Bennington vs King Lake

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

Bennington and King Lake 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 22 in King Lake). Since 2019, Bennington's population has grown faster (+25.2% vs -72.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Bennington	King Lake
Population	2,417	22
Median age	38.5 yrs	66.3 yrs
Median household income	$98,375	—
Median home value	$337,600	—
Median gross rent	$1,361	—
Housing units	1,052	56
Homeownership rate	69.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	50.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bennington	King Lake
Population	1,931 → 2,417 (+25.2%)	79 → 22 (-72.2%)
Median household income	$80,917 → $98,375 (+21.6%)	—
Median home value	$212,400 → $337,600 (+58.9%)	$82,800 → $40,800 (-50.7%)
Median gross rent	$920 → $1,361 (+47.9%)	—

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

King Lake

Population

7922

Median home value

$82,800$40,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bennington	King Lake
Under 5	9.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.7%	13.6%
35 to 44	14.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	14.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	11.6%	13.6%
65 to 74	6.7%	72.7%
75 and over	9.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bennington	King Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bennington	King Lake
No high school diploma	4.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	23.4%	86.4%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	13.6%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bennington	King Lake
Drove alone	82.2%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bennington	King Lake
1-unit, detached	66.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	12.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bennington	King Lake
Poverty rate	3.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.59	1.16
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	2002	1943