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Pownal, Vermont: commercial real estate data.
Pownal is a Census CDP of 570 people across 0.51 square miles of land, in Bennington County. Median household income is $63,523, 95.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pownal
What Pownal is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.51 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,112 plus or minus 495
- County holding the largest share of its areaBennington County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pownal
How many people live in Pownal
- Population570 plus or minus 254
- Median age35.1 plus or minus 14.5
- Population under 1832 plus or minus 39
- Share under 185.6 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Population 65 and over131 plus or minus 81
- Share 65 and over23.0 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Households219 plus or minus 86
- Family households142 plus or minus 67
- Share of households that are families64.8 percent plus or minus 17.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pownal
Income and work in Pownal
- Median household income$63,523 plus or minus $40,663
- Per capita income$24,510 plus or minus $6,548
- Civilian labor force370 plus or minus 185
- Employed332 plus or minus 161
- Unemployed38 plus or minus 47
- Unemployment rate10.3 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Adults 25 and over388 plus or minus 159
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher3.4 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pownal
Housing in Pownal
- Housing units219 plus or minus 86
- Occupied units219 plus or minus 86
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied208 plus or minus 88
- Renter occupied11 plus or minus 17
- Ownership rate95.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$272,700 plus or minus $103,406
- Single family units169 plus or minus 85
- Share single family77.2 percent plus or minus 24.2
- Units in buildings of two or more11 plus or minus 20
- Share in buildings of two or more5.0 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Mobile homes39 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pownal
How Pownal gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute227 plus or minus 121
- Commuting under 15 minutes20 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.8 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more0
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more0.0 percent
- Drove alone71.2 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home28.8 percent plus or minus 20.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pownal
Flood risk in Pownal
- NFIP communityTown of Pownal
- NFIP community number500016
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/02/15
The Town of Pownal participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 500016 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bennington County, not Pownal
Bennington County context, not Pownal figures
- Establishments in Bennington County1,258
- Covered employment, Bennington County16,750
- Average annual pay, Bennington County$58,906
- Housing units permitted, Bennington County54
Every figure in this section is published for Bennington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pownal.
All Bennington County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Pownal questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pownal, Vermont?
570, in 219 households. Pownal CDP covers 0.51 square miles of land, which is 1,112 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pownal in?
Bennington County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Pownal?
$63,523. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $272,700. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Pownal in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Pownal appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pownal, town of, community 500016, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Pownal figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bennington County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Pownal.
Is zoning published for Pownal?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.