West Townshend ZIP Codes — Windham County, VT

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	133	19.9%
18 and over	536	80.1%
65 and over	134	20.0%
Median age	41.4 years

Group	Count	%
White	619	91.4%
Two or more races	45	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8	1.2%
Asian	3	0.4%
Black or African American	2	0.3%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	6.2%
$10k–$15k	0.4%
$15k–$25k	9.3%
$25k–$35k	6.6%
$35k–$50k	13.6%
$50k–$75k	13.6%
$75k–$100k	19.4%
$100k–$150k	21.7%
$150k–$200k	7.4%
$200k+	1.9%
Median income	$75,357

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$285,600
Median rent / month	$1,083
Owner occupied	82.2%
Renter occupied	17.8%
Vacant	47.7%
Single-family detached	93.5%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	4.3%
Median rooms	6.0
Avg household size (owned)	2.36

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.8%
2010–2019	3.2%
2000–2009	6.1%
1990–1999	16.8%
1980–1989	16.4%
1970–1979	17.8%
1960–1969	6.5%
1950–1959	1.8%
1940–1949	1.8%
1939 or earlier	28.6%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	2.6%
1 bedroom	13.0%
2 bedrooms	16.0%
3 bedrooms	37.9%
4 bedrooms	18.5%
5+ bedrooms	12.0%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	2.3%
1 vehicle	32.6%
2 vehicles	31.0%
3 or more	34.1%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Electricity	3.1%
Propane / LP gas	21.3%
Fuel oil	34.9%
Wood	39.5%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	132	51.2%
Cohabiting couple	46	17.8%
Male householder, no spouse	43	16.7%
Female householder, no spouse	37	14.3%
Households with children under 18	63	24.4%
Households with seniors (65+)	110	42.6%
Average household size	2.59

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	38.3%	33.5%
Married	50.7%	46.0%
Separated	0.7%	0.4%
Widowed	3.7%	5.8%
Divorced	6.7%	14.4%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	97.3%
Bachelor's or higher	43.0%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	1	0.8%
Kindergarten	12	10.2%
Elementary school	51	43.2%
High school	54	45.8%
College / grad school	0	0.0%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	39.6%
Service	18.8%
Sales & office	17.5%
Natural resources & construction	18.2%
Production & transportation	5.9%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	71.6%
Government	6.3%
Self-employed	22.1%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	83.6%
Carpool	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	0.4%
Other means	1.5%
Avg commute (minutes)	32.2

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	44.2%
Retirement income	23.3%
Supplemental Security	5.8%
Cash public assistance	4.7%
Food stamps / SNAP	16.7%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	31.7%
High cholesterol	31.5%
Heart disease	7.4%
Stroke	3.3%
Asthma	9.7%
Arthritis	27.5%
Kidney disease	3.1%
Pulmonary disease	7.6%
Cancer	8.3%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	16.8%
No physical activity	18.9%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	26.4%
Fair or poor health	12.2%
Poor mental health	13.6%
Poor physical health	10.3%
No health insurance	8.9%
Visited doctor (checkup)	67.9%
Visited dentist	67.8%
Cholesterol screening	91.4%
Teeth loss	13.8%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	30	5.6%

Disability	%
Any disability	10.8%
Under 18	0.0%
18–64 years	9.5%
65 and over	25.4%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	55.2%
Public insurance	54.0%
Uninsured under 19	0.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	640	95.7%
Spanish	2	0.3%
Other Indo-European	0	0.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	2	0.3%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	656	98.1%
Born in same state	655	97.9%
Born in different state	207	30.9%
Foreign born	1	0.1%
Naturalized citizen	13	1.9%
Not a US citizen	13	100.0%