Demographics of Bennington County, Vermont

Bennington County, Vermont had 36,630 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −688 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bennington County, in four figures

36,630
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.8%
Change since July 2020: −688 people.; 46.9 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,325 ±$4,802
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bennington County, Vermont's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bennington County, Vermont's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Bennington County, Vermont's population shrank 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bennington County, Vermont's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	37,318	100.0	100.0
2021	37,463	100.4	100.2
2022	37,346	100.1	100.7
2023	37,175	99.6	101.6
2024	36,985	99.1	102.5
2025	36,630	98.2	103.1

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Population of Bennington County, Vermont on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	37,318	−34	−33	0	−7
2021	37,463	+145	−215	+33	+308
2022	37,346	−117	−334	+83	+158
2023	37,175	−171	−253	+46	+47
2024	36,985	−190	−268	+57	+27
2025	36,630	−355	−261	+22	−112

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.9 ±0.6: for men 46.1 ±0.6 and for women 48.2 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bennington County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Under 5	1,623 ±101	4.4% ±0.3	4.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,330 ±340	14.3% ±0.9	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,269 ±312	8.8% ±0.8	10.0% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,659 ±364	20.6% ±1.0	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,300 ±471	27.6% ±1.3	26.5% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,088 ±506	24.4% ±1.4	21.4% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,325 ±$4,802, and income per person $46,487 ±$2,829, in 2024 dollars. The median is $81,203 ±$1,339 in Vermont and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bennington County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Vermont	United States
Under $25,000	2,686 ±400	17.9% ±2.6	13.5% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,834 ±426	18.9% ±2.8	16.8% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,135 ±319	14.2% ±2.1	16.3% ±0.6	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,643 ±222	11.0% ±1.5	12.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,609 ±313	17.4% ±2.1	19.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,430 ±242	9.5% ±1.6	10.4% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,650 ±198	11.0% ±1.3	11.1% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bennington County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Vermont	United States
All ages	4,123 ±728	11.3% ±2.0	10.1% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,059 ±289	15.8% ±4.1	10.8% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,585 ±322	9.1% ±1.8	10.5% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,479 ±356	12.0% ±2.8	8.8% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bennington County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bennington County	Vermont	United States
Housing units	20,903 ±44	339,042 ±187	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	71.7% ±1.6	80.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	28.3% ±1.6	19.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.7% ±2.1	73.2% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.3% ±2.5	26.8% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$279,900 ±$10,267	$316,600 ±$3,361	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,109 ±$45	$1,234 ±$18	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bennington County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,047 ±0	2.8% ±<0.1	2.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	33,822 ±241	90.8% ±0.6	89.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	427 ±131	1.1% ±0.4	1.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	317 ±80	0.9% ±0.2	1.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 58	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	66 to 282	0.2% to 0.8%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,448 ±328	3.9% ±0.9	4.1% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bennington County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Born in the state	15,017 ±827	40.3% ±2.2	47.4% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	20,834 ±837	55.9% ±2.2	47.2% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	404 ±154	1.1% ±0.4	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,014 ±168	2.7% ±0.5	4.3% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	648 ±147	1.7% ±0.4	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	366 ±110	1.0% ±0.3	1.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Bennington County among the counties of Vermont

8th of 14 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Vermont page.

Counties of Vermont near Bennington County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Washington County	59,652	−0.2%
Windsor County	57,312	−0.7%
Franklin County	51,177	+2.3%
Windham County	45,204	−1.4%
Addison County	38,048	+1.8%
Bennington County	36,630	−1.8%
Caledonia County	30,414	+0.8%
Orange County	30,002	+2.4%
Orleans County	27,600	+0.7%
Lamoille County	26,294	+1.4%
Grand Isle County	7,511	+3.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026