Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,042
| This zip code: | $42,042 | | Vermont: | $49,907 |
Nearest zip codes: 05257, 05262, 05261, 05260, 05352, 12090.
Housing units in zip code 05201 with a mortgage: 1,840 (210 second mortgage, 245 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,055
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,328
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $579
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 15.1% | | Whole state: | 10.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.0% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 6.2 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 05201: Yaw Brook Cabin (A), Bennington Hatchery (B), Red Mill Brook Campground (C), Red Mill Brook Camping Area (D), Prospect Mountain Ski Center (E), Prospect Mountain Winter Sports Area (F), Shadowbrook Farm (G), Greenwood Lodge and Tent Sites (H), Thendara Camp (I), The Elbow (J), Fay Fuller Camp (K), Congdon Camp (L), Southern Vermont College Library (M), Searsburg Town Hall (N), Woodford Town Hall (O). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: North Pownall Yard Cemetery (1), Cutler Cemetery (2), Potter Cemetery (3), Eames Cemetery (4), Hinsdellville Cemetery (5), Elwell Cemetery (6), Burden Ore Bed-Sherwood Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Big Pond (A), Billings Pond (B), Paran, Lake (C), Mill Pond (D), Red Mill Pond (E), Adams Reservoir (F), Bugbee Mill Pond (G), Bugbee Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Reservoir Brook (A), Mill Pond Brook (B), Roaring Branch (C), Hell Hollow Brook (D), Heather Brook (E), Stamford Stream (F), Furnace Brook (G), Stratton Brook (H), East Branch Deerfield River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Bennington Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 95
- 1995 to 1998: 219
- 1990 to 1994: 322
- 1980 to 1989: 948
- 1970 to 1979: 974
- 1960 to 1969: 718
- 1950 to 1959: 747
- 1940 to 1949: 554
- 1939 or earlier: 2,426
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bennington, VT (05201): |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 73
- 2 bedrooms: 894
- 3 bedrooms: 2,206
- 4 bedrooms: 685
- 5 or more bedrooms: 156
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 103
- 1 bedrooms: 852
- 2 bedrooms: 768
- 3 bedrooms: 432
- 4 bedrooms: 137
- 5 or more bedrooms: 12
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Vehicles available in 05201 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 149
- 1 vehicle: 1,243
- 2 vehicles: 1,923
- 3 vehicles: 524
- 4 vehicles: 144
- 5 or more vehicles: 33
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 628
- 1 vehicle: 1,147
- 2 vehicles: 412
- 3 vehicles: 65
- 4 vehicles: 37
- 5 or more vehicles: 15
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 05201:
- Less than $10,000: 45
- $10,000 to $14,999: 23
- $15,000 to $19,999: 27
- $20,000 to $24,999: 35
- $25,000 to $29,999: 32
- $30,000 to $34,999: 29
- $35,000 to $39,999: 27
- $40,000 to $49,999: 74
- $50,000 to $59,999: 85
- $60,000 to $69,999: 63
- $70,000 to $79,999: 58
- $80,000 to $89,999: 51
- $90,000 to $99,999: 62
- $100,000 to $124,999: 252
- $125,000 to $149,999: 441
- $150,000 to $174,999: 740
- $175,000 to $199,999: 583
- $200,000 to $249,999: 655
- $250,000 to $299,999: 353
- $300,000 to $399,999: 269
- $400,000 to $499,999: 84
- $500,000 to $749,999: 67
- $750,000 to $999,999: 24
- $1,000,000 or more: 20
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 05201:
- Less than $100: 9
- $100 to $149: 33
- $150 to $199: 88
- $200 to $249: 42
- $250 to $299: 30
- $300 to $349: 65
- $350 to $399: 89
- $400 to $449: 91
- $450 to $499: 91
- $500 to $549: 248
- $550 to $599: 169
- $600 to $649: 219
- $650 to $699: 123
- $700 to $749: 98
- $750 to $799: 68
- $800 to $899: 77
- $900 to $999: 86
- $1,000 to $1,249: 34
- $1,250 to $1,499: 50
- No cash rent: 152
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $145,737.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $181,572
- Black or African American householders: $269,310
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $120,062
- Some other race householders: $157,005
- Two or more races householders: $207,801
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $154,419
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $174,669 (it was $94,800 in 2000)
| 05201: | $174,669 | | Vermont: | $205,400 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $125,806 - $223,312
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $210,030| Here: | $210,030 | | State: | $261,622 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $169,979| Here: | $169,979 | | State: | $260,121 |
In 2-unit structures: $197,104| Here: | $197,104 | | State: | $262,527 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $216,807| Here: | $216,807 | | State: | $232,572 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $151,115| Here: | $151,115 | | State: | $208,163 |
Mobile homes: $37,022| Here: | $37,022 | | State: | $47,932 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,085
- One, attached: 128
- Two: 758
- 3 or 4: 617
- 5 to 9: 304
- 10 to 19: 112
- 20 to 49: 208
- 50 or more: 113
- Mobile homes: 646
