Bennington County, Vermont

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Key figures

Statistic	Bennington County, Vermont	Vermont	United States	Rank
Total Population	37,269	647,106	334,922,499	1278th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$73,325	$81,203	$80,734	954th of 3,221
Median Age	46.9	43.1	38.9	496th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	41.8%	43.8%	35.7%	231st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$279,900	$316,600	$332,700	731st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,109	$1,234	$1,413	701st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.3%	10.1%	12.5%	2141st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	3.6%	5.2%	1696th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	55.3	70.2	n/a	1446th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.7%	4.3%	14.1%	1685th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.3	n/a	n/a	1007th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.7%	73.2%	65.2%	1763rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.3	23.5	26.4	2491st of 3,221
Worked from Home	17.7%	16.9%	15.1%	228th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.1%	n/a	n/a	2985th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.3%	46.4%	46.9%	2177th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.0%	n/a	n/a	2175th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Bennington County, Vermont

Statistic	Bennington County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	89.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.8%	2.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	1.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	1.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	17.4	18.8	61.4

Age in Bennington County, Vermont

Statistic	Bennington County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Median Age	46.9	43.1	38.9
Under 18 %	18.7%	17.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.8%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.6%	11.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.9%	12.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.6%	26.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.4%	21.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Bennington County, Vermont

Statistic	Bennington County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Households	14,987	273,416	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.3	2.5
Family Households	59.6%	58.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.6%	23.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.3%	12.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.5%	31.0%	28.7%
Never Married	32.2%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Bennington County, Vermont

Statistic	Bennington County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Per Capita Income	$46,487	$46,500	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.9%	13.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.2%	16.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.4%	19.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.0%	11.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.3%	10.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.8%	23.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.4%	10.6%	n/a

Housing in Bennington County, Vermont

Statistic	Bennington County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Housing Units	20,903	339,042	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.9%	67.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.3%	10.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	28.3%	19.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.3%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	37.8%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,580	$5,039	n/a

Education in Bennington County, Vermont

Statistic	Bennington County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Less than High School	5.6%	5.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.4%	26.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.1%	24.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.1%	25.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	19.7%	18.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Bennington County, Vermont

Statistic	Bennington County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.8%	64.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	69.9%	68.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.8%	4.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	44.3%	33.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.3%	5.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.5%	6.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Bennington County, Vermont

Statistic	Bennington County, Vermont	Vermont	United States
Born in State of Residence	40.3%	47.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.7%	2.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	1.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.3%	94.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	1.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.2%	5.5%	16.7%

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