Bennington, KS

Census Place

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2023 Population
612
6.62% 1-year growth
US Senator
Jerry Moran
Republican Party
US Senator
Roger Marshall
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
35
19.7% 1-year decrease
2023 Poverty Rate
16.1%
21.1% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$78,750
2.07% 1-year decline
2023 Median Property Value
$130,800
5.57% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
293
3.53% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Bennington, KS had a population of 612 people with a median age of 35 and a median household income of $78,750. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Bennington, KS grew from 574 to 612, a 6.62% increase and its median household income declined from $80,417 to $78,750, a −2.07% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bennington, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (97.5%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (2.29%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0.163%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Bennington, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in Bennington, KS are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Bennington, KS was $130,800, and the homeownership rate was 68.2%.

Most people in Bennington, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Bennington, KS was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Bennington, KS is home to a population of 612 people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.98% of Bennington, KS residents were born outside of the country (6 people).

In 2023, there were 42.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (597 people) in Bennington, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%
2023 Citizenship
99.3%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.3% of Bennington, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Bennington, KS was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bennington, KS
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    597 ± 154
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    14 ± 16
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    1 ± 3

In 2023, there were 42.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (597 people) in Bennington, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kansas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    83,075 ± 6,976 people
  2. India
    12,929 ± 2,785 people
  3. Vietnam
    10,325 ± 2,490 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 83,075 Kansas residents, followed by India with 12,929 and Vietnam with 10,325.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.98%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
6 people
0.871%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
5 people

As of 2023, 0.98% of Bennington, KS residents (6 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bennington, KS was 0.871%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    16 ± 25
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    6 ± 19
  3. Korea
    5 ± 12

Bennington, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.67 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Bennington, KS employs 293 people. In 2023, the largest industries in Bennington, KS were Health Care & Social Assistance (69 people), Retail Trade (40 people), and Public Administration (33 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($78,438), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,500), and Manufacturing ($61,250).

Employment

Occupations

293
2023 Value
± 81
3.53%
1 Year growth
± 38.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Bennington, KS grew at a rate of 3.53%, from 283 employees to 293 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bennington, KS, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (33 people), Sales & Related Occupations (26 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (24 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bennington, KS.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

293
2023 Value
± 81
3.53%
1 Year growth
± 38.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Bennington, KS grew at a rate of 3.53%, from 283 employees to 293 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bennington, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (69 people), Retail Trade (40 people), and Public Administration (33 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bennington, KS, though some of these residents may live in Bennington, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$50,393
Median earning men ± $10,471
$29,167
Median earning women ± $15,298

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,813), Retail Trade ($68,438), and Manufacturing ($61,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Retail Trade ($38,438), Public Administration ($27,083), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($16,845).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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3.11%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (57.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (41%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.23%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran
Senator from Kansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Roger Marshall
Senator from Kansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kansas

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.953% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.861% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (601k), Some college (543k), and Bachelors Degree (457k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Bennington, KS was $130,800 in 2023, which is 0.431 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $123,900 to $130,800, a 5.57% increase. The homeownership rate in Bennington, KS is 68.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Bennington, KS have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bennington, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$130,800
Median Property Value 2023
±$15,999
$176
Median Property Taxes
±$45

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bennington, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bennington, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

68.2%
Homeownership
2023
71.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 68.2% of the housing units in Bennington, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.5%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Bennington, KS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$78,750
Median Household Income
± $18,630
258
Number of Households
± 72

In 2023, the median household income of the 258 households in Bennington, KS declined from $78,750 from the previous year's value of $80,417.

The following chart displays the households in Bennington, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bennington, KS is from Kansas.
0.458
2023 Wage GINI in Kansas
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.893% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (83.3%)
  2. Carpooled (9.22%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.46%)

In 2023, 83.3% of workers in Bennington, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.22%) and those who worked at home (5.46%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bennington, KS have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.61% of the workforce in Bennington, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bennington, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bennington, KS have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bennington, KS (94 out of 583 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bennington, KS is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

90.5% of the population of Bennington, KS has health coverage, with 39.1% on employee plans, 14.7% on Medicaid, 23.7% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kansas see 1,285 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.98% increase from the previous year (1,260 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1583 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 421 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 57.5% were men and 42.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.6% under 18 years, 19.4% between 18 and 34 years, 25.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 57.5% were men and 42.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.48%
Uninsured
39.1%
Employer Coverage
14.7%
Medicaid
23.7%
Medicare
13.1%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bennington, KS grew by 20.9% from 7.84% to 9.48%.

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