ZIP Code 05342 — Jacksonville village, VT Demographics & Data

ZIP code 05342 covers Jacksonville, VT in Windham County with a population of about 461.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 49.7 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 802; U.S. House district VT-00; the BOSTON (MANCHESTER) media market.

Median household income in ZIP 05342 is about $82,708 — about 10% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 3.7%; unemployment rate near 9.1%; 42.4% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 8.7 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing, Agriculture, and Construction; about 11.9% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 3.3 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 141.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $278,900 — about 20% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 95.7% (about 30.3 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 05342 in Jacksonville, VT, a household would need roughly $77,000 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 $1,792. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($82,708). 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 Jacksonville village, VT as Relatively Low (composite score 56.9), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are hurricane (74.6) and flood (71.3). 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 Jacksonville village, VT show little to no average snow and around 53.1 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 24 for ZIP 05342 (Jacksonville 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.