Bennington vs Waterloo

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

Bennington and Waterloo 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 950 in Waterloo). Bennington has the higher median household income ($98,375 vs $75,417 in Waterloo). Bennington has the higher median home value ($337,600 vs $218,400 in Waterloo).

Population, income & housing

	Bennington	Waterloo
Population	2,417	950
Median age	38.5 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$98,375	$75,417
Median home value	$337,600	$218,400
Median gross rent	$1,361	$1,125
Housing units	1,052	394
Homeownership rate	69.3%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.8%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bennington	Waterloo
Population	1,931 → 2,417 (+25.2%)	966 → 950 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$80,917 → $98,375 (+21.6%)	$64,821 → $75,417 (+16.3%)
Median home value	$212,400 → $337,600 (+58.9%)	$143,200 → $218,400 (+52.5%)
Median gross rent	$920 → $1,361 (+47.9%)	$880 → $1,125 (+27.8%)

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

Waterloo

Population

966950

Median household income

$64,821$75,417

Median home value

$143,200$218,400

Median gross rent

$880$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bennington	Waterloo
Under 5	9.9%	2.6%
5 to 17	19.1%	20.3%
18 to 24	4.5%	3.1%
25 to 34	9.7%	13.3%
35 to 44	14.6%	16.2%
45 to 54	14.3%	11.8%
55 to 64	11.6%	16.4%
65 to 74	6.7%	13.1%
75 and over	9.5%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bennington	Waterloo
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	90.6%
Black or African American	1.2%	2.2%
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%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bennington	Waterloo
No high school diploma	4.8%	7.0%
High school graduate	23.4%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bennington	Waterloo
Drove alone	82.2%	82.8%
Carpooled	6.2%	3.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bennington	Waterloo
1-unit, detached	66.5%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	10.9%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	4.8%
20 or more units	12.2%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bennington	Waterloo
Poverty rate	3.9%	6.4%
Average household size	2.59	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	2002	1986