Sheldon town, VT

Franklin County, VT

2022 population: 2,333 ( 143 from 2010 )
Land area: 38.7 square miles
Population density: 60.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,295	98.37%	9.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	3	0.13%	72.7%
Asian:	13	0.56%	160.0%
2+ races:	22	0.94%	50.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	38	1.63%	59.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	199	11.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-56	-3.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,190
2,096	95.71%
11	0.50%
11	0.50%
5	0.23%
44	2.01%
23	1.05%
94	4.29%

2000
1,966
1,851	94.15%
0	0.00%
53	2.70%
18	0.92%
35	1.78%
9	0.46%
115	5.85%

1990
1,748
1,723	98.57%
0	0.00%
19	1.09%
4	0.23%
n/a
2	0.11%
25	1.43%

1980
1,618
1,618	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

245	12.5
-21	-1.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

128	7.3
90	5.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

105	6.5
25	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Sheldon town, VT

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.1
568	24.3%
1,765	75.7%
300	12.9%

877
2.64

552	62.9%
450	81.5%
50	9.1%
325	37.1%

2010
Number	Percent
38.3
557	25.4%
1,633	74.6%
236	10.8%

815
2.68

597	73.3%
462	77.4%
54	9.0%
218	26.7%

2000
Number	Percent
34.4
610	31.0%
1,356	69.0%
141	7.2%

668
2.93

534	79.9%
434	81.3%
43	8.1%
134	20.1%

1990
Number	Percent
29.9
560	32.0%
1,188	68.0%
130	7.4%

575
3.02

482	83.8%
419	86.9%
33	6.8%
93	16.2%

1980
Number	Percent
26.4
599	37.0%
1,019	63.0%
143	8.8%

472
3.37

417	88.3%
365	87.5%
27	6.5%
55	11.7%

2022 Housing Data for Sheldon town, VT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	34	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	9	1.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	26	3.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	18	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	22	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	21	2.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	34	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	30	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	65	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	187	21.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	76	8.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	136	15.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	52	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	120	13.7%
$200,000 or more	47	5.4%

Median Household Income	69,896
Per Capita Income	38,687

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	62	7.1%
Public Assistance	16	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	66	7.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,285	84.6%
Unemployed	25	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,310	86.2%
Not in Labor Force	209	13.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	529	248	68.1%
Non-Profit	18	85	17.5%
Self-Employed	191	41	82.3%

Local Government	13	73	15.1%
State Government	11	5	68.8%
Federal Government	43	75	36.4%

Total Private + Self	720	289	71.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	85	238	26.3%
Total	805	527	60.4%

Pct. Govt.	16.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	218	16.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	219	16.4%
Professional, Technical	238	17.9%
Service Occupations	164	12.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	89	6.7%
All others	493	37.0%

White Collar		50.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	265	19.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	151	11.3%
Public administration	123	9.2%
Retail trade	120	9.0%
Accommodation and food services	101	7.6%
Educational services	94	7.1%
Health care and social assistance	92	6.9%
Construction	82	6.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	53	4.0%
Wholesale trade	39	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	37	2.8%
Other services	36	2.7%
Information	31	2.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	30	2.3%
Finance and insurance	26	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	24	1.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	19	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Thai	13	0.56%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,135	96.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	31	1.4%
Other Asian	25	1.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	8	0.4%
Spanish	4	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
French	635	27.2%
American	352	15.1%
English	331	14.2%
Irish	286	12.3%
French Canadian	265	11.4%
European	50	2.1%
Scottish	32	1.4%
Canadian	28	1.2%
Danish	25	1.1%
Italian	21	0.9%
German	16	0.7%
Czech	11	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	11	0.5%
Polish	10	0.4%
Norwegian	8	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,313	99.1%
Not a citizen	20	0.9%

Native	2,269	97.3%
Foreign-born	64	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
61	3.8%	83	5.1%	915	56.6%	401	24.8%	119	7.4%	38	2.4%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	61	3.8%
9-12 Years	83	5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	915	56.6%
Some College	401	24.8%
Bach. Degree	119	7.4%
Grad Degree	38	2.4%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +155	R +25	D + 0.5%
D +130
2020 vs. 2012	R +249	R +290	R + 35.5%
D -41
2020 vs. 2008	R +244	R +359	R + 41.3%
D -115

