Ada vs Bennington

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

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

Bennington has the higher population (612 vs 70 in Ada). Bennington has the higher median home value ($130,800 vs $85,000 in Ada). Since 2019, Bennington's population has grown faster (-26.5% vs -56.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Ada	Bennington
Population	70	612
Median age	41.0 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$78,750
Median home value	$85,000	$130,800
Median gross rent	—	$963
Housing units	26	279
Homeownership rate	100.0%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.4%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ada	Bennington
Population	160 → 70 (-56.3%)	833 → 612 (-26.5%)
Median household income	$33,798 → $33,750 (-0.1%)	$56,797 → $78,750 (+38.7%)
Median home value	$12,000 → $85,000 (+608.3%)	$103,000 → $130,800 (+27.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$813 → $963 (+18.5%)

Ada

Population

16070

Median household income

$33,798$33,750

Median home value

$12,000$85,000

Bennington

Population

833612

Median household income

$56,797$78,750

Median home value

$103,000$130,800

Median gross rent

$813$963

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ada	Bennington
Under 5	0.0%	7.0%
5 to 17	34.3%	20.9%
18 to 24	1.4%	8.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.7%
35 to 44	27.1%	8.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.3%
55 to 64	37.1%	7.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	9.5%
75 and over	0.0%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ada	Bennington
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	97.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.3%	0.2%
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%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ada	Bennington
No high school diploma	4.4%	7.2%
High school graduate	73.3%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	17.8%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ada	Bennington
Drove alone	69.0%	83.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.0%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ada	Bennington
1-unit, detached	100.0%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Ada	Bennington
Poverty rate	11.4%	16.1%
Average household size	2.69	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	1938	1960