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 32

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 5,733 (75%)
- Carpooled: 966 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
- Taxi: 33 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
- Bicycle: 43 (1%)
- Walked: 468 (6%)
- Other means: 66 (1%)
- Worked at home: 331 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 546
- 5 to 9 minutes: 2059
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1852
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1175
- 20 to 24 minutes: 479
- 25 to 29 minutes: 155
- 30 to 34 minutes: 424
- 35 to 39 minutes: 58
- 40 to 44 minutes: 55
- 45 to 59 minutes: 181
- 60 to 89 minutes: 194
- 90 or more minutes: 156
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 15,090
- In family households: 12,305 (2,930 male householders, 1,165 female householders)
3,208 spouses, 4,358 children (3,976 natural, 99 adopted, 283 stepchildren), 98 grandchildren, 35 brothers or sisters, 59 parents, 63 other relatives, 389 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,785 (923 male householders (655 living alone)), 1,330 female householders (1,157 living alone)), 532 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 773 (506 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,861 2-persons, 1,027 3-persons, 760 4-persons, 310 5-persons, 81 6-persons, 56 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,812 1-person, 378 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 5 6-persons.
2,407 married couples with children.
1,100 single-parent households (211 men, 889 women).
95.9% of residents of 05201 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% very well, 28% well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% very well, 17% well, 12% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% very well, 27% well, 22% not well, 12% not at all).
Foreign born population: 419 (2.6%)
(62.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.6% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (32%)
- Japan (13%)
- United Kingdom (9%)
- Germany (8%)
- Other Northern Europe (6%)
- France (4%)
- Korea (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 69
- 1990 to 1994: 19
- 1985 to 1989: 41
- 1980 to 1984: 21
- 1975 to 1979: 10
- 1970 to 1974: 6
- 1970 to 1974: 8
- 1965 to 1969: 245
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White population: 15,388
Black population: 90
American Indian population: 42
Asian population: 131
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 36
Two or more races population: 141

First ancestries reported:
|  Irish: 2073 |
|  French (except Basque): 1742 |
|  English: 1741 |
|  United States or American: 1086 |
|  German: 1085 |
|  French Canadian: 950 |
|  Italian: 878 |
|  Other groups: 753 |
|  Scottish: 319 |
|  Polish: 294 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 172 |
|  Dutch: 133 |
|  Welsh: 106 |
|  Swedish: 59 |
|  Canadian: 57 |
|  Czech: 51 |
|  Arab:: 51 |
|  British: 50 |
|  Norwegian: 46 |
|  Lebanese: 44 |
|  Russian: 41 |
|  Danish: 34 |
|  Northern European: 30 |
|  Portuguese: 29 |
|  Eastern European: 25 |
|  Austrian: 24 |
|  Hungarian: 22 |
|  Lithuanian: 22 |
|  Armenian: 21 |
|  Greek: 18 |
|  Latvian: 16 |
|  European: 16 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 15 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 14 |
|  Yugoslavian: 13 |
|  Finnish: 12 |
|  Scandinavian: 11 |
|  Brazilian: 11 |
|  African: 9 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8 |
|  Jamaican: 8 |
|  Syrian: 7 |
|  Ukrainian: 7 |
|  Slovak: 5 |
|  Swiss: 5 |
|  Romanian: 5 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 4 |
|  Ethiopian: 3 |
|  South African: 2 |
|  Celtic: 2 |
|  Serbian: 2 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- NSK STEERING SYSTEMS AMERICA INC (110 SHIELDS DR in BENNINGTON, VT)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2005-9009, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2005-9009, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: BU & PR: N S K STEERING SYSTEMS AMERICA (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NASTECH
- ENERGIZER BATTERY MANUFACTURING INC. (401 GAGE ST. in BENNINGTON, VT)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PRIMARY BATTERIES, DRY AND WET
Business NAICS classification: PRIMARY BATTERY MANUFACTURING.; PRIMARY BATTERY MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: ENERGIZER HOLDINGS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: EVEREADY BATTERY CO INC, EVEREADY/ENERGIZER, UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
- WILLIAM H. MORSE STATE AIRPORT (1561 WALLOOMSAC RD in BENNINGTON, VT)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Organizations: VT AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: VT AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION MORSE ARPT
- TANSITOR ELECTRONICS INCORPORATED (2813 WEST ROAD in BENNINGTON, VT)
SUPERFUND NPL (Superfund database)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1998-0126, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: ELECTRONIC CAPACITORS
Business NAICS classification: OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: TANSITOR ELECTRONICS INC.
