05872 Zip Code (VT) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 897
Zip code population in 2010: 789
Zip code population in 2000: 686

Houses and condos: 550
Renter-occupied apartments: 30
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 05872: 90.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 24.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 37 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: $2,316 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,452 (1.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 05872:

• High school or higher: 90.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
• Unemployed: 1.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 05872:

• Never married: 25.8%
• Now married: 62.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 4.9%
• Divorced: 7.4%

• 
• • 88098.1%White
  • 141.6%Two or more races
  • 30.3%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 05872, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $55,246 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$55,246
State:	$70,107

Salary/wage: $43,484 (reported on 78.0% of returns)

Here:	$43,484
State:	$56,381

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1262.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3541.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6192.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7723.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15233.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,093 (reported on 34.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,093
Vermont:	$1,276

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 52.5% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 130.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,857 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,857
State:	$8,930

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.8% for AGIs below $25k, 312.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,800 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	+$9,800
State:	+$19,777

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2033.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,167 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	+$2,167
State:	+$15,467

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 433.8% for AGIs below $25k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,550 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

05872:	$7,550
Vermont:	$17,245

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 377.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,150 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,150
State:	$1,839

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.8% for AGIs below $25k, 66.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.1%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 87.5% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% 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 05872, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,072 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,072
State:	$55,225

Salary/wage: $29,443 (reported on 77.8% of returns)

Here:	$29,443
State:	$44,925

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.5% for AGIs below $25k, 78.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $538 (reported on 36.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$538
Vermont:	$1,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,500 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,500
State:	$7,010

Profit/loss from business: +$3,400 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	+$3,400
State:	+$12,941

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,325 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

05872:	$5,325
Vermont:	$12,934

Total itemized deductions: $14,480 (25% of AGI, reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	$14,480
State:	$22,572

Here:	25.0% of AGI
State:	19.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $1,000 (reported on 5.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,000
State:	$3,170

Taxes paid: $4,600 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

05872:	$4,600
State:	$10,425

Earned income credit: $1,938 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,938
State:	$1,828

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 61.1%

Here:	61%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 55.6% for AGIs below $25k, 54.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 05872, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,637 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,637
State:	$44,564

Salary/wage: $27,465 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$27,465
State:	$37,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.3% for AGIs below $10k, 75.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,209 (reported on 43.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,209
Vermont:	$1,373

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $565 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	$565
State:	$4,037

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,937 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

Here:	+$2,937
State:	+$11,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,417 (reported on 23.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,417
State:	+$11,197

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,600 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

05872:	$2,600
Vermont:	$3,004

Total itemized deductions: $12,250 (25% of AGI, reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$12,250
State:	$17,791

Here:	24.8% of AGI
State:	20.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,351 (3% of AGI, reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,351
State:	$2,686

Here:	2.5% of AGI
State:	2.8% of AGI

Total tax: $3,131 (reported on 77.5% of returns)

05872:	$3,131
State:	$6,533

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,477 (reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,477
State:	$1,432

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.5%

Here:	68%
State:	54%

(% for various income ranges: 64.6% for AGIs below $10k, 73.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 05860, 05833, 05829, 05853, 05830, 05822.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 50
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 377

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 155 (88 now married, 68 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 05872 with a mortgage: 172 (8 second mortgage, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,093
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $612

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

• Zip code 05872 household income distribution in 2022

• 7Less than $10,000
• 15$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 82$25,000 to $29,999
• 73$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 18$40,000 to $44,999
• 36$45,000 to $49,999
• 24$50,000 to $59,999
• 40$60,000 to $74,999
• 36$75,000 to $99,999
• 38$100,000 to $124,999
• 29$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$150,000 to $199,999
• 3$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 05872

• 9Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 4$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$40,000 to $49,999
• 4$50,000 to $59,999
• 5$60,000 to $69,999
• 10$90,000 to $99,999
• 39$100,000 to $124,999
• 28$125,000 to $149,999
• 49$150,000 to $174,999
• 35$175,000 to $199,999
• 26$200,000 to $249,999
• 22$250,000 to $299,999
• 78$300,000 to $399,999
• 11$400,000 to $499,999
• 11$500,000 to $749,999
• 7$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 05872

• 5$550 to $599
• 11$650 to $699
• 13$1,000 to $1,249

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $180,077
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $253,460
• Two or more races householders: $156,904
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $42,243

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $195,527 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $137,191 - $335,364

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $251,710

Here:	$251,710
State:	$378,260

Mobile homes: $71,809

Here:	$71,809
State:	$98,266

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 509
• One, attached: 6
• Two: 9
• Mobile homes: 25

Unemployment: 1.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 05872

• 77.8%341Drove a car alone
• 2.5%11Carpooled
• 3.7%16Walked
• 0.9%4Other means
• 14.8%65Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 05872

• 47Less than 5 minutes
• 105 to 9 minutes
• 2310 to 14 minutes
• 3715 to 19 minutes
• 9220 to 24 minutes
• 3325 to 29 minutes
• 3930 to 34 minutes
• 540 to 44 minutes
• 2545 to 59 minutes
• 4160 to 89 minutes
• 1490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 897

• Male householders: 116 (38 living alone), Female householders: 312 (93 living alone)

• 199 spouses (194 opposite-sex spouses), 18 unmarried partners, (18 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 153 children (142 natural, 5 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 8 foster children, 13 other relatives, 26 non-relatives

Size of family households: 184 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 4 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 130 1-person, 4 2-persons, 9 3-persons

114 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

95.7% of residents of 05872 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CHARLESTON ELEM. SCHOOL (255 CENTER SCHOOL ROAD in WEST CHARLESTON, VT)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-PS067
  

• WEST CHARLESTON TOWN GARAGE (5063 VT RTE 105 WEST CHARLESTON in CHARLESTON, VT)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: ALLEN CARPENTER ROAD COMMISSIONER (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , TOWN OF CHARLESTON (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.0%

Population in 1990: 598. Population change in the 1990s: +88 (+14.7%).

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

• This state: 605
• Northeast: 178
• Midwest: 27
• South: 15
• West: 38

68% of the 05872 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Vermont.

87% of the 05872 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Collection (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 2)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Custom Computer Programming Services (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 05872 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	4	83.0 years
Robert	4	78.2 years
Earl	3	82.7 years
Evelyn	3	86.3 years
George	3	67.7 years
Burton	3	78.7 years
Ernest	3	71.0 years
James	3	76.0 years
Joseph	3	67.7 years
Myrtle	3	85.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 05872 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Bowen	10	74.6 years
Holmes	5	79.6 years
Spaulding	5	80.2 years
Durgin	4	82.2 years
Gray	4	77.5 years
Moulton	4	81.2 years
Dane	3	84.6 years
Driver	3	74.0 years
Austin	3	77.0 years
Allen	3	83.4 years