Bennington

Population & Demographics

Bennington, VT

Bennington is home to 9,245 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 4,154 resident workers commute each day.

VermontCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
9,245
people
Population

9,245 residents

Median age 44.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Bennington population & demographics

Who lives in Bennington — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
9,245
Median age
44.5yrs
Median household income
$54,257
Median home value
$191,700
Median gross rent
$1,115/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
34.5%
Poverty rate
11.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Bennington

How Bennington breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White90.1%
Two or more races4.6%
Hispanic or Latino2.6%
Asian1.2%
Some other race1.0%
Black0.5%

Race across Bennington

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Bennington.

Bennington at a glance
Employed Residents
4,154
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
19.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
30.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Arlington
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Bennington proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Bennington commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

83 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Bennington

4,154 commutes, one dot at a time

Bennington

Where 4,154 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Bennington, by worker count.

1Bennington0.0 mi1,269
2Arlington13.0 mi179
3North Bennington4.1 mi110
4Rutland51.5 mi88
5Brattleboro31.8 mi84
6Manchester Center21.9 mi82
7Williamstown11.5 mi66
8Wilder70.7 mi63

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Bennington.

1Bennington0.0 mi1,269
2Hoosick Falls8.5 mi157
3North Bennington4.1 mi147
4South Shaftsbury4.7 mi63
5Pittsfield29.6 mi60
6Pownal8.2 mi58
7Manchester Center21.9 mi51
8Cambridge14.1 mi46

Top industries

The sectors that employ Bennington’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance49.6%
EDEducational Services7.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.0%
RTRetail Trade5.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.9%
PAPublic Administration4.4%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.5%
INInformation2.7%
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