ZIP Code 05641 — Barre city, VT Demographics & Data

ZIP code 05641 covers Barre, VT in Washington County with a population of about 16,969.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 45.8 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 802; U.S. House district VT-00; the BURLINGTON - PLATTSBURGH media market.

Median household income in ZIP 05641 is about $70,019 — about 7% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 11.0%; unemployment rate near 3.2%; 34.3% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (roughly in line with the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Education, and Retail trade; about 12.8% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 2.4 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $241,700 — about 31% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $926 (about 20% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 70.2% (about 4.8 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 05641 in Barre, VT, a household would need roughly $67,000 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 $1,553. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($70,019). 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 Barre city, VT as Relatively Low (composite score 52.2), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (70.9) and hurricane (67.3). 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 Barre city, VT show little to no average snow and around 38.7 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 875 for ZIP 05641 (Barre city, 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.