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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Poultney is $16,195, which is much lower than the state average of $27,478 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Poultney median household income is $44,226, which has grown by 62.94% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 20.93% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Poultney residents spend 16.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #108

Poultney, VT	16,195 USD
Vermont	27,478 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Poultney, VT	6,944 USD
Vermont	27,320 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Poultney, VT	11,429 USD
Vermont	32,183 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Poultney, VT	6,500 USD
Vermont	22,937 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #52

Poultney, VT	44,226 USD
Vermont	51,841 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Poultney, VT	50,871 USD
Vermont	65,886 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #6

Poultney, VT	62.94%
Vermont	20.93%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Poultney, VT		Vermont		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	32.10%	$8,986, see rank	32.00%	$14,583	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	24.68%	$14,186, see rank	28.90%	$15,413	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	6.49%	$5,883, see rank	3.43%	$3,816	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	14.47%	$19,632, see rank	16.48%	$18,628	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Poultney, VT	57,738 USD
Vermont	64,135 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Poultney, VT	62,175 USD
Vermont	78,467 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Poultney, VT	Vermont	U.S.
White	$44,524, see rank	$52,147	$54,999
Two or More Races	$24,107, see rank	$40,691	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Poultney, VT	Vermont	U.S.
less than 25	$7,321, see rank	$28,715	$26,465
25 to 44	$44,500, see rank	$56,339	$57,132
45 to 64	$62,813, see rank	$62,001	$63,398
65 or over	$32,031, see rank	$32,773	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Poultney, VT	%	Vermont	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,680	see rank	509,527	238,733,844
Male¹	771	45.89%, see rank	48.75%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	459	59.53%, see rank	72.77%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	459	59.53%, see rank	72.54%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	349	76.03%, see rank	93.33%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	110	23.97%, see rank	6.67%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	312	40.47%, see rank	27.23%	29.08%
Female¹	909	54.11%, see rank	51.25%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	551	60.62%, see rank	65.18%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	551	60.62%, see rank	65.14%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	518	94.01%, see rank	94.95%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	33	5.99%, see rank	5.05%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	358	39.38%, see rank	34.82%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Poultney, VT	%	Vermont	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	833	100%	320,941	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	423	50.78%, see rank	74.15%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	75	9.00%, see rank	10.47%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	0.98%	4.94%
Walked	247	29.65%, see rank	6.16%	2.85%
Other Means	23	2.76%, see rank	1.57%	1.72%
Worked at Home	65	7.80%, see rank	6.68%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Poultney, VT	16.7 minutes
Vermont	21.2 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Poultney, VT	%	Vermont	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	867	-	329,676	141,833,331
Male¹	349	40.25%, see rank	51.01%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	112	32.09%, see rank	34.54%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	77	22.06%, see rank	13.79%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18	5.16%, see rank	15.85%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3	0.86%, see rank	2.01%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	60	17.19%, see rank	11.86%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	63	18.05%, see rank	15.78%	18.08%
Female¹	518	59.75%, see rank	48.99%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	225	43.44%, see rank	43.72%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	101	19.50%, see rank	20.26%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	175	33.78%, see rank	30.01%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.46%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	17	3.28%, see rank	4.99%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Poultney, VT	%	Vermont	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	867	100%	329,676	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	23	2.65%, see rank	2.64%	1.86%
Construction	49	5.65%, see rank	7.82%	7.13%
Manufacturing	55	6.34%, see rank	10.77%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	14	1.61%, see rank	2.62%	3.06%
Retail Trade	51	5.88%, see rank	11.67%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	25	2.88%, see rank	3.59%	5.07%
Information	5	0.58%, see rank	2.04%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	18	2.08%, see rank	4.76%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	22	2.54%, see rank	8.65%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	413	47.64%, see rank	26.87%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	113	13.03%, see rank	9.15%	8.86%
Public Administration	42	4.84%, see rank	4.82%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	37	4.27%, see rank	4.60%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Poultney, VT	%	Vermont	U.S.
Population in Poverty	158	13.42%, see rank	11.12%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	23	7.57%, see rank	7.11%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.