Bennington, NE

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2023 Population

2,417

0.617% 1-year decline

US Senator

Deb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

Pete Ricketts

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

38.5

3.02% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

3.92%

0.103% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$98,375

4.16% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,239

3.6% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bennington, NE are White (Non-Hispanic) (89%), Other (Non-Hispanic) (2.77%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.23%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.9%), and White (Hispanic) (1.45%).

None of the households in Bennington, NE 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.

99.5% of the residents in Bennington, NE are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Bennington, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Bennington, NE was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Bennington, NE is home to a population of 2.42k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.37% of Bennington, NE residents were born outside of the country (33 people).

In 2023, there were 32.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.15k people) in Bennington, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 67 Other (Non-Hispanic) and 54 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

99.4%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bennington, NE

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.15k ± 345
Other (Non-Hispanic)
67 ± 106
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
54 ± 39.3

3.89%

Hispanic Population

94 people

3.89% of the people in Bennington, NE are hispanic (94 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Bennington, NE as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
46,527 ± 5,232 people
Guatemala
10,472 ± 2,506 people
India
6,505 ± 1,977 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 46,527 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 10,472 and India with 6,505.

Foreign-Born Population

1.37%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

33 people

1.07%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

26 people

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
37 ± 40
Gulf War (2001-)
22 ± 24
Gulf War (1990s)
13 ± 11

Bennington, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.68 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Bennington, NE employs 1.24k people. The largest industries in Bennington, NE are Health Care & Social Assistance (251 people), Retail Trade (184 people), and Finance & Insurance (123 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($100,714), Transportation & Warehousing ($92,143), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($91,607).

Males in Nebraska have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $55,834. The income inequality in Nebraska (measured using the Gini index) is 0.444, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.24k

2023 Value

± 172

3.6%

1 Year growth

± 18.3%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bennington, NE, are Sales & Related Occupations (168 people), Management Occupations (165 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (109 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bennington, NE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nebraska (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.24k

2023 Value

± 172

3.6%

1 Year growth

± 18.3%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bennington, NE, are Health Care & Social Assistance (251 people), Retail Trade (184 people), and Finance & Insurance (123 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bennington, NE, though some of these residents may live in Bennington, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($100,938), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($97,917), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($91,042).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($86,250), Other Services Except Public Administration ($76,071), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,125).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.25%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.03M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.25% 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 8.87%.

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members 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, NE. Showing the available data for Nebraska.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (59.3%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (38.9%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.849%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

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Deb Fischer

Senator from Nebraska

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Pete Ricketts

Senator from Nebraska

Assumed office on January 12, 2023
Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

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 Nebraska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Nebraska

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 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 Nebraska have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.09% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.952% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (381k), Some college (364k), and Bachelors Degree (309k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Bennington, NE have an average commute time of 24.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bennington, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

63.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 73.18
Census Tract 73.17

The following map shows all of the places in Bennington, NE colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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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.

$98,375

Median Household Income

± $20,335

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Bennington, NE 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, NE is from Nebraska.

0.444

2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

0.444

2021 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2022, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.444 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0995% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (82.2%)
Worked At Home (9.92%)
Carpooled (6.23%)

In 2023, 82.2% of workers in Bennington, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.92%) and those who carpooled to work (6.23%).

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

24.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bennington, NE have a shorter commute time (24.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.82% of the workforce in Bennington, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.92% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bennington, NE (94 out of 2.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bennington, NE 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

95.2% of the population of Bennington, NE has health coverage, with 64.9% on employee plans, 7.28% on Medicaid, 13.4% on Medicare, 9.23% on non-group plans, and 0.414% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Douglas County, NE see 880 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.33% decrease from the previous year (901 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 987 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 215 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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880 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Douglas County, NE

Primary care physicians in Douglas County, NE see an average of 880 patients per year. This represents a 2.33% decrease from the previous year (901 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.8%

Uninsured

64.9%

Employer Coverage

7.28%

Medicaid

13.4%

Medicare

9.23%

Non-Group

0.414%

Military or VA

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

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