ZIP 05262 · Shaftsbury
Who lives in ZIP code 05262 (Shaftsbury, VT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Shaftsbury, VT · Bennington County
uszips 2026
People2,043
Median age50.3
Household income$71,417
Home value$258,552
Median rent$1,077/mo
Poverty8.0%
College degree+34.9%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bennington, VT (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 11 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 719
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.1% are 65 or older; 77.1% are adults.
Household income
39.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,133.
Education (adults 25+)
47.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.3%
- Never married
- 36.0%
- Divorced
- 7.2%
- Widowed
- 4.4%
- Family size
- 3.50
- Dual-income families
- 49.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.0%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 1.4%
- With a disability
- 13.7%
- No health insurance
- 13.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.