05847 Zip Code (VT) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,008
Zip code population in 2010: 879
Zip code population in 2000: 738

Houses and condos: 574
Renter-occupied apartments: 47
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 05847: 91.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 56.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 18 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: $3,167 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,649 (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 05847:

• High school or higher: 79.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
• Unemployed: 14.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 42.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 05847:

• Never married: 31.0%
• Now married: 55.2%
• Separated: 2.0%
• Widowed: 4.2%
• Divorced: 7.6%

• 
• • 91290.6%White
  • 636.3%Two or more races
  • 212.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 70.7%Some other race
  • 40.4%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 05847, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $42,834 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,834
State:	$70,107

Salary/wage: $40,721 (reported on 77.3% of returns)

Here:	$40,721
State:	$56,381

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 927.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3720.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8756.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5902.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $791 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$791
Vermont:	$1,276

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.4% for AGIs below $25k, 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 27.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,000 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,000
State:	$8,930

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.8% for AGIs below $25k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,700 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,700
State:	+$19,777

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 270.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,360 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,360
State:	+$15,467

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 155.5% for AGIs below $25k, 113.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1133.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,867 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

05847:	$6,867
Vermont:	$17,245

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 187.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,100 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,100
State:	$1,839

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 109.1% for AGIs below $25k, 62.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 97.7%

Here:	98%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 94.1% 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 05847, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $34,718 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,718
State:	$55,225

Salary/wage: $32,541 (reported on 85.3% of returns)

Here:	$32,541
State:	$44,925

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.9% for AGIs below $25k, 85.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $475 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$475
Vermont:	$1,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $167 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	$167
State:	$7,010

Profit/loss from business: +$5,125 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,125
State:	+$12,941

Total itemized deductions: $16,960 (25% of AGI, reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$16,960
State:	$22,572

Here:	24.8% of AGI
State:	19.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $1,150 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,150
State:	$3,170

Taxes paid: $5,520 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

05847:	$5,520
State:	$10,425

Earned income credit: $2,575 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,575
State:	$1,828

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 61.8%

Here:	62%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 56.2% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 05847, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,287 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,287
State:	$44,564

Salary/wage: $31,024 (reported on 86.5% of returns)

Here:	$31,024
State:	$37,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $10k, 70.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $333 (reported on 33.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$333
Vermont:	$1,373

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $154 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$154
State:	$4,037

Profit/loss from business: +$1,924 (reported on 27.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,924
State:	+$11,197

Total itemized deductions: $11,562 (20% of AGI, reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	$11,562
State:	$17,791

Here:	20.2% of AGI
State:	20.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,056 (2% of AGI, reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,056
State:	$2,686

Here:	1.7% of AGI
State:	2.8% of AGI

Total tax: $3,197 (reported on 77.0% of returns)

05847:	$3,197
State:	$6,533

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,583 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,583
State:	$1,432

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.4%

Here:	68%
State:	54%

(% for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $10k, 71.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 05653, 05820, 05874, 05471, 05868, 05827.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 126
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 253

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 4 (0 now married, 4 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 182 (107 now married, 76 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 05847 with a mortgage: 192 (25 second mortgage, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,698
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $395

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

• Zip code 05847 household income distribution in 2022

• 19Less than $10,000
• 16$10,000 to $14,999
• 13$15,000 to $19,999
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 17$25,000 to $29,999
• 72$30,000 to $34,999
• 11$35,000 to $39,999
• 26$40,000 to $44,999
• 7$45,000 to $49,999
• 41$50,000 to $59,999
• 27$60,000 to $74,999
• 48$75,000 to $99,999
• 22$100,000 to $124,999
• 19$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $199,999
• 19$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 05847

• 21$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 12$20,000 to $24,999
• 10$40,000 to $49,999
• 10$50,000 to $59,999
• 5$70,000 to $79,999
• 8$80,000 to $89,999
• 9$90,000 to $99,999
• 48$100,000 to $124,999
• 14$125,000 to $149,999
• 23$150,000 to $174,999
• 5$175,000 to $199,999
• 30$200,000 to $249,999
• 45$250,000 to $299,999
• 20$300,000 to $399,999
• 14$400,000 to $499,999
• 13$500,000 to $749,999
• 2$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 05847

• 1$450 to $499
• 20$550 to $599
• 2$600 to $649
• 20$800 to $899
• 2$900 to $999
• 3No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $943.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $164,745

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $163,759 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $107,903 - $295,247

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $228,160

Here:	$228,160
State:	$378,260

Mobile homes: $41,935

Here:	$41,935
State:	$98,266

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 498
• Two: 7
• 3 or 4: 2
• Mobile homes: 61

Unemployment: 14.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 05847

• 71.4%297Drove a car alone
• 10.8%45Carpooled
• 0.7%3Bus or trolley bus
• 15.6%65Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 05847

• 5Less than 5 minutes
• 145 to 9 minutes
• 1310 to 14 minutes
• 2515 to 19 minutes
• 3820 to 24 minutes
• 1525 to 29 minutes
• 7430 to 34 minutes
• 2035 to 39 minutes
• 2340 to 44 minutes
• 3145 to 59 minutes
• 3260 to 89 minutes
• 5390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 58.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,008

• Male householders: 217 (49 living alone), Female householders: 161 (33 living alone)

• 207 spouses (205 opposite-sex spouses), 68 unmarried partners, (68 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 300 children (220 natural, 31 adopted, 58 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 10 foster children, 2 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 8 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 102 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 70 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 81 1-person, 33 2-persons

131 married couples with children.
90 single-parent households (19 men, 71 women).

95.3% of residents of 05847 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% well).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• LOWELL VILLAGE SCHOOL (52 GELO PARK ROAD in LOWELL, VT)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-PS166
  

• VERMONT ASBESTOS GROUP (MILL ROAD in LOWELL, VT)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: MISCELLANEOUS NONMETALLIC MINERALS, EXCEPT FUELS
  

• VERMONT ASBESTOS GROUP INCORPORATED (NORTH ROAD in LOWELL, VT)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: ASBESTOS PRODUCTS
  

• LIKE NU RFR SVC (MINK FARM RD in LOWELL, VT)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: ALBERT PION LEASE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• LOWELL GENERAL STORE (RTE 100 in LOWELL, VT)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: CHAMPLAIN OIL CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.7%

Population in 1990: 594. Population change in the 1990s: +144 (+24.2%).

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

• This state: 686
• Northeast: 224
• Midwest: 17
• South: 7
• West: 38

70% of the 05847 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Vermont.

97% of the 05847 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% 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:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 2)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (1-4: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Bowling Centers (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Information: Sound Recording Studios (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Computer Systems Design Services (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 05847 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Robert	4	71.7 years
William	4	67.8 years
Henry	3	71.7 years
John	3	81.0 years
Margaret	3	77.6 years
Agnes	2	84.5 years
Dorothy	2	73.5 years
Francis	2	71.5 years
Harry	2	82.5 years
Howard	2	70.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 05847 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Gelo	5	73.2 years
Mcallister	5	75.4 years
Murphy	5	72.0 years
Collins	4	82.0 years
Benware	4	73.0 years
Warner	4	73.3 years
Geoffroy	3	60.6 years
Blanchard	3	75.3 years
Cutting	3	71.0 years
Sweet	3	84.3 years