Castleton town, VT

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,457 ( 260 from 2010 )
Land area: 38.9 square miles
Population density: 114.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,210	94.46%	7.9%
Black:	52	1.17%	225.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	5	0.11%	79.2%
2+ races:	79	1.77%	119.4%
Hispanic:	109	2.45%	81.7%

Total non-White:	247	5.54%	70.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-362	-9.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	102	2.6

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
4,717
4,572	96.93%
16	0.34%
7	0.15%
24	0.51%
36	0.76%
60	1.27%
145	3.07%

2000
4,367
4,274	97.87%
0	0.00%
27	0.62%
7	0.16%
8	0.18%
51	1.17%
93	2.13%

1990
4,339
4,303	99.17%
9	0.21%
0	0.00%
12	0.28%
n/a
15	0.35%
36	0.83%

1980
3,637
3,627	99.73%
5	0.14%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
5	0.14%
10	0.27%

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

298	6.8
52	1.2

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

-29	-0.7
57	1.3

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

676	18.6
26	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Castleton 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
38.6
681	15.3%
3,776	84.7%
914	20.5%

1,742
2.10

834	47.9%
590	70.7%
101	12.1%
908	52.1%

2010
Number	Percent
32.0
639	13.5%
4,078	86.5%
549	11.6%

1,617
2.34

996	61.6%
790	79.3%
56	5.6%
621	38.4%

2000
Number	Percent
33.1
867	19.9%
3,500	80.1%
478	10.9%

1,550
2.47

1,022	65.9%
802	78.5%
88	8.6%
528	34.1%

1990
Number	Percent
27.4
939	21.6%
3,400	78.4%
409	9.4%

1,371
2.64

939	68.5%
796	84.8%
70	7.5%
432	31.5%

1980
Number	Percent
24.7
861	23.7%
2,776	76.3%
336	9.2%

1,060
2.80

728	68.7%
632	86.8%
21	2.9%
332	31.3%

2022 Housing Data for Castleton town, VT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	63	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	228	13.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	178	10.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	68	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	56	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	96	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	49	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	121	6.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	91	5.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	64	3.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	109	6.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	168	9.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	144	8.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	100	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	129	7.4%
$200,000 or more	78	4.5%

Median Household Income	46,200
Per Capita Income	30,496

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	140	8.0%
Public Assistance	95	5.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	250	14.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,648	56.0%
Unemployed	46	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,694	57.5%
Not in Labor Force	1,251	42.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		44.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	597	620	49.1%
Non-Profit	124	101	55.1%
Self-Employed	83	37	69.2%

Local Government	9	91	9.0%
State Government	101	64	61.2%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	680	657	50.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	234	256	47.8%
Total	914	913	50.0%

Pct. Govt.	14.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	250	13.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	154	8.4%
Professional, Technical	491	26.8%
Service Occupations	465	25.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	37	2.0%
All others	471	25.7%

White Collar		48.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	289	15.8%
Manufacturing	288	15.7%
Accommodation and food services	247	13.5%
Health care and social assistance	234	12.8%
Retail trade	144	7.9%
Other services	136	7.4%
Construction	117	6.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	102	5.6%
Wholesale trade	77	4.2%
Public administration	67	3.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	48	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	46	2.5%
Information	24	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	12	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	63	1.41%
Puerto Rican	12	0.27%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	1	0.02%

Total Central American	2	0.04%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	2	0.04%
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	31	0.70%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	5	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,239	97.2%
Spanish	56	1.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	52	1.2%
Other	11	0.3%
Chinese	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,015	22.8%
Irish	863	19.4%
French	558	12.5%
Italian	405	9.1%
French Canadian	273	6.1%
American	270	6.1%
Polish	248	5.6%
German	174	3.9%
Swedish	136	3.1%
Scottish	124	2.8%
Scotch-Irish	88	2.0%
Welsh	60	1.3%
European	48	1.1%
Slovak	45	1.0%
Norwegian	29	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,447	99.8%
Not a citizen	10	0.2%

Native	4,402	98.8%
Foreign-born	55	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
65	2.3%	163	5.7%	917	32.3%	592	20.9%	703	24.8%	398	14.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	65	2.3%
9-12 Years	163	5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	917	32.3%
Some College	592	20.9%
Bach. Degree	703	24.8%
Grad Degree	398	14.0%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +234	D +27	D + 1.5%
D +261
2020 vs. 2012	R +346	R +277	R + 16.6%
D +69
2020 vs. 2008	R +312	R +414	R + 22.0%
D -102

