067 (reported on 10.3% of returns)

05850:	$5,067
Vermont:	$17,245

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 217.1% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,160 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,160
State:	$1,839

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.4% for AGIs below $25k, 63.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 89.7%

Here:	90%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs below $25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 05850, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,040 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,040
State:	$55,225

Salary/wage: $40,554 (reported on 86.7% of returns)

Here:	$40,554
State:	$44,925

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.7% for AGIs below $25k, 76.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $336 (reported on 36.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$336
Vermont:	$1,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,000 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,000
State:	$7,010

Profit/loss from business: +$3,550 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,550
State:	+$12,941

Total itemized deductions: $17,460 (20% of AGI, reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$17,460
State:	$22,572

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

Charity contributions: $2,133 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,133
State:	$3,170

Taxes paid: $6,920 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

05850:	$6,920
State:	$10,425

Earned income credit: $2,400 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$1,828

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 53.3%

Here:	53%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 46.2% for AGIs below $25k, 44.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 200.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 05850, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,201 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,201
State:	$44,564

Salary/wage: $31,837 (reported on 92.7% of returns)

Here:	$31,837
State:	$37,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 115.5% for AGIs below $10k, 81.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $389 (reported on 37.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$389
Vermont:	$1,373

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $754 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$754
State:	$4,037

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,444 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	+$1,444
State:	+$11,311

Profit/loss from business: +$4,217 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,217
State:	+$11,197

Total itemized deductions: $13,429 (18% of AGI, reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$13,429
State:	$17,791

Here:	18.4% of AGI
State:	20.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,943 (2% of AGI, reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,943
State:	$2,686

Here:	2.4% of AGI
State:	2.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,160 (reported on 76.6% of returns)

05850:	$4,160
State:	$6,533

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,016 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,016
State:	$1,432

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 44.5%

Here:	45%
State:	54%

(% for various income ranges: 32.0% for AGIs below $10k, 47.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 45.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 05851, 05832, 05867, 05866, 05819, 05828.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 65

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 35 (32 now married, 3 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 05850 with a mortgage: 39
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 05850 household income distribution in 2022

• 29$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$60,000 to $74,999
• 32$125,000 to $149,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 05850

• 2$125,000 to $149,999
• 25$250,000 to $299,999
• 37$400,000 to $499,999

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $452,464 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $300,147 - $514,013

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $371,033

Here:	$371,033
State:	$378,260

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 63

Unemployment: 10.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 05850

• 74.1%115Drove a car alone
• 8.4%13Walked
• 18.0%28Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 05850

• 13Less than 5 minutes
• 775 to 9 minutes
• 3230 to 34 minutes
• 340 to 44 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 79.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 309

• Male householders: 38 (0 living alone), Female householders: 27 (0 living alone)

• 58 spouses (58 opposite-sex spouses), 4 unmarried partners, (4 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 101 children (98 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 79 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 27 2-persons, 4 4-persons, 37 5-persons

54 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (5 men).

83.7% of residents of 05850 zip code speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
10.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• LYNDON INSTITUTE (COLLEGE HILL in LYNDON CENTER, VT)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-PA003
  

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

• This state: 155
• Northeast: 114
• Midwest: 4

101% of the 05850 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18

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

• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Residential Property Managers (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 05850 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	3	78.3 years
Henry	3	70.0 years
George	2	76.6 years
Grace	2	85.0 years
Hazel	2	80.5 years
Fred	2	78.0 years
Doris	2	79.5 years
Paul	2	66.1 years
Richard	2	74.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 05850 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Gilman	3	83.0 years
Mathewson	3	95.7 years
Williams	3	74.7 years
Beer	2	80.0 years
Albright	2	72.0 years
Allard	2	95.0 years
Haselton	2	72.5 years
Berry	2	79.0 years
Elliott	2	74.0 years
Dutton	2	72.0 years