Bennington vs Ralston

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

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

Ralston has the higher population (6,445 vs 2,417 in Bennington). Bennington has the higher median household income ($98,375 vs $65,557 in Ralston). Bennington has the higher median home value ($337,600 vs $215,800 in Ralston).

Population, income & housing

	Bennington	Ralston
Population	2,417	6,445
Median age	38.5 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$98,375	$65,557
Median home value	$337,600	$215,800
Median gross rent	$1,361	$1,178
Housing units	1,052	3,078
Homeownership rate	69.3%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.8%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bennington	Ralston
Population	1,931 → 2,417 (+25.2%)	7,321 → 6,445 (-12.0%)
Median household income	$80,917 → $98,375 (+21.6%)	$62,816 → $65,557 (+4.4%)
Median home value	$212,400 → $337,600 (+58.9%)	$147,000 → $215,800 (+46.8%)
Median gross rent	$920 → $1,361 (+47.9%)	$917 → $1,178 (+28.5%)

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

Ralston

Population

7,3216,445

Median household income

$62,816$65,557

Median home value

$147,000$215,800

Median gross rent

$917$1,178

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bennington	Ralston
Under 5	9.9%	5.8%
5 to 17	19.1%	13.8%
18 to 24	4.5%	10.1%
25 to 34	9.7%	17.0%
35 to 44	14.6%	11.5%
45 to 54	14.3%	9.7%
55 to 64	11.6%	12.9%
65 to 74	6.7%	11.9%
75 and over	9.5%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bennington	Ralston
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	71.7%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.8%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	23.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bennington	Ralston
No high school diploma	4.8%	11.2%
High school graduate	23.4%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bennington	Ralston
Drove alone	82.2%	81.7%
Carpooled	6.2%	10.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	8.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bennington	Ralston
1-unit, detached	66.5%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	14.9%
20 or more units	12.2%	18.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bennington	Ralston
Poverty rate	3.9%	7.6%
Average household size	2.59	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	2002	1974