Bennington vs Boys Town

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

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

Bennington has the higher population (2,417 vs 763 in Boys Town). Bennington has the higher median household income ($98,375 vs $72,000 in Boys Town). Since 2019, Bennington's population has grown faster (+25.2% vs -11.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Bennington	Boys Town
Population	2,417	763
Median age	38.5 yrs	19.3 yrs
Median household income	$98,375	$72,000
Median home value	$337,600	—
Median gross rent	$1,361	$1,094
Housing units	1,052	40
Homeownership rate	69.3%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.8%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	18.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bennington	Boys Town
Population	1,931 → 2,417 (+25.2%)	864 → 763 (-11.7%)
Median household income	$80,917 → $98,375 (+21.6%)	$56,875 → $72,000 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$212,400 → $337,600 (+58.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$920 → $1,361 (+47.9%)	$1,125 → $1,094 (-2.8%)

Bennington

Population

1,9312,417

Median household income

$80,917$98,375

Median home value

$212,400$337,600

Median gross rent

$920$1,361

Boys Town

Population

864763

Median household income

$56,875$72,000

Median gross rent

$1,125$1,094

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bennington	Boys Town
Under 5	9.9%	0.9%
5 to 17	19.1%	44.7%
18 to 24	4.5%	7.6%
25 to 34	9.7%	18.5%
35 to 44	14.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	14.3%	4.7%
55 to 64	11.6%	10.1%
65 to 74	6.7%	13.5%
75 and over	9.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bennington	Boys Town
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	57.4%
Black or African American	1.2%	25.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	14.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bennington	Boys Town
No high school diploma	4.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	23.4%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	1.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	22.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bennington	Boys Town
Drove alone	82.2%	5.0%
Carpooled	6.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	95.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bennington	Boys Town
1-unit, detached	66.5%	27.5%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	10.0%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	37.5%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	25.0%
20 or more units	12.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bennington	Boys Town
Poverty rate	3.9%	47.0%
Average household size	2.59	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	2002	1960