Bennington County, Vermont
Bennington County, Vermont · ZIP 05148, 05152, 05201
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 37,039 (2024 estimate)Population
- 14,636Households
- $71,494Median household income
- $257,400Median home value
- 31Towns with a page
- 21ZIP codes
Bennington County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 36,994 |
| 2010 | 37,125 |
| 2020 | 37,347 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 50, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 50, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 50, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $71,494 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 50, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 11,074 units
- Renter occupied
- 3,562 units
- Vacancy rate
- 29.9%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 50, retrieved November 14, 2026.
14,352 employees in 1,258 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 50, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Bennington County | Vermont |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 37,312 | 645,254 |
| Median household income | $71,494 | $78,024 |
| Median age | 46.6 | 43.0 |
| Median home value | $257,400 | $290,500 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 41.2% | 42.6% |
| Foreign-born residents | 2.4% | 4.3% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 75.7% | 72.8% |
| Mean commute to work | 18.9 minutes | 23.4 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 50, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Bennington County31 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennington Town | Town | 15,121 | 41.9 sq mi |
| Bennington | Census designated place | 8,888 | 4.83 sq mi |
| Manchester Town | Town | 4,462 | 42.0 sq mi |
| Shaftsbury Town | Town | 3,593 | 43.0 sq mi |
| Pownal Town | Town | 3,258 | 46.8 sq mi |
| Arlington Town | Town | 2,434 | 42.0 sq mi |
| Dorset Town | Town | 2,140 | 47.4 sq mi |
| Manchester Center | Census designated place | 1,935 | 4.63 sq mi |
| Arlington | Census designated place | 1,871 | 3.83 sq mi |
| North Bennington | Village | 1,701 | 1.87 sq mi |
| Winhall Town | Town | 1,164 | 44.1 sq mi |
| Sunderland Town | Town | 1,060 | 45.2 sq mi |
| Stamford Town | Town | 859 | 39.5 sq mi |
| Manchester | Village | 767 | 3.54 sq mi |
| Readsboro Town | Town | 696 | 36.1 sq mi |
| Rupert Town | Town | 691 | 44.7 sq mi |
| Pownal | Census designated place | 587 | 0.51 sq mi |
| Peru Town | Town | 526 | 37.4 sq mi |
| Stamford | Census designated place | 522 | 5.36 sq mi |
| Pownal Center | Census designated place | 475 | 1.56 sq mi |
| South Shaftsbury | Census designated place | 442 | 2.24 sq mi |
| Sandgate Town | Town | 382 | 42.2 sq mi |
| Dorset | Census designated place | 349 | 2.08 sq mi |
| Woodford Town | Town | 349 | 47.4 sq mi |
| North Pownal | Census designated place | 345 | 1.19 sq mi |
| Readsboro | Census designated place | 299 | 1.23 sq mi |
| East Dorset | Census designated place | 297 | 2.22 sq mi |
| Landgrove Town | Town | 172 | 8.86 sq mi |
| Old Bennington | Village | 132 | 0.37 sq mi |
| Searsburg Town | Town | 125 | 21.3 sq mi |
| Stratton Mountain | Census designated place | 97 | 2.63 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 50 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Berkshire CountyPopulation 128,726 (2024 estimate)
- Franklin CountyPopulation 70,871 (2024 estimate)
- Rensselaer CountyPopulation 160,749 (2024 estimate)
- Rutland CountyPopulation 60,198 (2024 estimate)
- Washington CountyPopulation 59,839 (2024 estimate)
- Windham CountyPopulation 45,627 (2024 estimate)
- Windsor CountyPopulation 57,697 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 25, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 36, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 50, retrieved November 14, 2026.