Bennington County, Vermont (VT)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,935
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 10,599
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,453 (it was 4,247 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 29% |
State: | 29% |
Land area: 676 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 55 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (28.8%), Retail trade (14.8%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.4%), Manufacturing (10.3%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.0%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 78%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 34,18991.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,3783.7%Two or more races
- 9542.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 4331.2%Asian alone
- 2960.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1650.4%Some other race alone
- 280.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 110.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 47.0 years |
Vermont median age: | 43.2 years |
Males: 18,263 | (48.7%) |
Females: 19,251 | (51.3%) |
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Bennington County: | 2.0 people |
Vermont: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $68,536 ($39,926 in 1999)
This county: | $68,536 |
Vermont: | $73,991 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $856 (lower quartile is $644, upper quartile is $1,026)
This county: | $856 |
State: | $997 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $271,814 (it was $113,300 in 2000)
Bennington: | $271,814 |
Vermont: | $304,700 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,566Detached houses: $344,818
Here: $344,818 State: $378,260 Townhouses or other attached units: $277,995
Here: $277,995 State: $360,670 In 2-unit structures: $228,670
Here: $228,670 State: $304,383 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $413,467
Here: $413,467 State: $746,315 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $239,659
Here: $239,659 State: $259,595 Mobile homes: $88,728
Here: $88,728 State: $98,266
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $790
Institutionalized population: 488
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 1
- Thefts: 5
- Auto thefts: 1
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 1
- Burglaries: 2
- Thefts: 3
- Auto thefts: 0
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 48 buildings, average cost: $359,400
- 2021: 51 buildings, average cost: $480,000
- 2020: 38 buildings, average cost: $325,200
- 2019: 39 buildings, average cost: $332,000
- 2018: 42 buildings, average cost: $308,800
- 2017: 29 buildings, average cost: $387,400
- 2016: 33 buildings, average cost: $280,200
- 2015: 34 buildings, average cost: $277,700
- 2014: 35 buildings, average cost: $351,400
- 2013: 47 buildings, average cost: $269,100
- 2012: 41 buildings, average cost: $223,700
- 2011: 48 buildings, average cost: $261,900
- 2010: 47 buildings, average cost: $267,600
- 2009: 59 buildings, average cost: $195,000
- 2008: 88 buildings, average cost: $199,400
- 2007: 112 buildings, average cost: $201,100
- 2006: 134 buildings, average cost: $203,600
- 2005: 149 buildings, average cost: $169,500
- 2004: 185 buildings, average cost: $174,600
- 2003: 157 buildings, average cost: $151,700
- 2002: 173 buildings, average cost: $162,400
- 2001: 153 buildings, average cost: $151,900
- 2000: 195 buildings, average cost: $120,500
- 1999: 146 buildings, average cost: $140,500
- 1998: 125 buildings, average cost: $137,800
- 1997: 124 buildings, average cost: $124,100
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,283 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,190 (1.5%)
Bennington County: | 11.2% |
Vermont: | 10.4% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 47.0 years old
(Males: 46.2 years old, Females: 48.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.8 years old, Black residents: 41.4 years old, American Indian residents: 32.1 years old, Asian residents: 22.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.0 years old, Other race residents: 30.0 years old)
Area name: Bennington County, VT
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bennington County is $590 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $687 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $895 a month.
Cities in this county include: Bennington, Shaftsbury, Pownal, Manchester Center, Dorset, North Bennington, Arlington, Sunderland, Stamford, Readsboro.
2023 air pollution in Bennington County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.033 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 6.9 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Hillsborough County, New Hampshire , Eaton County, Michigan , Fall River County, South Dakota , Ingham County, Michigan , Muskegon County, Michigan , Oceana County, Michigan , Shiawassee County, Michigan .
