North Bennington vs Pownal

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

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

North Bennington has the higher population (1,342 vs 587 in Pownal). North Bennington has the higher median household income ($67,500 vs $55,156 in Pownal). North Bennington has the higher median home value ($275,000 vs $215,900 in Pownal).

Population, income & housing

	North Bennington	Pownal
Population	1,342	587
Median age	36.2 yrs	29.1 yrs
Median household income	$67,500	$55,156
Median home value	$275,000	$215,900
Median gross rent	$1,500	—
Housing units	380	172
Homeownership rate	64.4%	93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.0%	4.2%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	16.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Bennington	Pownal
Population	1,715 → 1,342 (-21.7%)	666 → 587 (-11.9%)
Median household income	$53,603 → $67,500 (+25.9%)	$56,771 → $55,156 (-2.8%)
Median home value	$199,000 → $275,000 (+38.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$952 → $1,500 (+57.6%)	—

North Bennington

Population

1,7151,342

Median household income

$53,603$67,500

Median home value

$199,000$275,000

Median gross rent

$952$1,500

Pownal

Population

666587

Median household income

$56,771$55,156

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Bennington	Pownal
Under 5	1.1%	7.0%
5 to 17	10.8%	11.8%
18 to 24	29.9%	28.3%
25 to 34	6.9%	5.3%
35 to 44	8.6%	14.7%
45 to 54	6.6%	9.0%
55 to 64	6.2%	1.9%
65 to 74	13.3%	7.8%
75 and over	16.7%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Bennington	Pownal
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	84.8%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	6.3%
Two or more races	5.4%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Bennington	Pownal
No high school diploma	2.4%	13.8%
High school graduate	39.1%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	17.5%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	26.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Bennington	Pownal
Drove alone	46.2%	77.9%
Carpooled	5.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	25.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.5%	22.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Bennington	Pownal
1-unit, detached	62.6%	48.8%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	8.7%
2 to 4 units	14.5%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	36.0%

Poverty & households

	North Bennington	Pownal
Poverty rate	8.5%	21.6%
Average household size	3.16	3.38
Mean commute (minutes)	16	22
Median year structure built	1952	1969