With 566 people, South Shaftsbury is a city in Vermont. At a median age of 59.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 98% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 48 minutes. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. People stay put here: 100% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,161, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 59.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about South Shaftsbury
What changed most since 2000
Median age39.6 → 59.6(+20.0 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Homes owned by their occupants78.1% → 97.8%(+19.7 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Population772 → 566(−27%)US over the same years: +19%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(22)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 22 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
South Shaftsbury, decade by decade
South Shaftsbury population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
772
$77,799
$179,980
17.8%
3.2
2010
683
$68,987
$242,255
23.4%
6.5
2020
681
$59,608
$305,070
22.5%
22.3
2024
566
$61,161
$228,600
27.9%
26.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