Here: | 2.7% |
Vermont: | 2.0% |
Current college students: 1,816
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 39.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 991 (57.5% naturalized citizens)
Bennington County: | 2.6% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 4222010 or later
- 952000 to 2009
- 1101990 to 1999
- 1331980 to 1989
- 391970 to 1979
- 575Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 15,474
- One, attached: 594
- Two: 906
- 3 or 4: 1,327
- 5 to 9: 904
- 10 to 19: 204
- 20 to 49: 249
- 50 or more: 371
- Mobile homes: 992
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10
Housing units in Bennington County with a mortgage: 6,857 (844 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 820 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 375
Here: | 1.6% with mortgage |
State: | 95.6% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Bennington County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 6,742 | 8 |
Mainline Protestant | 4,490 | 26 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,005 | 12 |
Other | 693 | 5 |
None | 24,195 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Bennington County: | 3.85 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 3.30 / 10,000 pop. |
Vermont: | 1.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Bennington County: | 5.77 / 10,000 pop. |
Vermont: | 6.40 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 16.48 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 11.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Bennington County: | 8.4% |
Vermont: | 6.8% |
Bennington County: | 22.9% |
State: | 22.3% |
Here: | 11.6% |
State: | 13.3% |
Agriculture in Bennington County:
Average size of farms: 180 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $34,292
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $245.72
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.35%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 69.37%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $36,649
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.70%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.81%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $52,184
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.35%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.47
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 48.97%
Corn for grain: 69 harvested acres
Vegetables: 76 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 361 acres
Earthquake activity:
Bennington County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Vermont state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 89.0 miles away from Bennington County center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 106.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 105.3 miles away from the county center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.6 miles away from the county center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 129.5 miles away from Bennington County center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Vermont Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4532, Natural disaster type: Other
- Vermont Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2019, FEMA Id: 4445, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Vermont Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: June 29, 2017 - July 1, 2017, FEMA Id: 4330, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Vermont Tropical Storm Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to September 02, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4022: September 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 4022, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Vermont Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 02, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3338: August 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 3338, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Vermont Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 18, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1816: January 14, 2009, FEMA Id: 1816, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Vermont Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2007 to April 21, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1698: May 04, 2007, FEMA Id: 1698, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Vermont Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 21, 2003 to August 18, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1488: September 12, 2003, FEMA Id: 1488, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Vermont Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 05, 2001 to March 07, 2001, Emergency Declared EM-3167: April 10, 2001, FEMA Id: 3167, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
- Vermont Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 16, 2000 to December 18, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1358: January 18, 2001, FEMA Id: 1358, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Bennington County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Tropical Storms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 13,994 (72.5%)
- Carpooled: 1,217 (6.3%)
- Bus: 25 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 209 (1.1%)
- Bicycle: 46 (0.2%)
- Walked: 671 (3.5%)
- Worked at home: 3,196 (16.6%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (13%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Community and social service occupations (7%)
- India (12%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
- Germany (9%)
- Nepal (6%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (6%)
- Canada (5%)
- England (5%)
- English (17%)
- American (16%)
- Irish (13%)
- Italian (7%)
- German (6%)
- French (except Basque) (5%)
- French Canadian (5%)
People in group quarters in Bennington County, Vermont in 2010:
- 840 people in college/university student housing
- 476 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 63 people in group homes intended for adults
- 31 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 27 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 26 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 12 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Bennington County, Vermont in 2000:
- 598 people in nursing homes
- 582 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 59 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 16 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 14 people in other group homes
- 4 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6.16% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($122,515 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.16% |
Vermont average: | 6.81% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.13% relocated from other counties in Vermont ($13,276 average AGI)
5.03% relocated from other states ($109,240 average AGI)
Bennington County: 5.03% Vermont average: 4.33%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Windham County, VT | 0.40% ($113,683 average AGI) |
from Rutland County, VT | 0.35% ($53,982) |
from Berkshire County, MA | 0.32% ($64,380) |
from Rensselaer County, NY | 0.27% ($45,405) |
from New York County, NY | 0.24% ($298,000) |
from Chittenden County, VT | 0.16% ($46,038) |
from Washington County, NY | 0.16% ($29,280) |
5.76% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($67,878 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.76% |
Vermont average: | 6.29% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.15% relocated to other counties in Vermont ($9,485 average AGI)
4.61% relocated to other states ($58,392 average AGI)
Bennington County: 4.61% Vermont average: 3.81%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Rensselaer County, NY | 0.37% ($47,517 average AGI) |
to Berkshire County, MA | 0.37% ($38,845) |
to Rutland County, VT | 0.34% ($42,556) |
to Windham County, VT | 0.29% ($67,413) |
to Washington County, NY | 0.26% ($46,585) |
to Chittenden County, VT | 0.18% ($41,571) |
to Windsor County, VT | 0.15% ($37,087) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.0
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 1.7%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 7,610 (6,270 aged, 1,340 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 609 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Bennington County, Vermont in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (554)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (547)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (505)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (444)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (333)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (312)
- Unspecified dementia (252)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (189)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (42)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (34)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 12,095
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 268
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 55,212
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,051
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,187
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 24
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 75
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 92
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 32
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 93.3. This is less than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 37,514- Male householders: 6,969 (1,972 living alone), Female householders: 8,212 (2,834 living alone)
7,433 spouses (7,333 opposite-sex spouses), 1,070 unmarried partners, (964 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,738 children (8,780 natural, 225 adopted, 782 stepchildren), 590 grandchildren, 138 brothers or sisters, 301 parents, 45 foster children, 560 other relatives, 988 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,278
Size of family households: 4,993 2-persons, 1,960 3-persons, 1,402 4-persons, 746 5-persons, 189 6-persons, 101 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,804 1-person, 945 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
3,951 married couples with children.