- BYRGESS BROTHERS STEERING COMMITEE (1246 BURGESS RD in BENNINGTON, VT)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1999-0107, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: STRUCTURAL STEEL ERECTION; EXCAVATION WORK; WRECKING AND DEMOLITION WORK; REFUSE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.; SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
Organizations: BURGESS BROS STEERING COMMITTEE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BURGESS BROS CLYDE BURGESS JR (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BURGESS BROTHERS INC C&D LANDFILL, BURGESS BROTHERS STEERING COMMITEE
- BENNINGTON COLLEGE (ROUTE 67A in BENNINGTON, VT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
Business SIC classification: COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
Organizations: BENNINGTON COLLEGE CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
- MOLLY STARK SCHOOL (1 ORCHARD STREET in BENNINGTON, VT)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-PS188
Organizations: BENNINGTON ID (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BENNINGTON TOWN OF DEPOT ST HWY GARAGE (107 DEPOT ST in BENNINGTON, VT)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
Organizations: TOWN OF BENNINGTON (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- BENNINGTON TOWN OF WILLOW RD HWY GARAGE (ORCHARD RD in BENNINGTON, VT)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Organizations: TOWN OF BENNINGTON (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- CATAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (230 SCHOOL STREET in BENNINGTON, VT)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-PS062
Organizations: BENNINGTON ID (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- SUBURBAN HEATING OIL PARTNERS LLC (126 HICKS AVE in BENNINGTON, VT)
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: HEATING OIL DEALERS.
Organizations: AGWAY PETROLEUM CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AGWAY ENERGY PORDUCTS, AGWAY ENERGY PRODUCTS
- VT AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION (BOWEN RD BENNINGTON GARAGE in BENNINGTON, VT)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Organizations: STATE OF VERMONT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: VT AOT
- BENNINGTON ELEM. SCHOOL (128 PARK STREET in BENNINGTON, VT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-PS029
Organizations: BENNINGTON ID (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 05201
- Apple Valley Inn And Cafe, Rt 7 S, Bennington, VT 05201
- Southshire Inn, 124 Elm St, Bennington, VT 05201, Phone: (802) 447-3839
- Comfort Inn, 19 Allen St, Rutland City, VT 05201
- Best Western New Englander Motor Inn, 200 Northside Dr, Bennington, VT 05201, Phone: (802) 442-6311
- Hampton Inn Bennington, 51 Hannaford Sq, Bennington, VT 05201, Phone: (802) 440-9862, Fax: (802) 440-9864
All 5 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 05201
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,800
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (84%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Wood (3%)
- Electricity (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9002
- Northeast: 5214
- Midwest: 407
- South: 446
- West: 333
58% of the 05201 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 18% lived in Vermont.
Population in 1990: 14,757. Population change in the 1990s: +1,072 (+7.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 226
| Here: | 12.6% | | Vermont: | 7.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 23
| Here: | 2.7% | | Vermont: | 10.4% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 345
| Here: | 54.1% | | Vermont: | 37.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- VERMONT COMPOSITES, INC (25 PERFORMANCE DRIVE in BENNINGTON, VT; small business): $121,148 in 2 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$71,065 with Army for Bars and Rods, Nonferrous Base Metal. Signed on 2005-03-04. Completion date: 2005-04-15.
$50,083, same as above. Signed on 2006-03-21. Completion date: 2006-04-15.
- GOSSELIN, BENOIT (102 HOLDEN ST in BENNINGTON, VT; small business)
$42,867 with Navy for Laundry and DryCleaning Services. Taking place in FL. Signed on 1999-11-26. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 3)
- Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 7, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 9)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 3, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 11, 1-4: 19)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 5)
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.)
People in group quarters
- 488 people in nursing homes
- 237 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 37 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 16 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 14 people in other group homes
- 4 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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