Moving to Pawlet, Vermont

Population: 1,394. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,442 (+3.4% change)
Males: 701 (50.3%), Females: 693 (49.7%)

Rutland County

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $36,429
Median house value: $104,200

Population by Race

Races in Pawlet:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
• Hispanic (0.8%)
• American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: English (18.7%), Irish (15.6%), United States (8.9%), German (8.6%), French (6.0%), Italian (4.9%).

Elevation: 681 feet

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pawlet

• High school or higher: 82.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
• Unemployed: 3.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pawlet town

• Never married: 19.5%
• Now married: 60.4%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 7.0%
• Divorced: 12.0%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +77 (+5.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Pawlet:

• RUTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; RUTLAND, VT)
• MARY MCCLELLAN HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; CAMBRIDGE, NY)
• SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER (about 32 miles; BENNINGTON, VT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pawlet:

• RUTLAND STATE (about 21 miles; RUTLAND, VT; Abbreviation: RUT)
• FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 30 miles; GLENS FALLS, NY; Abbreviation: GFL)
• ALBANY INTL (about 61 miles; ALBANY, NY; Abbreviation: ALB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pawlet:

• GRANVILLE (about 7 miles; GRANVILLE, NY; Abbreviation: B01)
• FAIR HAVEN MUNI (about 19 miles; FAIR HAVEN, VT; Abbreviation: 1B3)
• ARGYLE (about 22 miles; ARGYLE, NY; Abbreviation: 1C3)

Amtrak station near Pawlet:

• 18 miles: FAIR HAVEN (DEPOT & WATER STS.)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pawlet:

• ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; QUEENSBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,182)
• SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,499)
• SKIDMORE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,317)
• WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 46 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,047)
• MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,265)
• RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 55 miles; TROY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,150)
• HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; TROY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,337)

Libraries

Library in Pawlet:

• PAWLET PUBLIC (Operating income: $13,547; Location: P.O. BOX 98, 122 SCHOOL ST.; 9,299 books; 131 audio materials; 473 video materials; 12 serial subscriptions)