Bennington County, VT

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2024 Population

37,269

US Senator

Bernie Sanders

Independent Party

US Senator

Peter Welch

Democratic Party

US Representative

Becca Balint

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

46.9

0.644% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.3%

0.223% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$73,325

2.56% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$279,900

8.74% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

17,768

0.904% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Bennington County, VT 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% of the residents in Bennington County, VT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Bennington County, VT are Bennington College (238 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Bennington County, VT was $279,900, and the homeownership rate was 73.7%.

Most people in Bennington County, VT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Bennington County, VT was 2 cars per household.

Bennington County, VT borders Berkshire County, MA, Franklin County, MA, Rensselaer County, NY, Washington County, NY, Rutland County, VT, Windham County, VT, and Windsor County, VT.

United States Vermont Bennington, VT

Population & Diversity

Bennington County, VT is home to a population of 37.3k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.68% of Bennington County, VT residents were born outside of the country (1k people).

In 2024, there were 40.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (33.8k people) in Bennington County, VT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 839 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 609 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of Bennington County, VT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bennington County, VT was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bennington County, VT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bennington County, VT

White (Non-Hispanic)
33.8k ± 241
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
839 ± 187
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
609 ± 240

2.81%

Hispanic Population

1.05k people

2.81% of the people in Bennington County, VT are hispanic (1.05k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bennington County, VT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Vermont.

Most Common Origin

Canada
4,556 ± 1,651 people
India
1,739 ± 1,022 people
China
1,374 ± 909 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Vermont was Canada, the natal country of 4,556 Vermont residents, followed by India with 1,739 and China with 1,374.

Foreign-Born Population

2.68%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1k people

2.36%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

879 people

As of 2024, 2.68% of Bennington County, VT residents (1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bennington County, VT was 2.36%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bennington County, VT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
618 ± 141
Gulf War (2001-)
288 ± 113
Gulf War (1990s)
168 ± 79

Bennington County, VT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.15 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bennington County, VT.

Health

94.6% of the population of Bennington County, VT has health coverage, with 40% on employee plans, 21.8% on Medicaid, 16.8% on Medicare, 15.1% on non-group plans, and 0.974% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bennington County, VT see 868 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (868 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1168 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 192 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

868 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bennington County, VT

Primary care physicians in Bennington County, VT see an average of 868 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (868 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Bennington County, VT in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.3% under 18 years, 16.8% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.4%

Uninsured

40%

Employer Coverage

21.8%

Medicaid

16.8%

Medicare

15.1%

Non-Group

0.974%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bennington County, VT grew by 7.71% from 5.01% to 5.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bennington County, VT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 5.49 in Bennington County, VT.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Bennington County, VT.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 28.3% in Bennington County, VT.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Bennington County, VT.

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 5.21% in Bennington County, VT.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Bennington County, VT.

Economy

The economy of Bennington County, VT employs 17.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bennington County, VT were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,864 people), Retail Trade (2,635 people), and Educational Services (2,239 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($106,339), Finance & Insurance ($101,875), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($90,893).

Employment

Occupations

17.8k

2024 Value

± 923

−0.904%

1 Year decline

± 7.59%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bennington County, VT declined at a rate of −0.904%, from 17.9k employees to 17.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bennington County, VT, are Management Occupations (2,392 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,930 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,610 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bennington County, VT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Vermont.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Vermont (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

17.8k

2024 Value

± 923

−0.904%

1 Year decline

± 7.59%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bennington County, VT declined at a rate of −0.904%, from 17.9k employees to 17.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bennington County, VT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,864 people), Retail Trade (2,635 people), and Educational Services (2,239 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bennington County, VT, though some of these residents may live in Bennington County, VT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,833

Median earning men ± $4,095

$43,111

Median earning women ± $3,945

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($109,489), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($98,233), and Information ($75,564).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($90,179), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,353), and Construction ($61,875).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Vermont.

Y-Axis

1.76%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 307k people employed in Vermont. This represents a 1.76% 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 21.4%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

121
Construction
104
Retail Trade
86
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$175k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$111k
Manufacturing
$98k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Vermont went to Kamala Harris with 63.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (32.3%), followed by Other (1.76%).

Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch are the senators currently representing the state of Vermont. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Bennington County, VT is currently represented by Becca Balint in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Bennington County, VT. Showing the available data for Vermont.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (63.8%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (32.3%)
Republican Party
Other (1.76%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Vermont went to Kamala Harris with 63.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (32.3%), followed by Other (1.76%).

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Vermont

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Vermont.

Bernie Sanders

Senator from Vermont

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont join meetings of the Senate Democratic Caucus.{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2012/11/14/165149633/maine-independent-angus-king-to-caucus-with-senate-democrats |title=Maine Independent Angus King to Caucus with Senate Democrats |publisher=National Public Radio |first=Padmananda |last=Rama |date=November 14, 2012 |access-date=November 30, 2020 |quote=Angus King of Maine, who cruised to victory last week running as an independent, said Wednesday that he will caucus with Senate Democrats... The Senate's other independent, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, also caucuses with the Democrats.}}

Peter Welch

Senator from Vermont

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch are the senators currently representing Vermont.

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

The following chart shows elected senators in Vermont over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Bennington County, VT

Becca Balint

District at-large Representative

Democratic Party

Bennington County, VT is currently represented by Becca Balint (Democratic Party).

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

Education

In 2024, universities in Bennington County, VT awarded 238 degrees. The student population of Bennington County, VT in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 247 male students and 680 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bennington County, VT are White (155 and 77.1%), Hispanic or Latino (21 and 10.4%), Unknown (11 and 5.47%), and Two or More Races (6 and 2.99%).

The largest universities in Bennington County, VT by number of degrees awarded are Bennington College (238 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Bennington County, VT are Other English Language & Literature (40 and 16.8%), General Visual & Performing Arts (27 and 11.3%), and General Literature (18 and 7.56%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $65,398.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Bennington County, VT, the percentage of applicants admitted was 44.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 11.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 927 (26.6% men and 73.4% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 927 students enrolled in Bennington County, VT, 26.6% men and 73.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 594 records, of which 75.4% were women and 24.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Visual & Performing Arts
27 degrees awarded
General Literature
18 degrees awarded
General Drama & Theater Arts
17 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Bennington County, VT was General Visual & Performing Arts with 27 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Bennington County, VT according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Bennington College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

238 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Bennington College with 238 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 74 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bennington County, VT, which is 0.451 times less than the 164 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 155 degrees mean that there were 7.38 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 21 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($65,398) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($864) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bennington County, VT was $279,900 in 2024, which is 0.841 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $257,400 to $279,900, a 8.74% increase. The homeownership rate in Bennington County, VT is 73.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bennington County, VT have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bennington County, VT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 16% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bennington County, VT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.08%.

Housing

Property

$279,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,267

$11,042

Median Property Taxes

±$575

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 County, VT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

73.7%

Homeownership

2024

61%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.7% of the housing units in Bennington County, VT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bennington County, VT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$73,325

Median Household Income

± $4,802

15k

Number of Households

± 830

In 2024, the median household income of the 15k households in Bennington County, VT grew to $73,325 from the previous year's value of $71,494.

The following chart displays the households in Bennington County, VT 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bennington County, VT is from Vermont.

0.434

2024 Wage GINI in Vermont

0.433

2023 Wage GINI in Vermont

In 2024, the income inequality in Vermont was 0.434 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.133% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Vermont was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Vermont in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Vermont across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.9%)
Worked At Home (17.7%)
Carpooled (6.9%)

In 2024, 69.9% of workers in Bennington County, VT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.7%) and those who carpooled to work (6.9%).

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.

Commute Time

20.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bennington County, VT have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.32% of the workforce in Bennington County, VT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bennington County, VT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 16% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bennington County, VT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.08%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

11.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bennington County, VT (4.12k out of 36.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 65 - 74.

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

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 14.3% of the children was living in poverty in Bennington County, VT. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 156 in Bennington County, VT. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 0.047% per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.