With 37,269 people, Bennington County is a county in Vermont. The median age is 46.9, about 8 years above the US median. That puts it in the top 8% of US counties for household income. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. There are 55 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,325, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 36%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bennington County
What changed most since 1990
White share98.3% → 90.8%(−7.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age34.9 → 46.9(+12.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$234,487 → $279,900(+19%)US over the same years: +67%
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)12.8%(288)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.4%(211)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.9%(626)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.2%(162)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(22)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,244 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 County, decade by decade
Bennington County 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
35,845
$68,366
$234,487
23.5%
4.2
2000
36,994
$72,731
$206,394
27.1%
7.1
2010
37,125
$68,183
$285,988
31.1%
10.5
2020
37,347
$70,541
$255,255
37.5%
21.8
2024
37,269
$73,325
$279,900
41.8%
21.7
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.
