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Bennington, VT
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Bennington profile


Living in Bennington



Bennington is a medium-sized town located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 15,178 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Bennington is the sixth largest community in Vermont. Bennington has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.49% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

One of the benefits of Bennington is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.59 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.

The education level of Bennington citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.89% of adults in Bennington have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bennington in 2018 was $29,060, which is low income relative to Vermont, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,240 for a family of four. However, Bennington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Bennington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bennington residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bennington include English, Irish, German, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Bennington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.