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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Bennington is $24,039, which is lower than the state average of $29,535 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Bennington median household income is $34,599, which has grown by 13.10% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 33.27% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Bennington residents spend 13.9 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, #67

Bennington, VT	24,039 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, VT	24,601 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, VT	27,500 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, VT	22,191 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, #94

Bennington, VT	34,599 USD
Vermont	54,447 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bennington, VT	55,723 USD
Vermont	70,524 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #50

Bennington, VT	13.10%
Vermont	33.27%
U.S.	27.36%

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, VT		Vermont		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.94%	$20,519, see rank	29.50%	$14,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.73%	$16,005, see rank	32.13%	$17,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	8.10%	$4,906, see rank	4.45%	$3,492	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.84%	$20,509, 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, VT	49,621 USD
Vermont	68,787 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bennington, VT	69,903 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, VT	Vermont	U.S.
White	$34,391, see rank	$54,661	$56,900
Black	$55,750, see rank	$54,531	$35,600
Asian	$118,229, see rank	$55,417	$73,244
Two or More Races	$32,125, 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, VT	Vermont	U.S.
less than 25	$16,196, see rank	$29,336	$25,788
25 to 44	$34,000, see rank	$61,124	$58,398
45 to 64	$44,653, see rank	$64,582	$65,027
65 or over	$26,844, see rank	$36,952	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Bennington, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,186, see rank	517,411	248,775,628
Male¹	3,391, 47.19%, see rank	48.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,149, 63.37%, see rank	70.52%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	9, 0.27%, see rank	0.16%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,140, 63.11%, see rank	70.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,836, 85.79%, see rank	93.28%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	304, 14.21%, see rank	6.72%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,242, 36.63%, see rank	29.48%	30.72%
Female¹	3,795, 52.81%, see rank	51.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,924, 50.70%, see rank	63.95%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,924, 50.70%, see rank	63.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,728, 89.81%, see rank	94.27%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	196, 10.19%, see rank	5.73%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,871, 49.30%, 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, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,431, 100%	316,919	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,701, 78.72%, see rank	74.94%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	359, 10.46%, see rank	9.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2, 0.06%, see rank	1.20%	5.06%
Walked	222, 6.47%, see rank	5.61%	2.78%
Other Means	62, 1.81%, see rank	1.59%	1.79%
Worked at Home	85, 2.48%, see rank	6.95%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bennington, VT	13.9 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, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,564	325,336	143,435,233
Male¹	1,836, 51.52%, see rank	50.94%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	352, 19.17%, see rank	34.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	471, 25.65%, see rank	14.66%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	321, 17.48%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	39, 2.12%, see rank	2.00%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	213, 11.60%, see rank	11.20%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	370, 20.15%, see rank	16.22%	17.94%
Female¹	1,728, 48.48%, see rank	49.06%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	672, 38.89%, see rank	45.08%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	485, 28.07%, see rank	20.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	413, 23.90%, see rank	28.69%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	27, 1.56%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6, 0.35%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	125, 7.23%, 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, VT	Vermont	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,564, 100%	325,336	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	75, 2.10%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	227, 6.37%, see rank	7.42%	6.17%
Manufacturing	518, 14.53%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	73, 2.05%, see rank	2.14%	2.75%
Retail Trade	539, 15.12%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	36, 1.01%, see rank	3.24%	4.93%
Information	52, 1.46%, see rank	1.94%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	61, 1.71%, see rank	4.71%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	97, 2.72%, see rank	8.61%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,217, 34.15%, see rank	28.36%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	489, 13.72%, see rank	9.20%	9.49%
Public Administration	72, 2.02%, see rank	4.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	108, 3.03%, see rank	4.58%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Bennington, VT	%	Vermont	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,099	24.98%, see rank	11.97%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	508	23.16%, see rank	7.83%	11.47%

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