Bennington vs Valley

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

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

Valley has the higher population (3,113 vs 2,417 in Bennington). Valley has the higher median household income ($106,750 vs $98,375 in Bennington). Valley has the higher median home value ($515,100 vs $337,600 in Bennington).

Population, income & housing

	Bennington	Valley
Population	2,417	3,113
Median age	38.5 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$98,375	$106,750
Median home value	$337,600	$515,100
Median gross rent	$1,361	$1,053
Housing units	1,052	1,603
Homeownership rate	69.3%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.8%	50.1%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bennington	Valley
Population	1,931 → 2,417 (+25.2%)	2,773 → 3,113 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$80,917 → $98,375 (+21.6%)	$72,500 → $106,750 (+47.2%)
Median home value	$212,400 → $337,600 (+58.9%)	$248,200 → $515,100 (+107.5%)
Median gross rent	$920 → $1,361 (+47.9%)	$909 → $1,053 (+15.8%)

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

Valley

Population

2,7733,113

Median household income

$72,500$106,750

Median home value

$248,200$515,100

Median gross rent

$909$1,053

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bennington	Valley
Under 5	9.9%	8.4%
5 to 17	19.1%	12.7%
18 to 24	4.5%	5.6%
25 to 34	9.7%	11.2%
35 to 44	14.6%	11.3%
45 to 54	14.3%	12.9%
55 to 64	11.6%	16.1%
65 to 74	6.7%	15.6%
75 and over	9.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bennington	Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	94.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.3%
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%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bennington	Valley
No high school diploma	4.8%	2.4%
High school graduate	23.4%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	23.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bennington	Valley
Drove alone	82.2%	66.2%
Carpooled	6.2%	6.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	23.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bennington	Valley
1-unit, detached	66.5%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	1.9%
20 or more units	12.2%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Bennington	Valley
Poverty rate	3.9%	4.7%
Average household size	2.59	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	2002	1982