Ira, Vermont
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Population change since 2000: -5.1%
Males: 209 | (48.4%) |
Females: 223 | (51.6%) |
Median resident age: | 45.4 years |
Vermont median age: | 45.8 years |
Zip codes: 05777.
Ira: | $79,890 |
VT: | $73,991 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,158 (it was $16,756 in 2000)
Ira town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $240,042 (it was $102,500 in 2000)
Ira: | $240,042 |
VT: | $304,700 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $254,868; detached houses: $264,391; townhouses or other attached units: $230,842; in 2-unit structures: $224,848; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $273,008; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $159,824; mobile homes: $117,051
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ira, VT
- 42498.1%White alone
- 30.7%Hispanic
- 20.5%American Indian alone
- 20.5%Two or more races
- 10.2%Black alone
Races in Ira detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Latest news from Ira, VT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: Irish (22.6%), Polish (20.9%), English (16.5%), French (12.7%), United States (12.1%), German (11.0%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 859 feet
Land area: 21.3 square miles.
Population density: 20 people per square mile (very low).
2 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.4% |
Vermont: | 3.8% |
Ira town: | 1.5% ($1,491) |
Vermont: | 2.0% ($2,196) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Schenectady, NY (67.1 miles , pop. 61,821).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (131.2 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (191.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 43.55 N, Longitude: 73.07 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 802
Here: | 5.1% |
Vermont: | 2.0% |
- Health care (12.5%)
- Construction (8.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.0%)
- Educational services (7.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.7%)
- Transportation equipment (5.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.9%)
- Construction (17.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.5%)
- Transportation equipment (9.8%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (6.2%)
- Hardware, plumbing & heating equipment, supplies merchant wholesalers (6.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.5%)
- U. S. Postal service (3.6%)
- Health care (23.2%)
- Educational services (14.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (8.9%)
- Utilities (5.4%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.5%)
- Registered nurses (5.4%)
- Customer service representatives (4.9%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.1%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.2%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4.5%)
- Registered nurses (10.7%)
- Customer service representatives (9.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (8.9%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (7.1%)
- Child care workers (4.5%)
- Cashiers (4.5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.5%)
Average climate in Ira, Vermont
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 56.9. This is better than average.
City: | 56.9 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.251. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.251 |
U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 6.51. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 6.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 6.51 |
U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.299. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 6.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.299 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 23.5. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 6.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 23.5 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.23. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 7.23 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Ira-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Vermont state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/20/1968, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 33.6 miles away from the Ira town center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 5/31/1998, a category F3 tornado 42.9 miles away from the town center injured 68 people and caused $71 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Ira-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Vermont state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 69.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 73.8 miles away from Ira center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 72.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 73.8 miles away from Ira center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 121.0 miles away from Ira center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 103.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Rutland County (16) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 9, Tropical Storms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Ira:
- VERMONT ACHIEVEMENT CENTER (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; RUTLAND, VT)
- THE PINES AT RUTLAND CENTER FOR NURSING AND REHABI (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; RUTLAND, VT)
- FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTHCARE - RRMC SATELLITE (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; RUTLAND, VT)
- RUTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 7 miles away; RUTLAND, VT)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW CENTER GENESIS HEALTHCARE (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; RUTLAND, VT)
- RUTLAND HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; RUTLAND, VT)
- RUTLAND AREA VNA (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; RUTLAND, VT)
Amtrak stations near Ira:
- 7 miles: RUTLAND (MERCHANTS ROW) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
- 11 miles: FAIR HAVEN (DEPOT & WATER STS.)
- 16 miles: KILLINGTON (RTE 4) - Seasonal Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ira:
- Castleton State College (about 8 miles; Castleton, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,079)
- Adirondack Community College (about 33 miles; Queensbury, NY; FT enrollment: 2,826)
- Middlebury College (about 33 miles; Middlebury, VT; FT enrollment: 3,077)
- Dartmouth College (about 41 miles; Hanover, NH; FT enrollment: 6,030)
- Norwich University (about 46 miles; Northfield, VT; FT enrollment: 4,221)
- Skidmore College (about 48 miles; Saratoga Springs, NY; FT enrollment: 2,753)
- SUNY Empire State College (about 49 miles; Saratoga Springs, NY; FT enrollment: 9,473)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Ira: Ira Town Hall (A), Ira Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Ira: Ira Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Birthplace of: Leonard F. Wing - Army.