2,232 single-parent households (813 men, 1,419 women).
95.8% of residents of Bennington speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (96% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $216,692,000 ($5,864 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,736,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $100,523,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $43,184,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $431,000
Federal grants: $60,508,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,198,000 ($356,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,849,000 ($463,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,113,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,243,000
Federal Government insurance: $32,935,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,877Here: | 51 per 1000 residents |
State: | 54 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,968
Here: | 53 per 1000 residents |
State: | 42 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +182
Here: | +5 per 1000 residents |
State: | +7 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -35
Here: | -1 per 1000 residents |
State: | +6 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.88 millions of gallons per day (41% from ground, 59% from surface)
Here: | 6.7 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 3.9 |
State: | 3.9 |
- Year house built in Bennington County, Vermont
- 282020 or later
- 6622010 to 2019
- 1,9222000 to 2009
- 1,8551990 to 1999
- 3,3471980 to 1989
- 3,2581970 to 1979
- 2,0861960 to 1969
- 1,5251950 to 1959
- 8941940 to 1949
- 5,1191939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bennington County, Vermont
- 281 room
- 782 rooms
- 1523 rooms
- 8994 rooms
- 1,9635 rooms
- 2,3566 rooms
- 1,7787 rooms
- 1,6088 rooms
- 2,5399+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bennington County, Vermont
- 2651 room
- 4772 rooms
- 6833 rooms
- 1,0284 rooms
- 6365 rooms
- 2236 rooms
- 1917 rooms
- 848 rooms
- 1909+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bennington County, Vermont
- 37no bedroom
- 2951 bedroom
- 2,0062 bedrooms
- 5,5953 bedrooms
- 2,4594 bedrooms
- 1,0135+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bennington County, Vermont
- 315no bedroom
- 1,4791 bedroom
- 1,1412 bedrooms
- 6093 bedrooms
- 1714 bedrooms
- 705+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Bennington County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 367no vehicle
- 3,3201 vehicle
- 5,1232 vehicles
- 1,8873 vehicles
- 4564 vehicles
- 2875+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Bennington County in renter-occupied apartments
- 845no vehicle
- 2,0011 vehicle
- 8112 vehicles
- 543 vehicles
- 434 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
91.5% of Bennington County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in Vermont.
