Bennett is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 3,549 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bennett is the 118th largest community in Colorado. Housing costs in Bennett are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.Unlike some towns, Bennett isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bennett are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bennett is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Bennett who work in office and administrative support (14.58%), management occupations (11.51%), and sales jobs (9.94%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.30% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Bennett, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.59 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Bennett is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Bennett citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.18% of adults in Bennett have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Bennett in 2022 was $39,847, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $159,388 for a family of four. However, Bennett contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bennett is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bennett home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bennett residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bennett also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.76% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bennett include German, English, Irish, European, and French. The most common language spoken in Bennett is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
