Castleton, VT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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74%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

67%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Castleton	Vermont	National
Income per capita	$11,823	$44,794	$44,883
Median household income	$27,129	$82,422	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$100,400	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$25,876	$48,793	$52,080
Median earnings male	$7,774	$51,965	$54,343
Median earnings female	$7,057	$39,268	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	40.4%	11.6%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Castleton is 74% lower than the national average
The median household income in Castleton is 67% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Castleton is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Castleton is 167% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$18,084 $27,129 $54,258

City

$54,942 $82,422 $164,844

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Castleton median earnings by income bracket

Castleton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.8%	4.8%
Manufacturing sector	1.6%	1.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.1%	13.1%
Public administration	0.8%	0.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	17.9%	17.9%
Other	61.8%	61.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wallingford, VT	1,051	$118,134	45.2%
Fort Ann, NY	387	$111,997	37.7%
Wells, VT	460	$104,541	28.5%
Fair Haven, VT	2,361	$87,415	7.5%
West Rutland, VT	2,130	$78,132	3.9%
Castleton, VT	1,172	$27,129	66.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Squirrel Mountain Valley, CA	1,172	$0	100.0%
Cleveland, NC	1,172	$73,704	9.4%
Thompson, ND	1,172	$151,213	85.9%
King Cove, AK	1,173	$107,490	32.2%
Fayette, IA	1,171	$52,003	36.1%
Castleton, VT	1,172	$27,129	66.6%

Source: The Castleton, VT employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.