ZIP 05872 · West Charleston
Who lives in ZIP code 05872 (West Charleston, VT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
West Charleston, VT · Orleans County
uszips 2026
People809
Median age61.6
Household income$48,839
Home value$234,050
Median rent—
Poverty7.3%
College degree+14.4%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 10 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 421
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
39.3% are 65 or older; 93.8% are adults.
Household income
20.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,589.
Education (adults 25+)
31.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.3%
- Never married
- 31.3%
- Divorced
- 9.2%
- Widowed
- 3.1%
- Family size
- 2.12
- Dual-income families
- 43.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.4%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.1%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 13.3%
- With a disability
- 20.3%
- No health insurance
- 1.7%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.