# Washington County, Vermont demographics

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Washington County, Vermont (county FIPS 50023) has a median household income of $83,449 (±$2,615) and a total population of 60,017 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 28 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 60,017 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 43.8 years | ±0.3 years | B01002 |
| Households | 25,855 | ±417 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $83,449 | ±$2,615 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $315,000 | ±$10,197 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,163 | ±$47 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 73.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 26.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 96.4% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 48.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 8.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 2.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 50023 |
| Land area | 687.06 sq mi |
| Water area | 8.31 sq mi |
| Population density | 87 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [05602](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05602) | 12.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [05676](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05676) | 10.8% | 79% | Yes |
| [05663](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05663) | 8.6% | 97.2% | Yes |
| [05673](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05673) | 7.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [05667](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05667) | 7.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [05682](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05682) | 6.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [05641](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05641) | 6% | 61.7% | Yes |
| [05674](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05674) | 5.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [05658](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05658) | 5.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [05660](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05660) | 5.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [05669](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05669) | 4.9% | 69.7% | Yes |
| [05647](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05647) | 4% | 100% | Yes |
| [05650](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05650) | 3.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [05651](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05651) | 2.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [05677](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05677) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [05681](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05681) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [05648](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05648) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [05843](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05843) | 0.8% | 12.3% |  |
| [05060](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05060) | 0.7% | 6.2% |  |
| [05640](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05640) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [05654](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05654) | 0.3% | 48.3% |  |
| [05680](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05680) | 0.2% | 2.3% |  |
| [05873](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05873) | 0.1% | 3.6% |  |
| [05666](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05666) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [05678](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05678) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [05649](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05649) | 0.1% | 8.7% |  |
| [05670](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05670) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [05664](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/05664) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:023&in=state:50
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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