ZIP 05602 · Montpelier
Who lives in ZIP code 05602 (Montpelier, VT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Montpelier, VT · Washington County
uszips 2026
People12,250
Median age45.1
Household income$81,320
Home value$353,636
Median rent$1,309/mo
Poverty6.7%
College degree+59.7%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Barre, VT (micro)
- Wider region
- Burlington-South Burlington-Barre, VT
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 54 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,549
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.1% are 65 or older; 81.7% are adults.
Household income
42.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $48,692.
Education (adults 25+)
49.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.1%
- Never married
- 30.8%
- Divorced
- 16.2%
- Widowed
- 5.9%
- Family size
- 2.81
- Dual-income families
- 55.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.2%
- Rent burden
- 30.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 4.4%
- With a disability
- 13.5%
- No health insurance
- 2.4%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.