The right order is everything. Find your perfect neighborhood first.

get lots of detail about any place in the US

Abbeville, AL (Shorterville/Union)

Close this box
Sign In
Don't have an account? Subscribe now


 

median house value:

Bennington, VT real estate and demographic information

map legend: house value by neighborhood

Bennington Realtors

Find a Realtor® and get up to $2,000 Cash Back.

How it works

  1. Fill out our quick form
  2. Get matched with a top Bennington Realtor
  3. Get your Cash Award when you buy or sell

Ready to find a Realtor?

I want to...

  • Buy a Home
  • Sell a Home
  • Both

Bennington zip codes05201, 05257

First-time homebuyer? Find the best neighborhood for you
Good schools are not enough. Find the best family neighborhoods

POPULATION
15,827

Bennington, VT

About Bennington

Bennington is a somewhat small town located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 15,827 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Bennington is the seventh largest community in Vermont. Bennington has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Unlike some towns, Bennington isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bennington are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bennington is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bennington who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.67%), sales jobs (10.09%), and teaching (8.16%).

One of the benefits of Bennington is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.24 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

In Bennington, a lot of people use taxis to get to work every day even though Bennington is a relatively small town. Those that ride taxis are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Bennington Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Bennington who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 21.15% of adults in Bennington have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bennington in 2000 was $17,290, which is lower middle income relative to Vermont, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $69,160 for a family of four.

The people who call Bennington home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bennington is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bennington include Irish, English, French, German, French Canadian, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Bennington is English.