ZIP Code 05254 — Manchester village, VT Demographics & Data

ZIP code 05254 covers Manchester, VT in Bennington County with a population of about 441.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 62.3 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 802; U.S. House district VT-00; the ALBANY - SCHENECTADY - TROY media market.

Manchester, VT aligns with a tech / corporate-campus profile (high remote-work / education / income profile or known campus context). Broadband quality, remote-work share, and nearby employer campuses often matter as much as classic residential stats.

Median household income in ZIP 05254 is about $107,813 — about 43% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 13.6%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 59.8% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 26.1 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Food services, Retail trade, and Construction; about 36.5% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 21.3 points above the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 94.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $481,300 — about 38% above the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 78.1% (about 12.7 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 05254 in Manchester, VT, a household would need roughly $133,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $3,092. That is about 23% above the local median household income ($107,813), so the median earner would likely stretch or need a larger down payment. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Manchester village, VT as Relatively Low (composite score 52.3), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are hurricane (71.9) and flood (64.5). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Manchester village, VT show little to no average snow and around 46.9 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 23 for ZIP 05254 (Manchester village, VT) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.