Bennington is a city of 651 people in Kansas. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $156,400. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. Density works out to 1,550 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,375, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bennington
What changed most since 1990
White share100.0% → 95.4%(−4.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate6.0% → 17.2%(+11.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree17.8% → 23.9%(+6.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)30.4%(14)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13%(6)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50%(23)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 46 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bennington, decade by decade
Bennington population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
564
$59,771
$86,882
17.8%
0.0
2000
623
$67,953
$113,125
18.1%
6.7
2010
672
$68,557
$118,826
19.1%
7.3
2020
622
$81,380
$136,354
26.3%
21.4
2024
651
$74,375
$156,400
23.9%
11.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
