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Bennington Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Bennington Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

15,121

Age

Under 5 Years:
3.5%
5 - 17:
14.3%
18 - 24:
9.3%
25 - 34:
10.8%
35 - 54:
22.9%
55 - 64:
14.0%
Over 65 Years:
25.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.1%
5.1%
92.7%
92.7%
36.9%
36.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Bennington
USA
$35,637
$35,637
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Bennington
USA
$59,446
$59,446
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

13.2%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Education
Manufacturing
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
Construction
Administration
Other
Information Technology
Transportation
Arts
24.6%
24.6%
16.2%
16.2%
14.4%
14.4%
10.9%
10.9%
5.1%
5.1%
4.1%
4.1%
3.5%
3.5%
3.4%
3.4%
3.2%
3.2%
2.3%
2.3%
2.2%
2.2%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
89.1%
89.1%
5.0%
5.0%
3.1%
3.1%
1.5%
1.5%
1.1%
1.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
Irish
German
Italian
French
Scottish
French Canadian
Polish
Dutch
Swedish
European
British
Slovak
Welsh
Danish
Norwegian
Scots-Irish
Lithuanian
African
Russian
20.4%
20.4%
18.3%
18.3%
13.7%
13.7%
10.5%
10.5%
9.2%
9.2%
5.9%
5.9%
5.2%
5.2%
4.4%
4.4%
1.8%
1.8%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
Tagalog
German/Yiddish
Slavic languages
Italian
Japanese
Russian
Chinese
Scandinavian languages
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
95.2%
95.2%
2.0%
2.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Bennington Residents

3.7%