05452 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 05452, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

05452 is a zip code in Chittenden County, Vermont, which covers Essex and Westford, with a total population of 22,154 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 05452 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 05452.

The estimated population of people living in 05452 is 22,154, with a median age of 41.6.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 05452 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
22,154
+0.6%
+5.43%
2020
22,021
+2.07%
-
2019
21,574
+0.61%
-
2018
21,444
+2.06%
-
2017
21,012
 - -

Population of 05452 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 05452 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
87.2%
89.2%
 -2.24%
Black/African American
3.7%
1.9%
 +94.74%
Native
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
1.3%
2.1%
 -38.10%
Asian
3.4%
5%
 -32.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
4.3%
1.6%
 +168.75%
Other
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 05452 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 05452 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 05452 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 05452 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 41.6 0% 40 +1.52% 44.4 0%
2020 41.6 +3.48% 39.4 +2.6% 44.4 +4.72%
2019 40.2 0% 38.4 -2.78% 42.4 +3.16%
2018 40.2 -1.47% 39.5 -1.5% 41.1 -1.2%
2017 40.8 - 40.1 - 41.6 -

The median age of the 05452 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 05452 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,427 3.26% 1,142 +7.91% 1,422 1,234
10 to 19 1,279 -1.16% 1,191 +15.6% 1,243 1,378
20 to 29 1,279 +11.57% 1,306 -6.41% 1,417 1,202
30 to 39 1,198 +7.06% 1,460 -14.01% 1,233 1,263
40 to 49 1,603 +14.83% 1,410 +15.92% 1,833 1,630
50 to 59 1,664 -26.51% 1,861 -3.68% 1,255 1,788
60 to 69 1,056 +4.55% 1,248 +20.95% 1,103 1,528
70+ 882 +25.97% 1,006 +43.52% 1,118 1,507

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 05452 zip code is $88,350.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 05452.

  • Under 25
    $42,955.00
  • 25 to 44
    $97,798.00
  • 45 to 64
    $102,215.00
  • 65 and over
    $68,801.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 05452 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 05452, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 05452 is currently $108,594.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

10.52% of households in 05452 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 05452 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    10.80%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    16.60%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    16.48%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    11.64%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    22.66%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    11.31%
  • $200,000 or more
    10.52%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 05452 is $45,586.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 05452 by the total population of 05452.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 05452 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 05452 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    24.20%
  • Bachelor's degree
    46.15%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    7.05%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    20.50%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.11%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 05452 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 05452 zip over the age of 16 is 17,788.

Of those people, a total of 71.20% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 05452 is 68.90%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 05452 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 911 46.00% 9.30%
20 to 24 years 1,246 82.70% 12.70%
25 to 29 years 1,373 94.40% 2.40%
30 to 34 years 1,313 92.00% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 3,208 91.70% 2.00%
45 to 54 years 3,121 87.90% 0.30%
55 to 59 years 1,360 87.90% 4.30%
60 to 64 years 1,283 76.30% 1.10%
65 to 74 years 2,256 35.40% 0.40%
75 years and over 1,717 3.30% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 05452. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 15,794 71.10% 2.80%
Black or African American 572 82.30% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 14 21.40% 0.00%
Asian 724 65.50% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 159 76.10% 0.00%
Two or more races 525 70.50% 5.10%
Hispanic or Latino 257 74.70% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 15,687 71.10% 2.80%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 05452 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 05452 is 12,248, with median earnings of $48,778.00.

Women in 05452 are earning approximately 71.50% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 12,248 $48,778.00
Male 6,034 $55,490.00
Female 6,214 $39,699.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 05452 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,642 $77,308.00
Business and Financial 847 $59,279.00
Computer and Mathematical 709 $90,795.00
Architecture and Engineering 354 $78,400.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 62 $57,250.00
Community and Social Service 367 $46,232.00
Legal 114 $73,125.00
Educational and Library 1,348 $72,656.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 221 $46,193.00
Healthcare Practitioners 729 $85,156.00
Healthcare Support 194 $26,324.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 37 $25,089.00
Law Enforcement 37 $88,935.00
Food Preparation and Serving 506 $17,500.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 290 $13,370.00
Personal Care and Service 307 $26,589.00
Sales 880 $32,891.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,528 $48,750.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 98 $20,819.00
Construction and Extraction 365 $40,807.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 265 $56,583.00
Production 803 $32,052.00
Transportation and Material Moving 160 $41,105.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 05452 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 05452.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 903 $84,528.00 739 $64,596.00
Business and Financial 445 $56,685.00 402 $62,961.00
Computer and Mathematical 614 $93,343.00 95 $58,021.00
Architecture and Engineering 292 $78,889.00 62 $78,125.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 13 $0.00 49 $60,655.00
Community and Social Service 108 $46,893.00 259 $43,598.00
Legal 7 $0.00 107 $74,219.00
Educational and Library 400 $82,277.00 948 $47,115.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 103 $52,344.00 118 $42,903.00
Healthcare Practitioners 202 $112,153.00 527 $72,163.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 194 $26,324.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 19 $0.00 18 $6,250.00
Law Enforcement 37 $88,935.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 218 $25,690.00 288 $12,823.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 95 $21,917.00 195 $7,479.00
Personal Care and Service 43 $42,663.00 264 $26,510.00
Sales 488 $42,500.00 392 $21,563.00
Office and Administrative Support 471 $53,681.00 1,057 $43,188.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 33 $0.00 65 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 365 $40,807.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 252 $56,222.00 13 $0.00
Production 509 $35,932.00 294 $14,701.00
Transportation and Material Moving 160 $41,105.00 0 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 9,365 households in 05452, with an average household size of 2.36 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 6,199 families living in the 05452 zip code with an average family size of 2.88 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 05452:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 4,727 351 1,121 3,166
Average Household Size 2.91 3.3 3.01 1.21
Total Families 4,727 351 1,121 0
Average Household Size 2.9 3.04 2.73 0

Poverty

Of the 6,199 families living in 05452, 4.00% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 05452:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 9,547 housing units in 05452.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 9,365 98.09%
Vacant 182 1.91%

32.46% of the total 9,547 housing units in 05452 are rental units. This is approximately 3,099 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 6,266 are occupied by the owner - or 65.63% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 05452 is $1,352.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 05452 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    0
  • Less than $500
    194
  • $500 to $999
    256
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,487
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    1,020
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    134
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    8
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 05452 is $324,900.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 05452 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    53
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    10
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    221
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    399
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,825
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    3,461
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    293
  • $1,000,000 or more
    4

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 05452. The chart below shows the number of properties in 05452 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    674
  • 1940 to 1949
    126
  • 1950 to 1959
    805
  • 1960 to 1969
    845
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,924
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,627
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,076
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,137
  • 2010 to 2013
    1,312
  • 2014 or later
    21

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 05452 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    619
  • 1 vehicle available
    3,354
  • 2 vehicles available
    4,055
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,337

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 05452 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 05452 that commute to work in a particular way.

21.6 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 05452.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    102
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,503
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,299
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,959
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,150
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    808
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,463
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    215
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    438
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    582
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    150
  • 90 or more minutes
    83

Summary

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