Bennington vs Paris

A side-by-side comparison of Bennington and Paris: population, income, housing, and more.

Bennington and Paris are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Paris has the higher population (634 vs 120 in Bennington). Bennington has the higher median household income ($101,058 vs $82,500 in Paris). Since 2019, Paris's population has grown faster (+0.8% vs -7.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Bennington	Paris
Population	120	634
Median age	60.3 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$101,058	$82,500
Median home value	—	$235,700
Median gross rent	—	$862
Housing units	76	294
Homeownership rate	100.0%	91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bennington	Paris
Population	130 → 120 (-7.7%)	629 → 634 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$88,224 → $101,058 (+14.5%)	$53,906 → $82,500 (+53.0%)
Median home value	$107,200 → $73,600 (-31.3%)	$151,400 → $235,700 (+55.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$825 → $862 (+4.5%)

Bennington

Population

130120

Median household income

$88,224$101,058

Median home value

$107,200$73,600

Paris

Population

629634

Median household income

$53,906$82,500

Median home value

$151,400$235,700

Median gross rent

$825$862

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bennington	Paris
Under 5	11.7%	6.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	32.5%
18 to 24	13.3%	2.4%
25 to 34	6.7%	10.9%
35 to 44	15.0%	11.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.9%
55 to 64	23.3%	6.3%
65 to 74	25.8%	12.6%
75 and over	4.2%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bennington	Paris
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	86.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	4.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bennington	Paris
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.4%
High school graduate	33.3%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	48.9%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bennington	Paris
Drove alone	100.0%	61.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	21.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	6.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bennington	Paris
1-unit, detached	96.1%	82.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Bennington	Paris
Poverty rate	0.0%	12.5%
Average household size	2.93	3.45
Mean commute (minutes)	—	37
Median year structure built	1938	1971