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Montpelier, VT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Montpelier, VT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,916. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MONTPELIER-VT · Montpelier, VT 1 ZIPs · 11,916 pop · #8791/25278 · Washington County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $81,320
  • RANK-UPPER #8791/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Northfield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,916
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $360,000

Nearest income peer: Northfield, VT ( $3,796 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Montpelier

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Montpelier on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Montpelier, VT sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 35%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,916
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$81,320
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 05602 (11,916 residents). Household income $81,320 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Montpelier as a pure owner town.

Within Vermont, Killington is the closest lower-income city and Belvidere Center the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Montpelier.

Population concentration

Montpelier reads through its lone ZIP, 05602

11,916 ACS residents, one ZIP: 05602 is not the leading code inside Montpelier, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Montpelier's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 585 establishments, 7,862 employees , annual payroll $484,742k (~49 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 05602 (585 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (94) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Montpelier, VT

These ZIP codes sit in Washington County, which covers 21 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Montpelier. See the Washington County roll-up →

Montpelier lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Washington County: Waterbury, Waitsfield and Waterbury Center earn more and Barre, Northfield and Plainfield earn less. Waterbury Center marks the far end of that range at $157,139, 93% above Montpelier.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
05602 11,916 $81,320 585 57
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Montpelier roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Montpelier, .