05655 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 05655, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

05655 is a zip code in Lamoille County, Vermont, which covers Hyde Park, with a total population of 3,009 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 05655 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 05655.

The estimated population of people living in 05655 is 3,009, with a median age of 43.9.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 05655 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
3,009
+2.7%
+1.83%
2020
2,930
 -0.34% -
2019
2,940
+0.27%
-
2018
2,932
 -0.78% -
2017
2,955
 - -

Population of 05655 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 05655 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
96.8%
95.9%
 +0.94%
Black/African American
0%
0%
 0.00%
Native
0%
0.5%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
1%
0.8%
 +25.00%
Asian
1.2%
1.7%
 -29.41%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1%
1.2%
 -16.67%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 05655 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 05655 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 05655 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 05655 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 43.9 +5.28% 43.9 +1.39% 45.1 +12.19%
2020 41.7 -4.58% 43.3 -3.78% 40.2 -4.74%
2019 43.7 -1.35% 45 -1.1% 42.2 -0.24%
2018 44.3 +5.98% 45.5 +9.38% 42.3 +1.2%
2017 41.8 - 41.6 - 41.8 -

The median age of the 05655 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 05655 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 9 153 -38.02% 189 -38.85% 93 124
10 to 19 308 -58.12% 185 +39.98% 163 270
20 to 29 79 +34.68% 97 -38.22% 107 50
30 to 39 183 0.7% 228 -3.46% 173 207
40 to 49 214 +59.49% 180 +19.1% 368 200
50 to 59 219 5.02% 138 +62.87% 200 233
60 to 69 168 +35.71% 197 +20.61% 213 231
70+ 168 -1.64% 249 -10.81% 162 215

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 05655 zip code is $69,323.00.

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 05655.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $83,065.00
  • 45 to 64
    $65,543.00
  • 65 and over
    $68,011.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 05655 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 05655, 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 05655 is currently $118,601.00.

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.

12.09% of households in 05655 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 05655 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    11.68%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    17.49%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    25.30%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    18.29%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    10.48%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    4.67%
  • $200,000 or more
    12.09%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 05655 is $45,801.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 05655 by the total population of 05655.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 05655 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 05655 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
    23.46%
  • Bachelor's degree
    23.85%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    11.85%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    37.44%
  • Less than high school diploma
    3.40%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 05655 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 05655 zip over the age of 16 is 2,469.

Of those people, a total of 69.50% 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 05655 is 68.40%.

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 05655 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 110 73.60% 0.00%
20 to 24 years 109 59.60% 0.00%
25 to 29 years 48 100.00% 0.00%
30 to 34 years 203 92.10% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 532 90.40% 5.20%
45 to 54 years 423 87.90% 0.00%
55 to 59 years 223 82.50% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 299 45.50% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 303 43.60% 1.50%
75 years and over 219 14.20% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 05655. 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 2,396 68.90% 1.60%
Black or African American 0 0.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 35 77.10% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 0 0.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 38 100.00% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 31 100.00% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 2,396 68.90% 1.60%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 05655 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 05655 is 1,690, with median earnings of $39,390.00.

Women in 05655 are earning approximately 78.50% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 1,690 $39,390.00
Male 905 $42,275.00
Female 785 $33,185.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 05655 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 159 $53,250.00
Business and Financial 64 $38,882.00
Computer and Mathematical 35 $51,683.00
Architecture and Engineering 9 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 14 $0.00
Community and Social Service 88 $38,548.00
Legal 6 $0.00
Educational and Library 79 $45,461.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 5 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 104 $95,792.00
Healthcare Support 37 $13,229.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 2 $0.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 83 $12,075.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 119 $17,243.00
Personal Care and Service 72 $2,499.00
Sales 122 $41,250.00
Office and Administrative Support 229 $39,917.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 207 $43,250.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 135 $41,397.00
Production 54 $37,237.00
Transportation and Material Moving 46 $46,146.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 05655 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 05655.

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 103 $52,188.00 56 $54,375.00
Business and Financial 10 $0.00 54 $38,929.00
Computer and Mathematical 31 $0.00 4 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 9 $0.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00 14 $0.00
Community and Social Service 59 $38,185.00 29 $53,162.00
Legal 0 $0.00 6 $0.00
Educational and Library 15 $0.00 64 $45,833.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 0 $0.00 5 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 17 $0.00 87 $95,813.00
Healthcare Support 3 $0.00 34 $12,917.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 2 $0.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 45 $0.00 38 $0.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 53 $39,028.00 66 $15,294.00
Personal Care and Service 0 $0.00 72 $2,499.00
Sales 51 $60,375.00 71 $34,766.00
Office and Administrative Support 56 $45,441.00 173 $38,917.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 207 $43,250.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 135 $41,397.00 0 $0.00
Production 42 $38,269.00 12 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 46 $46,146.00 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 1,241 households in 05655, with an average household size of 2.41 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 769 families living in the 05655 zip code with an average family size of 2.84 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 05655:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 609 33 127 472
Average Household Size 3.08 2.61 3.62 1.2
Total Families 609 33 127 0
Average Household Size 3.04 1.88 2.17 0

Poverty

Of the 769 families living in 05655, 3.80% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 05655:

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 1,350 housing units in 05655.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 1,241 91.93%
Vacant 109 8.07%

10.67% of the total 1,350 housing units in 05655 are rental units. This is approximately 144 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 1,095 are occupied by the owner - or 81.11% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 05655 is $947.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 05655 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
    2
  • Less than $500
    10
  • $500 to $999
    72
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    54
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    8
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 05655 is $185,500.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 05655 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    68
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    116
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    127
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    295
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    257
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    137
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    79
  • $1,000,000 or more
    16

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 05655. The chart below shows the number of properties in 05655 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    251
  • 1940 to 1949
    63
  • 1950 to 1959
    36
  • 1960 to 1969
    141
  • 1970 to 1979
    229
  • 1980 to 1989
    177
  • 1990 to 1999
    194
  • 2000 to 2009
    212
  • 2010 to 2013
    27
  • 2014 or later
    20

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 05655 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    39
  • 1 vehicle available
    394
  • 2 vehicles available
    529
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    279

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 05655 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 05655 that commute to work in a particular way.

21.6 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 05655.

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
    3
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    184
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    455
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    136
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    313
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    71
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    160
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    54
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    33
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    76
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    53
  • 90 or more minutes
    16

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 05655 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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