North Bennington

Population: 1,342
Median household income: $67,500
Median home value: $275,000

North Bennington is a community in Bennington County, Vermont, home to 1,342 residents. At $67,500, its median household income sits below Bennington County's $71,494.

Between 2019 and 2023, North Bennington's population declined 21.7% from 1,715 to 1,342, while its median home value rose 38.2% from $199,000 to $275,000.

46.2% of workers drive to work alone. 62.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,342
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $67,500
Median home value: $275,000
Median gross rent: $1,500
Housing units: 380
Homeownership rate: 64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7151,342

Median household income

$53,603$67,500

Median home value

$199,000$275,000

Median gross rent

$952$1,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,715	$53,603	$199,000	$952
2020	1,551	$55,682	$209,300	$996
2021	1,539	$46,513	$219,800	$1,089
2022	1,420	$62,125	$251,400	$1,423
2023	1,342	$67,500	$275,000	$1,500

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

Age distribution

Under 51.1%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 2429.9%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 448.6%

45 to 546.6%

55 to 646.2%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over16.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	1.1%
5 to 17	145	10.8%
18 to 24	401	29.9%
25 to 34	92	6.9%
35 to 44	116	8.6%
45 to 54	88	6.6%
55 to 64	83	6.2%
65 to 74	178	13.3%
75 and over	224	16.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,161	86.5%
Black or African American	18	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	63	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.4%
Two or more races	73	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.4%

High school graduate39.1%

Some college or associate's17.5%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree26.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19	2.4%
High school graduate	305	39.1%
Some college or associate's	137	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	115	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	205	26.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone46.2%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked25.7%

Bicycle2.5%

Worked from home18.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	262	46.2%
Carpooled	33	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	146	25.7%
Bicycle	14	2.5%
Worked from home	105	18.5%
Other means	7	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	279	60.4%
15 to 29 min	98	21.2%
30 to 44 min	44	9.5%
45 to 59 min	20	4.3%
60+ min	21	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.16
Poverty rate: 8.5% (83 of 974)

	Count	Share
Family households	188	61.4%
Nonfamily households	118	38.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	306	80.5%
Vacant	74	19.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	197	64.4%
Renter-occupied	109	35.6%

1-unit, detached62.6%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units14.5%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units8.2%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	238	62.6%
1-unit, attached	19	5.0%
2 to 4 units	55	14.5%
5 to 19 units	25	6.6%
20 or more units	31	8.2%
Mobile home & other	12	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5049075
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.87 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 42.9206, -73.2409