2016 vs. 2008	R +78	R +441	R + 23.5%
D -363
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	59%	Joe Biden (D)	1,056	48.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,042	48.2%	63	2.9%	2,161	18	1	0.59%
2016	47%	Donald Trump (R)	808	45.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	795	44.4%	188	10.5%	1,791	15	-1	0.57%
2012	43%	Barack Obama* (D)	987	57.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	696	40.4%	38	2.2%	1,721	9	-7	0.58%
2008	49%	Barack Obama (D)	1,158	59.9%	John McCain (R)	730	37.8%	44	2.3%	1,932	7	-8	0.59%
2004	51%	John Kerry (D)	949	50.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	894	47.2%	53	2.8%	1,896	8	-4	0.61%
2000	50%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	846	48.4%	George W. Bush (R)	772	44.2%	129	7.4%	1,747	3	-4	0.59%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Castleton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,056

48.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,042

48.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

2,161

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 1

2016 President, Castleton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

795

44.4%

Donald Trump (R)

808

45.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

149

8.3%

TOTAL

1,791

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): -1

2012 President, Castleton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

987

57.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

696

40.4%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

1,721

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): -7

2008 President, Castleton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,158

59.9%

John McCain (R)

730

37.8%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

1,932

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): -8

2004 President, Castleton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

894

47.2%

John Kerry (D)

949

50.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.8%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,896

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -4

2000 President, Castleton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

772

44.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

846

48.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,747

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Castleton town, VT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	45%	Peter Welch (D)	842	50.7%	Gerald Malloy (R)	775	46.7%	44 [+]	2.6%	1,661	19	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Dawn Ellis (I) 17 (1.0%); Kerry Raheb (I) 8 (0.5%); Cris Ericson (I) 7 (0.4%); Stephen Duke (I) 5 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%); Mark Coester (I) 3 (0.2%); Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (Green Mountain) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	45%	Phil Scott* (R)	1,254	76.2%	Brenda Siegel (D)	246	15.0%	145 [+]	8.8%	1,645	5	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Hoyt (I) 72 (4.4%); Peter Duval (I) 45 (2.7%); Bernard Peters (I) 17 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.7%);
2020	G	58%	Phil Scott* (R)	1,584	74.4%	David Zuckerman (D)	411	19.3%	134 [+]	6.3%	2,129	6	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 134 (6.3%);
2018	S1	41%	Bernie Sanders* (I)	831	53.8%	Lawrence Zupan (R)	634	41.0%	80 [+]	5.2%	1,545	17	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 50 (3.2%); Russell Beste (I) 16 (1.0%); Brad Peacock (I) 14 (0.9%);
2018	G	41%	Phil Scott* (R)	993	64.2%	Christine Hallquist (D)	396	25.6%	158 [+]	10.2%	1,547	9	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Charles Laramie (I) 101 (6.5%); Other (Write-in) 30 (1.9%); Trevor Barlow (I) 27 (1.7%);
2016	S3	46%	Patrick Leahy* (D)	893	50.9%	Scott Milne (R)	759	43.2%	103 [+]	5.9%	1,755	10	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana) 56 (3.2%); Jerry Trudell (I) 31 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 16 (0.9%);
2016	G	46%	Phil Scott (R)	1,147	64.9%	Sue Minter (D)	543	30.7%	78 [+]	4.4%	1,768	12	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Bill Lee (Liberty Union) 78 (4.4%);
2014	G	27%	Scott Milne (R)	628	59.7%	Peter Shumlin* (D)	326	31.0%	98 [+]	9.3%	1,052	15	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dan Feliciano (Libertarian) 50 (4.8%); Emily Peyton (I) 20 (1.9%); Peter Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 11 (1.0%); Bernard Peters (I) 9 (0.9%); Cris Ericson (I) 8 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: 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	2,452
Median Value	$200,700

Occupied	1,742	71.0%
Vacant	710	29.0%

Owned	1,395	80.1%
Rented	347	19.9%
Median Rent	$810

Single-Family Units	1,869	76.2%
Detached	1,869	76.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	179	7.3%
Mobile Homes	261	10.6%

Castleton town, VT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Castleton town, VT

2022 Housing Data for Castleton town, VT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Castleton town, VT

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Castleton town, VT

Historical Presidential Election Results for Castleton town, VT

Historical Statewide Election Results for Castleton town, VT