Bennington, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,231 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 3,231 (132 farm, 3,099 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,273 (1,208 occupied: 1,073 owner occupied, 135 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	47%

Housing density: 23 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $599 (lower quartile is $472, upper quartile is $750)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $673

Median gross rent in Bennington, NY in 2007: $746

Housing units in Bennington with a mortgage: 528 (72 second mortgage, 127 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 176

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $151,224 (it was $96,700 in 2000)

Bennington:	$151,224
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $95,282 - $218,854

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $187,820
Here: $187,820
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $202,282
Here: $202,282
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $171,913
Here: $171,913
State: $482,362

Mobile homes: $56,894
Here: $56,894
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,349

In family households: 3,049 (755 male householders, 209 female householders)
846 spouses, 1,098 children (996 natural, 51 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 38 other relatives, 55 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 300 (138 male householders (109 living alone)), 98 female householders (84 living alone)), 64 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 392 2-persons, 232 3-persons, 208 4-persons, 92 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 193 1-person, 39 2-persons, 4 6-persons.

686 married couples with children.
99 single-parent households (38 men, 61 women).

97.2% of residents of Bennington speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 42 (1.3%)
(81.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.6
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bennington, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 55 4 rooms: 47 5 rooms: 251 6 rooms: 302 7 rooms: 197 8 rooms: 127 9 or more rooms: 83

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bennington, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 7 4 rooms: 27 5 rooms: 29 6 rooms: 32 7 rooms: 14 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 6

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 107
1990 to 1994: 86
1980 to 1989: 133
1970 to 1979: 212
1960 to 1969: 108
1950 to 1959: 158
1940 to 1949: 59
1939 or earlier: 399

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bennington:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 23 2 bedrooms: 194 3 bedrooms: 651 4 bedrooms: 165 5 or more bedrooms: 40

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bennington:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 50 3 bedrooms: 35 4 bedrooms: 44 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bennington in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 234 2 vehicles: 586 3 vehicles: 149 4 vehicles: 61 5 or more vehicles: 32

Cars and other vehicles available in Bennington in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 7 1 vehicle: 43 2 vehicles: 70 3 vehicles: 6 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Bennington, NY:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 2
$35,000 to $39,999: 2
$40,000 to $49,999: 1
$50,000 to $59,999: 3
$60,000 to $69,999: 8
$70,000 to $79,999: 4
$80,000 to $89,999: 15
$90,000 to $99,999: 27
$100,000 to $124,999: 30
$125,000 to $149,999: 85
$150,000 to $174,999: 138
$175,000 to $199,999: 178
$200,000 to $249,999: 191
$250,000 to $299,999: 172
$300,000 to $399,999: 132
$400,000 to $499,999: 20
$500,000 to $749,999: 22
$750,000 to $999,999: 5
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Bennington rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bennington:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 2
$350 to $399: 4
$400 to $449: 7
$450 to $499: 9
$500 to $549: 10
$550 to $599: 11
$600 to $649: 11
$650 to $699: 10
$700 to $749: 6
$750 to $799: 1
$800 to $899: 9
$900 to $999: 7
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 27

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 18 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 10 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 14

Percentage of workers working in this county: 24.9%
Number of people working at home: 52 (3.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 41
5 to 9 minutes: 85
10 to 14 minutes: 150
15 to 19 minutes: 225
20 to 24 minutes: 178
25 to 29 minutes: 139
30 to 34 minutes: 230
35 to 39 minutes: 85
40 to 44 minutes: 112
45 to 59 minutes: 195
60 to 89 minutes: 64
90 or more minutes: 21

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,362 (86%)
Carpooled: 114 (7%)
Walked: 49 (3%)
Worked at home: 52 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 37
$10,000 to $14,999: 56
$15,000 to $19,999: 44
$20,000 to $24,999: 102
$25,000 to $29,999: 91
$30,000 to $34,999: 75
$35,000 to $39,999: 101
$40,000 to $44,999: 82
$45,000 to $49,999: 113
$50,000 to $59,999: 137
$60,000 to $74,999: 174
$75,000 to $99,999: 107
$100,000 to $124,999: 43
$125,000 to $149,999: 21
$150,000 to $199,999: 7
$200,000 or more: 10

First ancestries reported:

German: 1030

Polish: 602

Irish: 244

English: 225

Italian: 217

United States or American: 137

Dutch: 63

Scottish: 53

Other groups: 50

French (except Basque): 47

Hungarian: 40

Welsh: 27

Finnish: 25

Norwegian: 21

Swedish: 20

Scotch-Irish: 14

French Canadian: 13

Belgian: 10

Romanian: 10

Russian: 10

Ukrainian: 10

Lithuanian: 6

European: 6

Pennsylvania German: 6

Danish: 5

British: 5

Greek: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Philippines (24%)
Peru (21%)
Canada (21%)
Russia (14%)
Germany (12%)
Ukraine (7%)

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

This state: 3052
Northeast: 74
Midwest: 57
South: 60
West: 31

76% of Bennington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 63
9th grade: 42
10th grade: 36
11th grade: 40
12th grade, no diploma: 51
High school graduate (or equivalency): 503
Less than 1 year of college: 87
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 77
Associate degree: 126
Bachelor's degree: 61
Master's degree: 54
Professional school degree: 13
Doctorate degree: 21

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 23
9th grade: 54
10th grade: 41
11th grade: 22
12th grade, no diploma: 37
High school graduate (or equivalency): 407
Less than 1 year of college: 81
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 117
Associate degree: 145
Bachelor's degree: 92
Master's degree: 63
Professional school degree: 30
Doctorate degree: 10

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 9.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $56,147
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $118,683
Asian householders: $32,892
Two or more races householders: $43,486

Bennington household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bennington household income for Two or more races householders

Bennington marital status for males

Bennington marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $196,165
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $737,466
Asian householders: $474,085
Two or more races householders: $263,380

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,139
One, attached: 10
Two: 55
3 or 4: 22
Mobile homes: 47

Median worth of mobile homes: $58,717

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bennington:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Wood (14%) Electricity (4%) Coal or coke (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (53%) Wood (15%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Other fuel (6%) Electricity (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28

Here:	7.5%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13

Here:	5.0%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 52

Here:	48.6%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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