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Bennington County, VT

Demographic and economic profile of Bennington County, VT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Bennington County is a small rural Vermont county of 37,312 residents with a relatively older workforce (median age 46.9) and moderate labor force participation of 60.6%, though 41.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income sits at $73,325 against a median home value of $257,400 and median gross rent of $1,063/month, pointing to comparatively affordable occupancy costs. The county posted 3.9% population growth over five years, unemployment stands at 4.2%, and a mean commute of 20.3 minutes reflects its small-scale, low-density character.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

37,312

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$73,325

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.9% since 2018

Bennington County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone34,230 (91.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,016 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races882 (2.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone435 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone348 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone317 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish559
  2. 2.Other Indo-European221
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)167
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)104
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island68

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,244

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,868

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$43,214

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,103
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,635
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,013
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,917
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,482

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,241
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,456
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,562
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,912
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,597

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Retail Trade (LQ 1.43×)2,794
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.25×)5,239
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.08×)1,697
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.04×)1,288
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.03×)295

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$257,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,063/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,702 (15.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,577 (14.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,306 (11.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,244 (11.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,112 (10.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999996 (9.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

41.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,113

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,224 (69.9%)
  • Worked At Home3,094 (17.7%)
  • Carpooled1,206 (6.9%)
  • Walked668 (3.8%)
  • Other216 (1.2%)
  • Motorcycle34 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.