CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bennington

Kansas · 564 residents · 0.42 sq mi

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Bennington is a city of 564 people in Kansas. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $36,200. At a median age of 36.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 6.0%, under the national 13.2%. Renters pay $273 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.6

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

564

−9%vs 2000

vs 623 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.6

+6%vs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.42 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024651

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.3%(30)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(39)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.8%(61)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(39)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.1%(12)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(84)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.7%(111)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(59)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.3%(30)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(39)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.9%(50)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,904

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,303 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,855

−32%vs 2000

vs $15,919 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,200

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$273

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $390 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.1%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.6% in 2000

21.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(606)

Black0.2%(1)

Hispanic / Latino1%(6)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(564)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American0.9%(6)

Chilean0.9%(6)

Ancestry

German35.5%(231)

Irish10.4%(68)

English8.3%(54)

Russian4.6%(30)

Scotch-Irish4.3%(28)

Scottish4.3%(28)

Italian3.5%(23)

American3.2%(21)

Welsh2.5%(16)

French2.3%(15)

Polish1.1%(7)

Dutch0.8%(5)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.8%(5)

Belgian0.6%(4)

Czech0.5%(3)

Swiss0.5%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Russian population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.8%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.0%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.2 min

+88%vs 2000

vs 13.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married26.2%(66)

Married55.6%(140)

Widowed3.2%(8)

Divorced15.1%(38)

Women 15+

Never married14.8%(34)

Married43.2%(99)

Widowed14.8%(34)

Divorced27.1%(62)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.4%

−5.4 ptssince 2013

from 12.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.9%

−8.0 ptssince 2020

from 51.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

30.3%

+10.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.7%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 27.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.6%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 5.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.4%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 72.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.6%

−8.9 ptssince 2020

from 46.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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