Bennington County, Vermont

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 37,312
Median household income: $71,494
Median home value: $257,400

Bennington County, Vermont counts 37,312 residents. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. At $71,494, its median household income sits below Vermont's $78,024.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bennington County's population grew 4.4% from 35,746 to 37,312, while its median household income rose 27.3% from $56,183 to $71,494.

74.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1971.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,312
Median age: 46.6 yrs
Median household income: $71,494
Median home value: $257,400
Median gross rent: $1,063
Housing units: 20,877
Homeownership rate: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,74637,312

Median household income

$56,183$71,494

Median home value

$207,600$257,400

Median gross rent

$812$1,063

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,746	$56,183	$207,600	$812
2020	35,649	$58,200	$210,600	$854
2021	37,235	$63,448	$218,400	$918
2022	37,326	$68,558	$243,000	$974
2023	37,312	$71,494	$257,400	$1,063

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,652	4.4%
5 to 17	5,385	14.4%
18 to 24	3,336	8.9%
25 to 34	3,728	10.0%
35 to 44	3,927	10.5%
45 to 54	4,441	11.9%
55 to 64	5,978	16.0%
65 to 74	5,150	13.8%
75 and over	3,715	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	34,163	91.6%
Black or African American	380	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.1%
Asian	354	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	139	0.4%
Two or more races	1,216	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,023	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate27.1%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree21.5%

Graduate or professional degree19.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,577	5.9%
High school graduate	7,298	27.1%
Some college or associate's	6,976	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	5,782	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5,306	19.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone72.3%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.3%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home14.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,828	72.3%
Carpooled	1,387	7.8%
Public transit	53	0.3%
Walked	704	4.0%
Bicycle	36	0.2%
Worked from home	2,518	14.2%
Other means	218	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,151	47.0%
15 to 29 min	5,157	33.9%
30 to 44 min	1,769	11.6%
45 to 59 min	449	2.9%
60+ min	700	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 11.4% (4,128 of 36,364)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,919	60.9%
Nonfamily households	5,717	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,636	70.1%
Vacant	6,241	29.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,074	75.7%
Renter-occupied	3,562	24.3%

1-unit, detached74.7%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,586	74.7%
1-unit, attached	493	2.4%
2 to 4 units	2,295	11.0%
5 to 19 units	1,028	4.9%
20 or more units	477	2.3%
Mobile home & other	998	4.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 50003
State: Vermont
Land area: 674 sq mi
Water area: 2.66 sq mi
Center point: 43.0353, -73.1115