Dorset, VT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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49%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

58%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Dorset	Vermont	National
Income per capita	$66,881	$44,794	$44,883
Median household income	$128,742	$82,422	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$137,248	$100,400	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$48,793	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$51,965	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$39,268	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.7%	11.6%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Dorset is 49% higher than the national average
The median household income in Dorset is 58% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Dorset is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Dorset is 16% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$85,819 $128,742 $257,484

City

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

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Dorset median earnings by income bracket

Dorset employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.4%	4.4%
Manufacturing sector	58.2%	58.2%
Financial & insurance services	6.6%	6.6%
Wholesale & retail services	3.3%	3.3%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	13.2%	13.2%
Other	14.3%	14.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wallingford, VT	1,051	$118,134	45.2%
Salem, NY	953	$106,669	31.2%
Wells, VT	460	$104,541	28.5%
Manchester Center, VT	2,354	$99,207	22.0%
Arlington, VT	1,538	$92,894	14.2%
Dorset, VT	402	$128,742	58.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Millerville, AL	402	$75,067	7.7%
Jewell, KS	402	$56,801	30.2%
Keachi, LA	402	$66,150	18.7%
Leitersburg, MD	402	$0	100.0%
Zeba, MI	402	$60,377	25.8%
Dorset, VT	402	$128,742	58.3%

Source: The Dorset, 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.