Bennington, VT

Census Place

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2024 Population
9,245
US Senator
Bernie Sanders
Independent Party
US Senator
Peter Welch
Democratic Party
US Representative
Becca Balint
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
44.5
3.05% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
11.4%
7.98% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$54,257
0.776% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$191,700
3.57% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,949
1.55% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Bennington, 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.

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

In 2024, the median property value in Bennington, VT was $191,700, and the homeownership rate was 54.7%.

Most people in Bennington, VT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Bennington, VT was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Bennington, VT is home to a population of 9.25k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.69% of Bennington, VT residents were born outside of the country (249 people).

In 2024, there were 30.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.33k people) in Bennington, VT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 274 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 197 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%
2024 Citizenship
99.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Bennington, VT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bennington, VT was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bennington, VT
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    8.33k ± 603
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    274 ± 135
  3. White (Hispanic)
    197 ± 131
2.6%
Hispanic Population
240 people

In 2024, there were 30.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.33k people) in Bennington, VT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 274 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 197 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.6% of the people in Bennington, VT are hispanic (240 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Vermont.
Most Common Origin
  1. Canada
    5,120 ± 1,750 people
  2. China
    1,549 ± 965 people
  3. India
    1,343 ± 899 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Vermont was Canada, the natal country of 5,120 Vermont residents, followed by China with 1,549 and India with 1,343.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.69%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
249 people
1.41%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
125 people

As of 2024, 2.69% of Bennington, VT residents (249 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, VT was 1.41%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    95 ± 90
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    94 ± 80
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    63 ± 67

Bennington, VT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Bennington, VT employs 3.95k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bennington, VT were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,113 people), Retail Trade (648 people), and Manufacturing (532 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($90,571), Transportation & Warehousing ($87,386), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,263).

Employment

Occupations

3.95k
2024 Value
± 574
−1.55%
1 Year decline
± 21.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bennington, VT declined at a rate of −1.55%, from 4.01k employees to 3.95k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bennington, VT, are Sales & Related Occupations (555 people), Community & Social Service Occupations (405 people), and Production Occupations (397 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bennington, VT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

3.95k
2024 Value
± 574
−1.55%
1 Year decline
± 21.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bennington, VT declined at a rate of −1.55%, from 4.01k employees to 3.95k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bennington, VT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,113 people), Retail Trade (648 people), and Manufacturing (532 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bennington, VT, though some of these residents may live in Bennington, VT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,392
Median earning men ± $3,020
$38,250
Median earning women ± $7,330

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($90,286), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,365), and Information ($58,558).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($97,756), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,526), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($41,786).

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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.

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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, 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

Voting results are not available for Bennington, VT. Showing the available data for Vermont.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (63.8%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (32.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Vermont

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Vermont.
Bernie Sanders
Senator from Vermont1
Assumed office on January 3, 2007
Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont join meetings of the Senate Democratic Caucus.
Peter Welch
Senator from Vermont3
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.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Bennington, VT

Becca Balint
District at-large Representative
Democratic Party

Bennington, 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, VT have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Bennington, VT was $191,700 in 2024, which is 0.576 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $185,100 to $191,700, a 3.57% increase. The homeownership rate in Bennington, VT is 54.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bennington, VT have an average commute time of 17.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bennington, VT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$191,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$27,873
$2,212
Median Property Taxes
±$387

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

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

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Rent vs Own

54.7%
Homeownership
2024
57%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 54.7% of the housing units in Bennington, VT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 56.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$54,257
Median Household Income
± $12,150
4.04k
Number of Households
± 558

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.04k households in Bennington, VT grew to $54,257 from the previous year's value of $53,839.

The following chart displays the households in Bennington, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bennington, VT is from Vermont.
0.433
2023 Wage GINI in Vermont
0.437
2022 Wage GINI in Vermont

In 2023, the income inequality in Vermont was 0.433 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.942% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Vermont was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Vermont in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (70.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (12.6%)
  3. Carpooled (11.8%)

In 2024, 70.4% of workers in Bennington, VT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.6%) and those who carpooled to work (11.8%).

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

17.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bennington, VT have a shorter commute time (17.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.79% of the workforce in Bennington, VT 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, VT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bennington, VT have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bennington, VT (1.02k out of 8.93k 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 75+, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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

91.2% of the population of Bennington, VT has health coverage, with 33.5% on employee plans, 29.1% on Medicaid, 14.4% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 2.05% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Vermont see 899 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (899 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1377 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 174 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.7% under 18 years, 20.5% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.79%
Uninsured
33.5%
Employer Coverage
29.1%
Medicaid
14.4%
Medicare
12.2%
Non-Group
2.05%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bennington, VT grew by 45.7% from 6.03% to 8.79%.

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