Bennington County, VT Demographic Data
Bennington County, VT Summary
Bennington County is located in Vermont
- Population: 36,877
- Area: 677.66 sq. miles
- Land Area: 674.98 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.68 sq. miles
- Population Density: 54.41 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,831.04 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Bennington County, VT Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
18,665
51%
50.8
Male
17,838
49%
49.2
Total Population
36,503
323,128,000
Bennington County, VT Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,728
4.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,134
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,882
5.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,428
6.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,394
6.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,390
9.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,647
10.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,405
14.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,145
8.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,615
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,207
11.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,269
6.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,259
3.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
29,379
80.5%
77.2
Female
15,362
52.3%
51.3
Male
14,017
47.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
27,883
76.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
9,235
25.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
7,735
21.2%
15.2
Female
4,227
54.6%
55.8
Male
3,508
45.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Bennington County, VT Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
35,683
97.8%
96.8
White
35,076
96.1%
72.6
Black or African American
236
0.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
29
0.1%
0.8
Asian
211
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
54
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
31
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
8
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
76
0.2%
0.2
Korean
21
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
17
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
4
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
14
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
14
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
117
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
820
2.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
634
1.7%
17.8
Mexican
92
0.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
267
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
24
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
251
0.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
35,869
98.3%
82.2
Bennington County, VT Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
616
2.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,828
7.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,853
30.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,759
18.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,168
8.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
5,472
21.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
3,241
12.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,444
9.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
23,493
90.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
8,713
33.6%
31.2
Bennington County, VT Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,516
27.7%
33.7%
Now Married
15,509
50.4%
47.5
Divorced
3,926
12.8%
11.0%
Separated
485
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
2,323
7.6
5.8%
Bennington County, VT Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
33,279
95.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,496
4.3%
21.6%
Spanish
340
1.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
913
2.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
231
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
12
0.0%
1.1%
Bennington County, VT Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
891
5.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
894
5.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,561
10.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,786
11.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,396
15.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,991
19.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,978
12.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,536
10.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
770
5.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
596
3.9%
6.4
Median household income
51,489
57,617
Per capita income
30,197
31,128
Bennington County, VT Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
391
2.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,818
10.2%
9.8
Construction
1,412
7.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,762
26.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
781
4.4%
6.6
Information
377
2.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,495
14.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
777
4.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,377
7.7%
11.4
Public administration
436
2.5%
4.6
Retail trade
2,400
13.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
538
3.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
206
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,674
9.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,362
35.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,465
13.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,919
22.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,350
18.9%
18.1%
Bennington County, VT Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
17,301
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
13,170
76.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,566
9.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
77
0.4%
5.1
Walked
908
5.2%
2.7
Other means
344
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
1,236
7.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.0
26.6
Bennington County, VT Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,088
7.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,660
36.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,089
39.5%
37.1
3 or more
2,562
16.6%
21.0
Bennington County, VT Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
15,399
73.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
11,232
72.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,167
27.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,523
26.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Bennington County, VT Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
20,922
1 room
334
1.6%
2.4
2 rooms
539
2.6%
2.7
3 rooms
1,508
7.2%
9.1
4 rooms
2,768
13.2%
16.5
5 rooms
4,262
20.4%
19.8
6 rooms
3,933
18.8%
17.8
7 rooms
2,678
12.8%
12.0
8 rooms
2,102
10.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,798
13.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Bennington County, VT Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
20,922
1-unit, detached
15,074
72.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
419
2.0%
5.9
2-units
1,368
6.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,481
7.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
713
3.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
141
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
508
2.4%
9.0
Mobile home
1,218
5.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Bennington County, VT Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
5,076
24.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,016
4.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,750
8.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,194
10.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,392
16.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,450
16.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,980
9.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,865
8.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
122
0.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
77
0.4%
1.4%
Bennington County, VT Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
384
2.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,342
15.2%
4.7
Electricity
520
3.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
9,573
62.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
49
0.3%
0.1
Wood
2,220
14.4%
1.9
Solar energy
22
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
288
1.9%
0.5
No fuel used
1
0.0%
1.1
Bennington County, VT Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
6,864
47295100.0
Less than $500
49
0.7%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
327
4.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
625
9.1%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
709
10.3%
11.8%
$500 to $999
1,262
18.4%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,417
20.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,475
36.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,139
31.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,165
17.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
619
9.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
700
10.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,235
32.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
6
0.0%
0.0%
Bennington County, VT Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,957
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
6
0.2%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
15
0.4%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
67
1.7%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
188
4.8%
11.9%
Less than $500
677
17.1%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
977
24.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
2,027
51.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
210
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
857
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
559
14.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
411
10.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
407
10.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
601
15.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
487
12.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,443
36.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
259
0.0%
0.0%
Bennington County, VT Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
11,232
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
746
6.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
696
6.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,544
13.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,410
21.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,763
24.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2,094
18.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
841
7.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
138
1.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
207,300
205,000