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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Bennington Area is $29,647, which is about the same as the state average of $29,535 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Bennington Area median household income is $49,303. On average Bennington Area residents spend 18.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #96

Bennington Area	29,647 USD
Vermont	29,535 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bennington Area	27,128 USD
Vermont	29,854 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bennington Area	31,755 USD
Vermont	33,897 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bennington Area	23,477 USD
Vermont	25,566 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #289

Bennington Area	49,303 USD
Vermont	54,447 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bennington Area	68,862 USD
Vermont	70,524 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Bennington Area	6.57%
Vermont	33.27%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Bennington Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Vermont and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Bennington Area		Vermont		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.92%	$23,517, see rank	29.50%	$14,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.25%	$17,852, see rank	32.13%	$17,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.76%	$3,845, see rank	4.45%	$3,492	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.22%	$20,435, see rank	17.15%	$20,664	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Bennington Area	61,250 USD
Vermont	68,787 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bennington Area	80,294 USD
Vermont	85,013 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Bennington Area	Vermont	U.S.
White	$49,569, see rank	$54,661	$56,900
Black	$55,582, see rank	$54,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$130,450, see rank	$50,410	$42,396
Asian	$69,821, see rank	$55,417	$73,244
Two or More Races	$32,250, see rank	$43,119	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Bennington Area	Vermont	U.S.
less than 25	$29,491, see rank	$29,336	$25,788
25 to 44	$46,453, see rank	$61,124	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,248, see rank	$64,582	$65,027
65 or over	$40,130, see rank	$36,952	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Bennington Area	Vermont	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	30,456, see rank	517,411	248,775,628
Male¹	14,565, 47.82%, see rank	48.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,868, 67.75%, see rank	70.52%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	12, 0.08%, see rank	0.16%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	9,856, 67.67%, see rank	70.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	9,058, 91.90%, see rank	93.28%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	798, 8.10%, see rank	6.72%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,697, 32.25%, see rank	29.48%	30.72%
Female¹	15,891, 52.18%, see rank	51.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	9,447, 59.45%, see rank	63.95%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	2, 0.01%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	9,445, 59.44%, see rank	63.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	8,830, 93.49%, see rank	94.27%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	615, 6.51%, see rank	5.73%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,444, 40.55%, see rank	36.05%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Bennington Area	Vermont	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	17,295, 100%	316,919	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	13,291, 76.85%, see rank	74.94%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,444, 8.35%, see rank	9.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	55, 0.32%, see rank	1.20%	5.06%
Walked	950, 5.49%, see rank	5.61%	2.78%
Other Means	287, 1.66%, see rank	1.59%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,268, 7.33%, see rank	6.95%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bennington Area	18.2 minutes
Vermont	22.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Bennington Area	Vermont	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,888	325,336	143,435,233
Male¹	9,058, 50.64%, see rank	50.94%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,709, 29.91%, see rank	34.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,466, 16.18%, see rank	14.66%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,432, 15.81%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	108, 1.19%, see rank	2.00%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,067, 11.78%, see rank	11.20%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,781, 19.66%, see rank	16.22%	17.94%
Female¹	8,830, 49.36%, see rank	49.06%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,498, 39.61%, see rank	45.08%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,920, 21.74%, see rank	20.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,848, 32.25%, see rank	28.69%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	40, 0.45%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	24, 0.27%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	480, 5.44%, see rank	4.63%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Bennington Area	Vermont	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,888, 100%	325,336	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	398, 2.22%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	1,304, 7.29%, see rank	7.42%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,482, 13.88%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	252, 1.41%, see rank	2.14%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,466, 13.79%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	508, 2.84%, see rank	3.24%	4.93%
Information	364, 2.03%, see rank	1.94%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	776, 4.34%, see rank	4.71%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,469, 8.21%, see rank	8.61%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,831, 27.01%, see rank	28.36%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,883, 10.53%, see rank	9.20%	9.49%
Public Administration	334, 1.87%, see rank	4.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	821, 4.59%, see rank	4.58%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Bennington Area	%	Vermont	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,010	14.21%, see rank	11.97%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,079	10.73%, see rank	7.83%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.