ZIP 05253 · East Dorset
Who lives in ZIP code 05253 (East Dorset, VT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
East Dorset, VT · Bennington County
uszips 2026
People516
Median age52.0
Household income$92,159
Home value$580,214
Median rent$1,330/mo
Poverty11.8%
College degree+72.7%
Commute39 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bennington, VT (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 15 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 246
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.6% are 65 or older; 81.4% are adults.
Household income
45.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,545.
Education (adults 25+)
22.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.9%
- Never married
- 27.5%
- Divorced
- 23.8%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 3.31
- Dual-income families
- 49.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.1%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.3%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 13.6%
- With a disability
- 6.6%
- No health insurance
- 2.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.