Bennington County, Vermont (VT)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.7%), Manufacturing (16.9%), Retail trade (14.6%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.6%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Bennington County, Vermont:

Median resident age:	40.3 years
Vermont median age:	37.7 years

Males: 17,748	(48.0%)
Females: 19,246	(52.0%)

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Bennington County:	2.4 people
Vermont:	2.4 people

This county:	$48,770
Vermont:	$49,907

This county:	$652
State:	$657

Bennington County:	$209,420
Vermont:	$205,400

Detached houses: $296,277

Here:	$296,277
State:	$261,622

Townhouses or other attached units: $319,124

Here:	$319,124
State:	$260,121

In 2-unit structures: $259,846

Here:	$259,846
State:	$262,527

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $193,582

Here:	$193,582
State:	$232,572

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $264,410

Here:	$264,410
State:	$208,163

Mobile homes: $39,655

Here:	$39,655
State:	$47,932

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 1
• Auto thefts: 3

This county:	10.0%
Whole state:	9.4%

This county:	3.7%
Whole state:	3.6%

Area name: Bennington County, VT
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bennington County is $590 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $687 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $895 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bennington, Manchester, Shaftsbury, Pownal, Arlington, Manchester Center, Dorset, North Bennington, Sunderland, Stamford.

2005 air pollution in Bennington County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.092 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.073 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 9.5 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 28 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Berkshire County, Massachusetts , Franklin County, Massachusetts , Rutland County , Windham County , Windsor County , Rensselaer County, New York , Washington County, New York .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Bennington County: Manchester Golf Course (A), Mellville Nanheim Shelter (B), Kelley Stand (C), Bromley Trail Hut (D), Bromley Ski Center (E), Bromley Camp (F), Sunderland Station (G), Peru Peak Shelter (H), Maryville Campground (I), Camp Casino (J), Mount Anthony Country Club (K), Bourn Shelter (L), Douglas Shelter (M), Stratton Mountain Ski Center (N), Camp Avalon (O), Stratton Mountain Golf Course (P), Stratton Mountain Country Club (Q), Caughnawaga Shelter (R), Wild Wings Winter Sports Area (S), Wild Wings Ski Touring Center (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Manchester Commons Shopping Center (1), Bennington Square Shopping Center (2), Bennington Plaza Shopping Center (3), Battenkill Plaza Shopping Center (4), Monument Plaza Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Bennington County include: Woodford Hollow Church (A), Saint Jeromes Episcopal Church (B), East Dorset Congregational Church (C), White Chapel (D), Saint Jeromes Church (E), Peru Congregational Church (F), Conversion of Saint Paul Catholic Church (G), First Baptist Church (H), Holy Cross Novitiate (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Maple Hill Cemetery (1), McDonald Cemetery (2), Middletown Cemetery (3), Miller Cemetery (4), Morse Hill Cemetery (5), Collson Cemetery (6), New Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Pickerel Pond (A), Yaw Pond (B), Mud Pond (C), Emerald Lake (D), Little Pond (E), Griffith Lake (F), Hapgood Pond (G), Beebe Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: City Stream (A), Medbury Brook (B), Pine Brook (C), Lyman Brook (D), Prentiss Brook (E), North Alder Brook (F), Pruddy Brook (G), Red Brook (H), Redfield Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Bennington County include: Kent Neighborhood Historic District (1), Shaftsburg State Park (2), Woodford State Park (3), Shaftsbury State Park (4), Emerald Lake State Park (5), Willow Park (6), Stamford Meadows Wildlife Management Area (7), Center Shaftsbury Historic District (8), South Stream Waterfowl Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: North Pownal Post Office (A), Peru Post Office (B), Post Office R C Winter Sports Area (C), Pownal Post Office (D), Readsboro City Post Office (E), Rupert Post Office (F), South Dorset Post Office (G), Dorset Post Office (H), East Dorset Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.2%
Vermont:	7.1%

Current college students: 1,816
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 994 (58% naturalized citizens)

Bennington County:	2.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,389
• One, attached: 680
• Two: 1,568
• 3 or 4: 977
• 5 to 9: 792
• 10 to 19: 151
• 20 or more: 367
• Mobile homes: 1,433
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 46

Housing units in Bennington County with a mortgage: 4,630 (383 second mortgage, 636 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,663

Here:	63.5% with mortgage
State:	69.2% with mortgage

Bennington County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Vermont state average. It is 1.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/29/1969, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Bennington County-area historical earthquake activity is below Vermont state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 89.0 miles away from Bennington County center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.6 miles away from the county center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.3 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2000 at 08:46:55, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.8 miles away from Bennington County center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 63.3 miles away from the county center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.8 miles away from Bennington County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,922 (76%) Carpooled: 2,151 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 53 (0%) Subway or elevated: 15 (0%) Railroad: 24 (0%) Taxi: 38 (0%) Motorcycle: 17 (0%) Bicycle: 63 (0%) Walked: 934 (5%) Other means: 119 (1%) Worked at home: 984 (5%)

5.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,279 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.72%
Vermont average:	6.60%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.14% relocated from other counties in Vermont ($6,182 average AGI)
4.57% relocated from other states ($50,096 average AGI)

Bennington County:	4.57%
Vermont average:	3.85%

from Berkshire County, MA	0.38% ($31,089 average AGI)
from Rutland County, VT	0.38% ($34,339)
from Windham County, VT	0.35% ($33,346)
from Rensselaer County, NY	0.31% ($30,217)
from Washington County, NY	0.21% ($43,935)
from Chittenden County, VT	0.12% ($26,778)
from Albany County, NY	0.12% ($41,118)

6.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,399 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.04%
Vermont average:	6.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.42% relocated to other counties in Vermont ($7,956 average AGI)
4.61% relocated to other states ($31,443 average AGI)

Bennington County:	4.61%
Vermont average:	4.14%

to Rutland County, VT	0.50% ($34,767 average AGI)
to Rensselaer County, NY	0.46% ($33,147)
to Berkshire County, MA	0.35% ($44,078)
to Windham County, VT	0.33% ($24,333)
to Chittenden County, VT	0.28% ($52,690)
to Washington County, NY	0.27% ($23,075)
to Windsor County, VT	0.12% ($31,722)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,921 (5,878 aged, 1,043 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 29,769 (7,355 male householders, 2,605 female householders)

  8,094 spouses, 10,102 children (9,334 natural, 234 adopted, 534 stepchildren), 293 grandchildren, 130 brothers or sisters, 166 parents, 259 other relatives, 765 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,948 (1,995 male householders (1,500 living alone)), 2,867 female householders (2,456 living alone)), 1,086 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,277 (621 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,682 2-persons, 2,251 3-persons, 1,968 4-persons, 744 5-persons, 218 6-persons, 97 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,956 1-person, 807 2-persons, 66 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 5 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

95.6% of residents of Bennington County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $216,692,000 ($5864 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,736,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $100,523,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $43,184,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $431,000
Federal grants: $60,508,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,198,000 ($356,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,849,000 ($463,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,113,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,243,000
Federal Government insurance: $32,935,000

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	54 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	42 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.88 millions of gallons per day (41% from ground, 59% from surface)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.2

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

62% of Bennington County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 18% lived in Vermont.

Bennington County:	62.1%
State average:	59.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 17766
• Northeast: 14656
• Midwest: 1382
• South: 1244
• West: 778

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $92,100

Here:	10.8%
Vermont:	7.2%

Here:	11.4%
Vermont:	10.4%

Here:	58.1%
Vermont:	37.7%

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