2016 vs. 2008	R +89	R +334	R + 41.8%
D -245
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	56%	Donald Trump* (R)	532	52.4%	Joe Biden (D)	435	42.9%	48	4.7%	1,015	22	6	0.28%
2016	47%	Donald Trump (R)	377	46.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	305	37.4%	133	16.3%	815	16	0	0.26%
2012	47%	Barack Obama* (D)	476	61.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	283	36.4%	19	2.4%	778	5	-11	0.26%
2008	54%	Barack Obama (D)	550	64.2%	John McCain (R)	288	33.6%	19	2.2%	857	3	-12	0.26%
2004	50%	John Kerry (D)	374	50.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	343	46.4%	22	3.0%	739	8	-4	0.24%
2000	56%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	383	50.6%	George W. Bush (R)	325	42.9%	49	6.5%	757	2	-5	0.26%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sheldon town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

435

42.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

532

52.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

1,015

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 6

2016 President, Sheldon town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

305

37.4%

Donald Trump (R)

377

46.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.8%

Other

102

12.5%

TOTAL

815

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 0

2012 President, Sheldon town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

476

61.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

283

36.4%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

778

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -11

2008 President, Sheldon town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

550

64.2%

John McCain (R)

288

33.6%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

857

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -12

2004 President, Sheldon town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

343

46.4%

John Kerry (D)

374

50.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

739

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -4

2000 President, Sheldon town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

325

42.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

383

50.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4.4%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

757

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sheldon town, VT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	39%	Peter Welch (D)	350	50.0%	Gerald Malloy (R)	325	46.4%	25 [+]	3.6%	700	19	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.9%); Kerry Raheb (I) 6 (0.9%); Dawn Ellis (I) 4 (0.6%); Stephen Duke (I) 3 (0.4%); Cris Ericson (I) 3 (0.4%); Mark Coester (I) 3 (0.4%); Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (Green Mountain) 0 (0.0%);
2022	G	38%	Phil Scott* (R)	559	80.8%	Brenda Siegel (D)	73	10.5%	60 [+]	8.7%	692	10	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Hoyt (I) 27 (3.9%); Peter Duval (I) 17 (2.5%); Other (Write-in) 8 (1.2%); Bernard Peters (I) 8 (1.2%);
2020	G	55%	Phil Scott* (R)	819	82.5%	David Zuckerman (D)	113	11.4%	61 [+]	6.1%	993	14	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 61 (6.1%);
2018	S1	37%	Bernie Sanders* (I)	362	54.8%	Lawrence Zupan (R)	262	39.6%	37 [+]	5.6%	661	15	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 20 (3.0%); Russell Beste (I) 14 (2.1%); Brad Peacock (I) 3 (0.5%);
2018	G	37%	Phil Scott* (R)	512	77.5%	Christine Hallquist (D)	121	18.3%	28 [+]	4.2%	661	22	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 21 (3.2%); Trevor Barlow (I) 5 (0.8%); Charles Laramie (I) 2 (0.3%);
2016	S3	46%	Patrick Leahy* (D)	422	52.3%	Scott Milne (R)	359	44.5%	26 [+]	3.2%	807	11	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana) 11 (1.4%); Jerry Trudell (I) 10 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.6%);
2016	G	47%	Phil Scott (R)	617	75.5%	Sue Minter (D)	187	22.9%	13 [+]	1.6%	817	23	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Bill Lee (Liberty Union) 13 (1.6%);
2014	G	28%	Scott Milne (R)	288	60.6%	Peter Shumlin* (D)	143	30.1%	44 [+]	9.3%	475	16	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dan Feliciano (Libertarian) 25 (5.3%); Emily Peyton (I) 7 (1.5%); Bernard Peters (I) 5 (1.1%); Peter Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 4 (0.8%); Cris Ericson (I) 2 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	914
Median Value	$236,600

Occupied	877	96.0%
Vacant	37	4.0%

Owned	784	89.4%
Rented	93	10.6%
Median Rent	$1,125

Single-Family Units	701	76.7%
Detached	697	76.3%
Attached	4	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	18	2.0%
Mobile Homes	172	18.8%

Sheldon town, VT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sheldon town, VT

2022 Housing Data for Sheldon town, VT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sheldon town, VT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Sheldon town, VT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sheldon town, VT

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sheldon town, VT

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sheldon town, VT