With 182 people, Old Bennington is a city in Vermont. Households here earn about 108% more than in Vermont as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 85% of adults have a four-year degree. Owners hold 94% of the housing stock. Median household income runs $168,750, well clear of the $82,259 US median. Few US cities rank higher on income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $168,750, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
85% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Old Bennington
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants66.7% → 93.8%(+27.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population284 → 182(−36%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree56.9% → 84.9%(+28.0 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)28.6%(2)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.9%(3)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7 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
Old Bennington, decade by decade
Old 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
284
$169,697
$454,573
56.9%
5.2
2000
232
$122,962
$383,276
65.3%
18.4
2010
139
$152,848
$537,018
69.1%
10.5
2020
156
$157,449
$431,607
76.6%
39.9
2024
182
$168,750
$445,500
84.9%
4.1
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.
