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West Rutland, VT

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Overview


West Rutland is a very small town located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 2,202 people and just one neighborhood, West Rutland is the 109th largest community in Vermont. Much of the housing stock in West Rutland was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, West Rutland isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in West Rutland are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, West Rutland is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in West Rutland who work in office and administrative support (19.25%), management occupations (8.07%), and community and social services (6.48%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.13% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) West Rutland has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. West Rutland has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in West Rutland than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, West Rutland may be for you.

West Rutland is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

In terms of college education, West Rutland is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.63% of adults in West Rutland have a college degree.

The per capita income in West Rutland in 2018 was $31,061, which is low income relative to Vermont, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,244 for a family of four. However, West Rutland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call West Rutland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Rutland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in West Rutland include French, Polish, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in West Rutland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Real Estate

If you find historic homes and neighborhoods attractive, you love the details, the history, and the charm, then you are sure to be interested in this neighborhood. With 55.3% of the residential real estate in the neighborhood built no later than 1939, and some built considerably earlier, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of historic residences than 95.1% of all neighborhoods in America. In this regard, this neighborhood truly stands out as special.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more French and Polish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 19.0% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry and 17.5% have Polish ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in West Rutland are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 72.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 10.1% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 51.3% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 36.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 25.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (25.3%), and 12.0% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.2% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.4%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in West Rutland, VT, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as French (19.0%). There are also a number of people of Polish ancestry (17.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (13.5%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (13.0%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (10.0%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (58.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (88.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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