Demographics of Bennington town, Vermont

Bennington town, Vermont had 14,953 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −348 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bennington town, in four figures

14,953
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,249 ±23.; −2.3%
Change since July 2020: −348 people.; 44.7 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,446 ±$7,440
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bennington town, Vermont's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bennington town, 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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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Bennington town, Vermont's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bennington town, 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	15,301	100.0	100.0
2021	15,337	100.2	100.2
2022	15,284	99.9	100.7
2023	15,194	99.3	101.6
2024	15,104	98.7	102.5
2025	14,953	97.7	103.1

Population of Bennington town, Vermont on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,301	—
2021	15,337	+36
2022	15,284	−53
2023	15,194	−90
2024	15,104	−90
2025	14,953	−151

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.7 ±2.3: for men 44.9 ±3.1 and for women 44.6 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bennington town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Under 5	530 ±148	3.5% ±1.0	4.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,174 ±317	14.3% ±2.1	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,423 ±289	9.3% ±1.9	10.0% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,553 ±360	23.3% ±2.4	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,729 ±434	24.5% ±2.8	26.5% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,840 ±430	25.2% ±2.8	21.4% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,446 ±$7,440, and income per person $35,637 ±$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 town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Vermont	United States
Under $25,000	1,381 ±333	21.7% ±5.1	13.5% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,484 ±360	23.3% ±5.5	16.8% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	975 ±233	15.3% ±3.6	16.3% ±0.6	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	625 ±176	9.8% ±2.7	12.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,043 ±231	16.4% ±3.5	19.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	487 ±150	7.7% ±2.3	10.4% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	363 ±125	5.7% ±1.9	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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Vermont	United States
All ages	1,917 ±544	13.2% ±3.7	10.1% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	611 ±256	23.8% ±9.3	10.8% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	657 ±226	9.2% ±3.1	10.5% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	649 ±266	13.4% ±5.3	8.8% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bennington town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bennington town	Vermont	United States
Housing units	6,997 ±288	339,042 ±187	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.9% ±3.0	80.6% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.1% ±3.1	19.4% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.4% ±4.8	73.2% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.6% ±5.9	26.8% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$213,300 ±$14,653	$316,600 ±$3,361	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,133 ±$63	$1,234 ±$18	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1961 ±4	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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Hispanic or Latino	468 ±158	3.1% ±1.0	2.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,587 ±261	89.1% ±1.7	89.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	30 to 318	0.2% to 2.1%	1.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	233 ±88	1.5% ±0.6	1.8% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	29 to 227	0.2% to 1.5%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	634 ±205	4.2% ±1.3	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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Vermont	United States
Born in the state	7,021 ±570	46.0% ±3.7	47.4% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,542 ±548	49.5% ±3.6	47.2% ±0.5	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	43 to 195	0.3% to 1.3%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	567 ±179	3.7% ±1.2	4.3% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	358 ±131	2.3% ±0.9	2.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	94 to 324	0.6% to 2.1%	1.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Bennington town among the places and towns of Vermont

5th of 34 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Vermont page.

Places of Vermont near Bennington town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Burlington city	44,675 ±33
South Burlington city	20,756 ±79
Colchester town	17,648 ±23
Rutland city	15,712 ±37
Bennington town	15,249 ±23
Brattleboro town	12,122 ±20
Essex town	11,516 ±22
Essex Junction city	10,803 ±21
Milton town	10,769 ±37
Hartford town	10,736 ±22

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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