Bennington, VT (Vermont) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 9,189 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 151 (all nonfarm))

Bennington, Vermont Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,154 (3,885 occupied: 2,119 owner occupied, 1,766 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	45%
State:	29%

Housing density: 853 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $637 (lower quartile is $497, upper quartile is $766)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $582

Median gross rent in Bennington, VT in 2007: $699

Housing units in Bennington with a mortgage: 1,073 (118 second mortgage, 122 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 612

Bennington,VT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $170,377 (it was $92,700 in 2000)

Bennington:	$170,377
Vermont:	$205,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $124,264 - $213,781

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $187,877
Here: $187,877
State: $261,622

Townhouses or other attached units: $120,111
Here: $120,111
State: $260,121

In 2-unit structures: $187,595
Here: $187,595
State: $262,527

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $209,119
Here: $209,119
State: $232,572

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $129,436
Here: $129,436
State: $208,163

Mobile homes: $37,726
Here: $37,726
State: $47,932

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,810

In family households: 6,910 (1,649 male householders, 627 female householders)
1,709 spouses, 2,522 children (2,261 natural, 59 adopted, 202 stepchildren), 84 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 37 other relatives, 240 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,900 (666 male householders (514 living alone)), 930 female householders (827 living alone)), 304 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 530 (494 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,021 2-persons, 563 3-persons, 435 4-persons, 179 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,341 1-person, 220 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 5 6-persons.

1,272 married couples with children.
643 single-parent households (122 men, 521 women).

95.4% of residents of Bennington speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 291 (3.1%)
(64.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bennington, Vermont:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 164 5 rooms: 501 6 rooms: 460 7 rooms: 496 8 rooms: 242 9 or more rooms: 248

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bennington, Vermont:
	1 room: 74 2 rooms: 183 3 rooms: 500 4 rooms: 419 5 rooms: 333 6 rooms: 144 7 rooms: 85 8 rooms: 13 9 or more rooms: 15

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 62
1995 to 1998: 38
1990 to 1994: 86
1980 to 1989: 504
1970 to 1979: 435
1960 to 1969: 397
1950 to 1959: 449
1940 to 1949: 345
1939 or earlier: 1,838

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bennington:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 15 2 bedrooms: 355 3 bedrooms: 1,278 4 bedrooms: 381 5 or more bedrooms: 88

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bennington:
	no bedroom: 82 1 bedroom: 796 2 bedrooms: 548 3 bedrooms: 253 4 bedrooms: 84 5 or more bedrooms: 3

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: 89 1 vehicle: 734 2 vehicles: 973 3 vehicles: 235 4 vehicles: 80 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Bennington in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 528 1 vehicle: 899 2 vehicles: 268 3 vehicles: 32 4 vehicles: 31 5 or more vehicles: 8

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

Less than $10,000: 16
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 9
$20,000 to $24,999: 11
$25,000 to $29,999: 8
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 15
$50,000 to $59,999: 15
$60,000 to $69,999: 25
$70,000 to $79,999: 34
$80,000 to $89,999: 30
$90,000 to $99,999: 34
$100,000 to $124,999: 150
$125,000 to $149,999: 301
$150,000 to $174,999: 477
$175,000 to $199,999: 348
$200,000 to $249,999: 338
$250,000 to $299,999: 136
$300,000 to $399,999: 91
$400,000 to $499,999: 32
$500,000 to $749,999: 30
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 2

Bennington rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bennington:

Less than $100: 9 people
$100 to $149: 17
$150 to $199: 54
$200 to $249: 51
$250 to $299: 42
$300 to $349: 34
$350 to $399: 33
$400 to $449: 78
$450 to $499: 123
$500 to $549: 169
$550 to $599: 140
$600 to $649: 132
$650 to $699: 160
$700 to $749: 241
$750 to $799: 88
$800 to $899: 166
$900 to $999: 81
$1,000 to $1,249: 58
$1,250 to $1,499: 20
$1,500 to $1,999: 5
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 65