Bennington County: | 91.5% |
State average: | 88.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 14,895
- Other state: 21,407
- Northeast: 15,021
- Midwest: 1,764
- South: 2,858
- West: 1,718
- 61.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.6%Wood
- 4.4%Electricity
- 2.3%Other fuel
- 1.5%Utility gas
- 1.4%Coal or coke
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 56.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 18.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 11.0%Electricity
- 6.3%Utility gas
- 4.4%Wood
- 3.2%Other fuel
- 0.3%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 24.1% |
Vermont: | 10.3% |
Here: | 11.4% |
Vermont: | 11.6% |
Here: | 42.8% |
Vermont: | 29.2% |
Bennington County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $872,000
Other: $796,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,987,000
Police Protection: $1,930,000
General Public Buildings: $166,000
General Public Buildings: $161,000
Central Staff Services: $124,000
Central Staff Services: $121,000
General - Other: $40,000
General - Other: $39,000
Financial Administration: $13,000
Financial Administration: $13,000
Libraries: $4,000
Libraries: $4,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $4,000
General - Other: $4,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $432,000
Other: $432,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $59,000
General Revenue - Other: $37,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $74,000
Police Protection: $74,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $380,000
Cash and Securities: $376,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $41,000
Other: $33,000
- Tax - Property: $440,000
Property: $426,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $958,000
: $737,000
Bennington County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $872,000
Other: $796,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,987,000
Police Protection: $1,930,000
General Public Buildings: $166,000
General Public Buildings: $161,000
Central Staff Services: $124,000
Central Staff Services: $121,000
General - Other: $40,000
General - Other: $39,000
Financial Administration: $13,000
Financial Administration: $13,000
Libraries: $4,000
Libraries: $4,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $4,000
General - Other: $4,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $432,000
Other: $432,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $59,000
General Revenue - Other: $37,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $74,000
Police Protection: $74,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $380,000
Cash and Securities: $376,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $41,000
Other: $33,000
- Tax - Property: $440,000
Property: $426,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $958,000
: $737,000
Bennington County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $872,000
Other: $796,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,987,000
Police Protection: $1,930,000
General Public Buildings: $166,000
General Public Buildings: $161,000
Central Staff Services: $124,000
Central Staff Services: $121,000
General - Other: $40,000
General - Other: $39,000
Financial Administration: $13,000
Financial Administration: $13,000
Libraries: $4,000
Libraries: $4,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $4,000
General - Other: $4,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $432,000
Other: $432,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $59,000
General Revenue - Other: $37,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $74,000
Police Protection: $74,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $380,000
Cash and Securities: $376,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $41,000
Other: $33,000
- Tax - Property: $440,000
Property: $426,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $958,000
: $737,000
Bennington County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $872,000
Other: $796,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,987,000
Police Protection: $1,930,000
General Public Buildings: $166,000
General Public Buildings: $161,000
Central Staff Services: $124,000
Central Staff Services: $121,000
General - Other: $40,000
General - Other: $39,000
Financial Administration: $13,000
Financial Administration: $13,000
Libraries: $4,000
Libraries: $4,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $4,000
General - Other: $4,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $432,000
Other: $432,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $59,000
General Revenue - Other: $37,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $74,000
Police Protection: $74,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $380,000
Cash and Securities: $376,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $41,000
Other: $33,000
- Tax - Property: $440,000
Property: $426,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $958,000
: $737,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,008
- Number of aged recipients: 56
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 952
- Number of recipients under 18: 175
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 685
- Number of recipients older than 64: 148
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 431
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 459
Most common first names in Bennington County, VT among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 306 | 74.7 years |
William | 287 | 75.3 years |
Mary | 285 | 81.6 years |
Robert | 222 | 72.7 years |
Charles | 177 | 74.9 years |
James | 173 | 72.4 years |
Helen | 161 | 82.0 years |
Elizabeth | 158 | 82.1 years |
George | 158 | 75.7 years |
Margaret | 155 | 80.2 years |
Most common last names in Bennington County, VT among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Harrington | 90 | 75.2 years |
Smith | 82 | 78.4 years |
Jones | 65 | 77.5 years |
Williams | 60 | 76.7 years |
Mattison | 59 | 79.3 years |
Johnson | 53 | 75.8 years |
Thompson | 52 | 75.1 years |
Brown | 47 | 77.7 years |
Davis | 47 | 77.2 years |
Hall | 46 | 76.8 years |
Businesses in Bennington County, VT | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 1 | Kincaid | 2 | |
ALDI | 1 | Kmart | 1 | |
AT&T | 1 | Knights Inn | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
Ann Taylor | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Banana Republic | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | |
Ben & Jerry's | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | New Balance | 3 | |
Brooks Brothers | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
CVS | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Penske | 1 | |
Clarks | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Coldwater Creek | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Curves | 2 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 3 | Sears | 1 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Shaw's | 1 | |
FedEx | 5 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
Gap | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
Goodwill | 6 | Subway | 2 | |
Gymboree | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
H&R Block | 2 | Toyota | 1 | |
Hilton | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
Honda | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 2 | |
Hyundai | 1 | UPS | 5 | |
J.Crew | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Jones New York | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
KFC | 1 |
Bennington County on our top lists:
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"