Bennington, NE

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2020 Population

2,075

7.46% 1-year growth

US Senator

Deb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

Ben Sasse

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

39.2

1.03% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

4.92%

3.54% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$92,738

14.6% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$235,600

10.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Bennington, NE had a population of 2.08k people with a median age of 39.2 and a median household income of $92,738. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Bennington, NE grew from 1,931 to 2,075, a 7.46% increase and its median household income grew from $80,917 to $92,738, a 14.6% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bennington, NE are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.9%), White (Hispanic) (1.73%), Other (Non-Hispanic) (1.2%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.916%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.819%).

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.

99.4% of the residents in Bennington, NE are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Bennington, NE was $235,600, and the homeownership rate was 71%.

Most people in Bennington, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Bennington, NE was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Bennington, NE is home to a population of 2.08k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2020, 1.01% of Bennington, NE residents were born outside of the country (21 people).

In 2020, there were 54.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.97k people) in Bennington, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 36 White (Hispanic) and 25 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.4%

2020 Citizenship

99.5%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 99.4% of Bennington, NE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Bennington, NE was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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)
1.97k ± 287
White (Hispanic)
36 ± 28
Other (Non-Hispanic)
25 ± 39

2.17%

Hispanic Population

45 people

2.17% of the people in Bennington, NE are hispanic (45 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

1.01%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

21 people

1.14%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

22 people

As of 2020, 1.01% of Bennington, NE residents (21 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bennington, NE was 1.14%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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
49 ± 40
Gulf War (1990s)
20 ± 15
Korea
18 ± 21

Bennington, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.45 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Bennington, NE employs 1.1k people. The largest industries in Bennington, NE are Health Care & Social Assistance (208 people), Retail Trade (135 people), and Construction (113 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($90,000), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($79,833), and Transportation & Warehousing ($79,750).

Employment

Occupations

1.1k

2020 Value

± 147

7.55%

1 Year growth

± 17.3%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Bennington, NE grew at a rate of 7.55%, from 1.02k employees to 1.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bennington, NE, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (148 people), Sales & Related Occupations (123 people), and Management Occupations (108 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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.1k

2020 Value

± 147

7.55%

1 Year growth

± 17.3%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Bennington, NE grew at a rate of 7.55%, from 1.02k employees to 1.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bennington, NE, are Health Care & Social Assistance (208 people), Retail Trade (135 people), and Construction (113 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

$61,765

Median earning men ± $5,210

$38,641

Median earning women ± $6,023

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Manufacturing ($80,625), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($79,833), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Information ($73,125), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,813), and Manufacturing ($48,375).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

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

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Nebraska to other states, or from other states to Nebraska.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Nebraska product (by dollars) was Meat/seafood with $25.7B, followed by Live animals/fish ($15.7B) and Cereal grains ($13B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Nebraska products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$153B

2020 Value in Nebraska

$285B

Projected 2050 Value in Nebraska

86.9% growth

In 2020, total outbound Nebraska trade was $153B. This is expected to increase 86.9% to $285B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Nebraska trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Nebraska to other states, or from other states to Nebraska.

Most Common Trade Partners

Iowa
$11.7B
Kansas
$8.57B
Texas
$7.11B

In 2020, the top outbound Nebraska domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Iowa with $11.7B, followed by Kansas with $8.57B and Texas and $7.11B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Nebraska shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Deb Fischer and Ben Sasse 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.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

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Deb Fischer

Senator from Nebraska

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ben Sasse

Senator from Nebraska

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Deb Fischer and Ben Sasse 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 Representatives 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 2020, 0.858% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.835% 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 2020 were High School or Equivalent (379k), Some college (365k), and Bachelors Degree (295k).

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

The median property value in Bennington, NE was $235,600 in 2020, which is 1.03 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $212,400 to $235,600, a 10.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Bennington, NE is 71%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Bennington, NE have an average commute time of 23.1 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.

Property

$235,600

Median Property Value 2020

±$25,740

$558

Median Property Taxes

±$90

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

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

Rent vs Own

71%

Homeownership

2020

64.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 71% of the housing units in Bennington, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.9%.

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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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

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 (Total).

Household Income

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

$92,738

Median Household Income

± $11,915

786

Number of Households

± 110

In 2020, the median household income of the 786 households in Bennington, NE grew to $92,738 from the previous year's value of $80,917.

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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bennington, NE is from Nebraska.

0.441

2020 Wage GINI in Nebraska

0.444

2019 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2020, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.534% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more 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 2020

Drove Alone (85.4%)
Worked At Home (8.27%)
Carpooled (5.79%)

In 2020, 85.4% of workers in Bennington, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.27%) and those who carpooled to work (5.79%).

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

23.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bennington, NE have a shorter commute time (23.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 2% 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

4.92% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bennington, NE (102 out of 2.08k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 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

94.3% of the population of Bennington, NE has health coverage, with 65.2% on employee plans, 5.4% on Medicaid, 12.7% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 0.337% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Nebraska was $8,412 in 2014. This is a 3.43% increase from the previous year ($8,133).

Primary care physicians in Douglas County, NE see 900 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.42% decrease from the previous year (913 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1031 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 238 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

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Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Nebraska, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

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900 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Douglas County, NE

Primary care physicians in Douglas County, NE see an average of 900 patients per year. This represents a 1.42% decrease from the previous year (913 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.

Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Nebraska across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.9% under 18 years, 14% between 18 and 34 years, 40.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.69%

Uninsured

65.2%

Employer Coverage

5.4%

Medicaid

12.7%

Medicare

10.7%

Non-Group

0.337%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bennington, NE grew by 48.4% from 3.83% to 5.69%.

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.