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05641 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 05641 covers Barre, Vermont, with a population of about 16,969 and a median household income of $70,019.

Population
16,969253 per square mile
Median age
45.87.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$70,01910% below the Vermont median
Poverty rate
11%1.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$321,133up 34.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,02414% below the Vermont median
Degree or higher
34.3%0.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
70.2%5.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
564

Where 05641 is

Barre, Vermont — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population16,969
Median age45.8
Family households56.7%
Born outside the US2.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.7%
White (non-Hispanic)91.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino3.8%
Veterans7.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$70,019
Income per person$41,062
Poverty rate11%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k4.2%
$15–20k4.0%
$20–25k7.2%
$25–30k3.8%
$30–35k3.3%
$35–40k4.2%
$40–45k1.1%
$45–50k5.1%
$50–60k6.5%
$60–75k12.8%
$75–100k14.3%
$100–125k8.4%
$125–150k10.2%
$150–200k7.1%
$200k or more5.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed8,420
Mean adjusted gross income$70,341
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.6%
Returns, under $25k26.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.6%
Returns, $200k or more3.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$241,700
Median gross rent$1,024
Rent as a share of household income29%
Owner-occupied70.2%
Vacant homes4%
Median year built1968

What the homes are

Detached house60.5%
Attached house3%
2 to 4 units17.2%
5 to 19 units10.3%
20 or more units4.3%
Mobile home4.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$321,133as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 34.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 87.3%
Typical asking rent$1,416as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$321,133$92,968

$92,968 in 2000 to $321,133 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.3%
High school diploma or higher93.3%
Works from home12.8%
Drives to work alone74.5%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.2%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity29.4% 4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10% 2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.7% 6.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.5% 4.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.7% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85% 0.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.5% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours26.5% 9.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments564
People employed6,274
Annual payroll$296,068,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 27.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss29.2 out of 100
Community resilience73.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide94.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning85.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather82.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane62.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind51.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding51.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm50.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave49.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave37.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail34.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake34.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche28.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado22Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Vermont and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPVermontUnited States
Median household income$70,019$78,024$78,538
Income per person$41,062$44,365$43,289
Poverty rate11%10.3%12.4%
Median home value$241,700$290,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,024$1,193$1,348
Homeownership70.2%72.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.3%42.6%35%
Unemployment rate3.2%3.7%5.2%
Works from home12.8%15%13.5%
Born outside the US2.1%4.3%13.9%
Median age45.84338.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationBARRE MONTPELIER AP, VT US6.9 km away
Rain in a year39 in

Average high and low by month

January25.8°F / 7.4°F2.32 in rain
February28.9°F / 8.9°F2.06 in rain
March37.6°F / 18.1°F2.49 in rain
April51.5°F / 30.3°F3.04 in rain
May65°F / 41.7°F3.52 in rain
June73.2°F / 50.5°F4.21 in rain
July77.6°F / 55.5°F4.27 in rain
August76.1°F / 53.7°F3.81 in rain
September68.6°F / 46.3°F3.33 in rain
October55.3°F / 35.7°F3.87 in rain
November42.8°F / 26°F2.85 in rain
December31.3°F / 15.1°F2.93 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket22% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 8 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Barre Supervisory Union23.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Barre Unified Union School District 9723.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Central Vermont Supervisory Union19.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Echo Valley Community School District19.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Washington Central Unified Union School District 926% of this ZIP code's land area
Washington Central Supervisory Union6% of this ZIP code's land area
Twinfield USD 331.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Caledonia Central Supervisory Union1.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

05670 South Barre, VT2.2 km away
05654 Graniteville, VT4.8 km away
05678 Websterville, VT4.8 km away
05649 East Barre, VT5.2 km away
05601 Montpelier, VT5.3 km away
05679 Williamstown, VT9.2 km away
05667 Plainfield, VT9.4 km away
05603 Montpelier, VT9.8 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Washington County61.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Orange County38.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area67.11 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq mi
Population density253 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.1945, -72.4936

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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