This town: | 2.5 people |
Vermont: | 2.3 people |
This town: | 70.8% |
Whole state: | 62.5% |
This town: | 7.6% |
Whole state: | 9.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
This town: | 10.4% |
Whole state: | 9.4% |
This town: | 0.9% |
Whole state: | 3.6% |
For population 15 years and over in Ira:
- Never married: 24.8%
- Now married: 63.1%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 5.4%
- Divorced: 6.6%
For population 25 years and over in Ira:
- High school or higher: 90.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.8 minutes
Here: | 9.7 |
Vermont average: | 11.7 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Ira, VT (based on Rutland County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 15,500 | 17 |
Mainline Protestant | 4,944 | 38 |
Evangelical Protestant | 2,587 | 36 |
Other | 520 | 5 |
Orthodox | 85 | 1 |
None | 38,006 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Rutland County: | 3.78 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Vermont: | 1.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Rutland County: | 7.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Vermont: | 6.40 / 10,000 pop. |
Rutland County: | 12.77 / 10,000 pop. |
Vermont: | 11.52 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.8% |
Vermont: | 6.8% |
Here: | 24.1% |
Vermont: | 22.3% |
Rutland County: | 18.5% |
State: | 13.3% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Ira:
- WSYB (1380 AM; 5 kW; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVNR (1340 AM; 1 kW; POULTNEY, VT; Owner: PINE TREE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WNTK (1020 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: KOOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
- WNBX (1480 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, VT)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ira:
- WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
- WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WEXP (101.5 FM; BRANDON, VT; Owner: VOX VERMONT, L.L.C.)
- WJEN (94.5 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
- WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
- WNGN (91.9 FM; ARGYLE, NY; Owner: NORTHEAST GOSPEL BROADCASTING INC)
- WLJH (90.9 FM; GLENS FALLS, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE INC)
- WKBE (100.3 FM; WARRENSBURG, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WCKM-FM (99.1 FM; LAKE GEORGE, NY; Owner: ENTERTRONICS, INC.)
- WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
- WXLG (89.9 FM; NORTH CREEK, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WNYQ (105.7 FM; QUEENSBURY, NY; Owner: VOX NEW YORK, L.L.C.)
- WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Ira:
- W07AG (Channel 7; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: WNYT INC.)
- W69AR (Channel 69; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: MT. MANSFIELD TELEVISION, INC.)
- WVER (Channel 28; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: VERMONT ETV, INC.)
- W61CE (Channel 61; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: MARGARET SANGUINETTI (ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE))
Ira fatal accident list:
Feb 10, 1990 12:25 AM, 4, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 10, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 4Number of bridges
- 16ft / 4.6mTotal length
- $997,000Total costs
- 6,310Total average daily traffic
- 378Total average daily truck traffic
- 6,626Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
1- Michael J Umano, 419 Toppin Road (Lat: 43.520472 Lon: -73.063361), Type: 56.3, Structure height: 50021 m, Overall height: 51.8 m, Registrant: Industrial Tower And Wireless, LLC, Kevin.Delaney@itwllc.Com, , Marsh-field, Phone: (781) 319-1111
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- Herrick, Lat: 43.565444 Lon: -73.098806, Type: Upole, Structure height: 18 m, Overall height: 19 m, Call Sign: WQIG801,
Assigned Frequencies: 3653.00 MHz, Grant Date: 02/06/2008, Expiration Date: 02/06/2018, Cancellation Date: 04/21/2018, Certifier: Josh Garza, Registrant: Rini Coran, Pc, 1140 19th Street, Nw Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 463-4310, Fax: (202) 296-2014, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
1- Call Sign: KC1MRT, Licensee ID: L02327756, Grant Date: 02/24/2020, Expiration Date: 02/24/2030, Certifier: Andrew E Thibault, Registrant: Andrew E Thibault, 808 Rte 133, Ira, VT 05777
- 74.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 18.8%Wood
- 5.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%Electricity
- 73.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.7%Electricity
- 8.7%Wood
- 8.7%No fuel used
Ira compared to Vermont state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.