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South Shaftsbury, VT Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of South Shaftsbury is $21,903, which is lower than the state average of $29,535 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. South Shaftsbury median household income is $41,324, which has shrunk by 3.24% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 33.27% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average South Shaftsbury residents spend 14.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 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, #85

South Shaftsbury, VT	21,903 USD
Vermont	29,535 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Shaftsbury, VT	32,222 USD
Vermont	29,854 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Shaftsbury, VT	36,926 USD
Vermont	33,897 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Shaftsbury, VT	28,493 USD
Vermont	25,566 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #72

South Shaftsbury, VT	41,324 USD
Vermont	54,447 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

South Shaftsbury, VT	44,914 USD
Vermont	70,524 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #59

South Shaftsbury, VT		-3.24%
Vermont		33.27%
U.S.		27.36%

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

	South Shaftsbury, VT		Vermont		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	28.52%	$4,871, see rank	29.50%	$14,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.89%	$18,150, see rank	32.13%	$17,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.01%	$2,017, see rank	4.45%	$3,492	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.10%	$16,564, see rank	17.15%	$20,664	17.85%	$24,095

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

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

South Shaftsbury, VT	62,650 USD
Vermont	68,787 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

South Shaftsbury, VT	51,253 USD
Vermont	85,013 USD
U.S.	86,963 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 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	South Shaftsbury, VT	Vermont	U.S.
White	$41,324, see rank	$54,661	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	South Shaftsbury, VT	Vermont	U.S.
25 to 44	$35,972, see rank	$61,124	$58,398
45 to 64	$41,985, see rank	$64,582	$65,027
65 or over	$62,083, see rank	$36,952	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	South Shaftsbury, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	475, see rank	517,411	248,775,628
Male¹	244, 51.37%, see rank	48.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	152, 62.30%, see rank	70.52%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	152, 62.30%, see rank	70.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	147, 96.71%, see rank	93.28%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 3.29%, see rank	6.72%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	92, 37.70%, see rank	29.48%	30.72%
Female¹	231, 48.63%, see rank	51.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	165, 71.43%, see rank	63.95%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	165, 71.43%, see rank	63.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	160, 96.97%, see rank	94.27%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 3.03%, see rank	5.73%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	66, 28.57%, see rank	36.05%	41.21%

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 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	South Shaftsbury, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	276, 100%	316,919	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	259, 93.84%, see rank	74.94%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	17, 6.16%, see rank	9.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.20%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.61%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.59%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.95%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

South Shaftsbury, VT	14.5 minutes
Vermont	22.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 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 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	South Shaftsbury, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	307	325,336	143,435,233
Male¹	147, 47.88%, see rank	50.94%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7, 4.76%, see rank	34.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	29, 19.73%, see rank	14.66%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16, 10.88%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 4.08%, see rank	2.00%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.20%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	66, 44.90%, see rank	16.22%	17.94%
Female¹	160, 52.12%, see rank	49.06%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	31, 19.38%, see rank	45.08%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	30, 18.75%, see rank	20.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	64, 40.00%, see rank	28.69%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	26, 16.25%, see rank	4.63%	5.65%

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

Industry

	South Shaftsbury, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	307, 100%	325,336	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	6, 1.95%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.42%	6.17%
Manufacturing	53, 17.26%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.14%	2.75%
Retail Trade	100, 32.57%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	12, 3.91%, see rank	3.24%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.94%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	20, 6.51%, see rank	4.71%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11, 3.58%, see rank	8.61%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	94, 30.62%, see rank	28.36%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4, 1.30%, see rank	9.20%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	7, 2.28%, see rank	4.58%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	South Shaftsbury, VT	%	Vermont	U.S.
Population in Poverty	182	29.74%, see rank	11.97%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	39	22.29%, see rank	7.83%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.