Bennington County, Vermont (VT)

• 
• • 34,39392.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,1933.2%Two or more races
  • 8432.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4821.3%Asian alone
  • 2670.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1480.4%Some other race alone
  • 250.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 180.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $294,081

Here:	$294,081
State:	$329,876

Townhouses or other attached units: $239,115

Here:	$239,115
State:	$345,643

In 2-unit structures: $194,145

Here:	$194,145
State:	$254,714

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $272,240

Here:	$272,240
State:	$264,496

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $224,981

Here:	$224,981
State:	$274,850

Mobile homes: $78,204

Here:	$78,204
State:	$90,051

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 1
• Thefts: 5
• Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 2
• Thefts: 3
• Auto thefts: 0

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $4,183 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $3,983 (1.6%)

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, Shaftsbury, Pownal, Manchester Center, Dorset, North Bennington, Arlington, Sunderland, Stamford, Readsboro.

Neighboring counties: Hillsborough County, New Hampshire , Eaton County, Michigan , Fall River County, South Dakota , Ingham County, Michigan , Muskegon County, Michigan , Oceana County, Michigan , Shiawassee County, Michigan .

Current college students: 1,816
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 41.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,137 (50.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 5432010 or later
• 1562000 to 2009
• 951990 to 1999
• 1331980 to 1989
• 391970 to 1979
• 575Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.1 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,369
• One, attached: 631
• Two: 808
• 3 or 4: 1,360
• 5 to 9: 983
• 10 to 19: 222
• 20 to 49: 271
• 50 or more: 340
• Mobile homes: 984
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Bennington County with a mortgage: 6,424 (776 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 761 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 377

Religion statistics for Bennington County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Bennington County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Vermont Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4532, Natural disaster type: Other
• Vermont Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2019, FEMA Id: 4445, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Vermont Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: June 29, 2017 - July 1, 2017, FEMA Id: 4330, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Vermont Tropical Storm Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to September 02, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4022: September 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 4022, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Vermont Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 02, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3338: August 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 3338, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Vermont Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 18, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1816: January 14, 2009, FEMA Id: 1816, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Vermont Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2007 to April 21, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1698: May 04, 2007, FEMA Id: 1698, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Vermont Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 21, 2003 to August 18, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1488: September 12, 2003, FEMA Id: 1488, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Vermont Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 05, 2001 to March 07, 2001, Emergency Declared EM-3167: April 10, 2001, FEMA Id: 3167, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• Vermont Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 16, 2000 to December 18, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1358: January 18, 2001, FEMA Id: 1358, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.16% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($122,515 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.13% relocated from other counties in Vermont ($13,276 average AGI)
5.03% relocated from other states ($109,240 average AGI)

Bennington County:	5.03%
Vermont average:	4.33%

from Windham County, VT	0.40% ($113,683 average AGI)
from Rutland County, VT	0.35% ($53,982)
from Berkshire County, MA	0.32% ($64,380)
from Rensselaer County, NY	0.27% ($45,405)
from New York County, NY	0.24% ($298,000)
from Chittenden County, VT	0.16% ($46,038)
from Washington County, NY	0.16% ($29,280)

5.76% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($67,878 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.15% relocated to other counties in Vermont ($9,485 average AGI)
4.61% relocated to other states ($58,392 average AGI)

Bennington County:	4.61%
Vermont average:	3.81%

to Rensselaer County, NY	0.37% ($47,517 average AGI)
to Berkshire County, MA	0.37% ($38,845)
to Rutland County, VT	0.34% ($42,556)
to Windham County, VT	0.29% ($67,413)
to Washington County, NY	0.26% ($46,585)
to Chittenden County, VT	0.18% ($41,571)
to Windsor County, VT	0.15% ($37,087)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Bennington County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 6,468 (1,687 living alone), Female householders: 8,485 (2,573 living alone)

• 7,325 spouses (7,256 opposite-sex spouses), 1,072 unmarried partners, (1,024 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,691 children (9,068 natural, 256 adopted, 365 stepchildren), 658 grandchildren, 330 brothers or sisters, 269 parents, 12 foster children, 506 other relatives, 970 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,448

Size of family households: 4,670 2-persons, 2,097 3-persons, 1,679 4-persons, 788 5-persons, 251 6-persons, 85 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,253 1-person, 991 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

3,997 married couples with children.
2,398 single-parent households (656 men, 1,742 women).

95.8% of residents of Bennington speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $216,692,000 ($5,864 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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)

• Year house built in Bennington County, Vermont
• 72020 or later
• 6112010 to 2019
• 1,9622000 to 2009
• 1,5981990 to 1999
• 3,0891980 to 1989
• 3,0971970 to 1979
• 2,0061960 to 1969
• 1,5021950 to 1959
• 1,1621940 to 1949
• 5,7681939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Bennington County, Vermont

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bennington County, Vermont
• 581 room
• 522 rooms
• 1283 rooms
• 7684 rooms
• 2,1035 rooms
• 2,1886 rooms
• 1,6227 rooms
• 1,4988 rooms
• 2,9069+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bennington County, Vermont
• 2581 room
• 4252 rooms
• 8333 rooms
• 7924 rooms
• 7235 rooms
• 1646 rooms
• 2437 rooms
• 1648 rooms
• 1439+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Bennington County, Vermont

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bennington County, Vermont
• 57no bedroom
• 1981 bedroom
• 1,7862 bedrooms
• 5,7443 bedrooms
• 2,5334 bedrooms
• 9045+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bennington County, Vermont
• 293no bedroom
• 1,3101 bedroom
• 1,1872 bedrooms
• 6713 bedrooms
• 2424 bedrooms
• 465+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Bennington County, Vermont in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Bennington County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 343no vehicle
• 3,0721 vehicle
• 5,0352 vehicles
• 1,9603 vehicles
• 5444 vehicles
• 2415+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Bennington County in renter-occupied apartments
• 676no vehicle
• 2,0221 vehicle
• 8122 vehicles
• 843 vehicles
• 964 vehicles
• 95+ vehicles

90.1% of Bennington County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in Vermont.

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

• This state: 15,229
• Other state: 20,941
• Northeast: 15,371
• Midwest: 1,676
• South: 2,282
• West: 1,584

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,008
• Number of aged recipients: 56
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 952
• Number of recipients under 18: 175
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 685
• Number of recipients older than 64: 148
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 431
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 459

Bennington County on our top lists:

• #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"