ZIP 05251 · Dorset
Who lives in ZIP code 05251 (Dorset, VT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Dorset, VT · Bennington County
uszips 2026
People1,674
Median age43.5
Household income$151,163
Home value$568,600
Median rent$1,942/mo
Poverty10.0%
College degree+69.8%
Commute16 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bennington, VT (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 16 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 638
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.8% are 65 or older; 74.1% are adults.
Household income
60.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,288.
Education (adults 25+)
37.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.5%
- Never married
- 24.2%
- Divorced
- 12.1%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 28.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 93.1%
- Rent burden
- 40.5%
- Men / women
- 58% / 42%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.6%
- Unemployment
- 1.3%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 7.0%
- With a disability
- 10.9%
- No health insurance
- 0.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.