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 63 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 13 1980 to 1984: 16 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 4 1965 to 1969: 187

Bennington, VT Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.4%
Number of people working at home: 166 (3.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 415
5 to 9 minutes: 1321
10 to 14 minutes: 1093
15 to 19 minutes: 517
20 to 24 minutes: 234
25 to 29 minutes: 53
30 to 34 minutes: 190
35 to 39 minutes: 37
40 to 44 minutes: 13
45 to 59 minutes: 101
60 to 89 minutes: 113
90 or more minutes: 57

Bennington mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,165 (73%)
Carpooled: 598 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
Taxi: 33 (1%)
Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
Bicycle: 39 (1%)
Walked: 265 (6%)
Other means: 19 (0%)
Worked at home: 166 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 536
$10,000 to $14,999: 270
$15,000 to $19,999: 436
$20,000 to $24,999: 401
$25,000 to $29,999: 263
$30,000 to $34,999: 260
$35,000 to $39,999: 200
$40,000 to $44,999: 277
$45,000 to $49,999: 187
$50,000 to $59,999: 382
$60,000 to $74,999: 279
$75,000 to $99,999: 244
$100,000 to $124,999: 65
$125,000 to $149,999: 15
$150,000 to $199,999: 39
$200,000 or more: 18

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 1228

English: 1078

French (except Basque): 949

United States or American: 724

French Canadian: 632

German: 515

Italian: 495

Other groups: 478

Scottish: 216

Polish: 190

Scotch-Irish: 72

Welsh: 68

Dutch: 62

Czech: 36

Norwegian: 33

Arab:: 32

Russian: 29

Portuguese: 29

British: 26

Lebanese: 25

Swedish: 24

Northern European: 23

Canadian: 21

Armenian: 19

Greek: 18

Lithuanian: 16

Austrian: 16

Eastern European: 13

Yugoslavian: 13

Danish: 12

Subsaharan African:: 12

Scandinavian: 11

African: 9

Latvian: 8

Ukrainian: 7

European: 7

Syrian: 7

Czechoslovakian: 6

Finnish: 5

Pennsylvania German: 4

Ethiopian: 3

Brazilian: 3

Celtic: 2

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

Canada (34%)
Japan (19%)
United Kingdom (12%)
Germany (8%)
Other Northern Europe (7%)
France (5%)
El Salvador (4%)

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

This state: 5500
Northeast: 2793
Midwest: 250
South: 299
West: 181

56% of Bennington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 21% lived in Vermont.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 177
9th grade: 116
10th grade: 107
11th grade: 77
12th grade, no diploma: 93
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,118
Less than 1 year of college: 195
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 312
Associate degree: 164
Bachelor's degree: 380
Master's degree: 93
Professional school degree: 42
Doctorate degree: 31

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 26
7th and 8th grade: 257
9th grade: 38
10th grade: 182
11th grade: 45
12th grade, no diploma: 149
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,277
Less than 1 year of college: 267
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 458
Associate degree: 196
Bachelor's degree: 409
Master's degree: 208
Professional school degree: 23
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 22.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $38,131
Black householders: $11,037
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $25,758
Asian householders: $19,884
Some other race householders: $88,817
Two or more races householders: $29,528
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $16,757

Bennington household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bennington household income for Black householders

Bennington household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Bennington household income for Asian householders

Bennington household income for Two or more races householders

Bennington household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bennington marital status for males

Bennington marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $175,661
Black or African American householders: $253,979
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $120,062
Some other race householders: $157,005
Hispanic or Latino householders: $154,419

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,108
One, attached: 89
Two: 693
3 or 4: 511
5 to 9: 213
10 to 19: 49
20 to 49: 208
50 or more: 99
Mobile homes: 184

Median worth of mobile homes: $51,940

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bennington:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (92%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (75%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Electricity (6%) Utility gas (3%) Other fuel (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 134

Here:	12.6%
Vermont:	7.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15

Here:	3.0%
Vermont:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 108

Here:	39.1%
Vermont:	37.7%

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)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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