Language Spoken At Home in Bennington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 35,081 | 100% |
English only | 33,494 | 95.5% |
Language other than English | 1,587 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 336 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 438 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 75 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,032 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 207 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 107 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 54 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 10 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Bennington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 36,990 | 100% |
American | 2,864 | 7.7% |
Arab | 205 | 0.6% |
Czech | 301 | 0.8% |
Danish | 178 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 701 | 1.9% |
English | 5,886 | 15.9% |
French (except Basque) | 5,260 | 14.2% |
French Canadian | 1,903 | 5.1% |
German | 4,895 | 13.2% |
Greek | 373 | 1.0% |
Hungarian | 277 | 0.7% |
Irish | 7,815 | 21.1% |
Italian | 3,693 | 10.0% |
Lithuanian | 210 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 332 | 0.9% |
Polish | 1,601 | 4.3% |
Portuguese | 56 | 0.2% |
Russian | 698 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 433 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 1,450 | 3.9% |
Slovak | 52 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 45 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 552 | 1.5% |
Swiss | 117 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 178 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 416 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 60 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Bennington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 15,610 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 9,956 | 63.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,933 | 25.2% |
Married-couple family | 7,906 | 50.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,681 | 17.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 572 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 388 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,478 | 9.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 864 | 5.5% |
Nonfamily households | 5,654 | 36.2% |
Householder living alone | 4,584 | 29.4% |
65 years and over | 2,009 | 12.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,345 | 27.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,850 | 31.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Bennington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 35,560 | 100% |
Householder | 15,610 | 43.9% |
Spouse | 7,941 | 22.3% |
Child | 8,866 | 24.9% |
Other relatives | 1,074 | 3.0% |
Nonrelatives | 2,069 | 5.8% |
Unmarried partner | 1,289 | 3.6% |
Marital Status in Bennington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 14,780 | 100% |
Never married | 4,195 | 28.4% |
Now married, except separated | 8,183 | 55.4% |
Separated | 250 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 405 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 1,747 | 11.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 16,230 | 100% |
Never married | 4,012 | 24.7% |
Now married, except separated | 8,152 | 50.2% |
Separated | 239 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 1,645 | 10.1% |
Divorced | 2,182 | 13.4% |
Fertility in Bennington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 415 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 181 | 43.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 121 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 9 | 0% |
Grandparents in Bennington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 547 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 265 | 48.4% |
Less than 1 year | 91 | 16.6% |
1 or 2 years | 68 | 12.4% |
3 or 4 years | 8 | 1.5% |
5 or more years | 98 | 17.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 265 | 100% |
Who are female | 161 | 60.8% |
Who are married | 203 | 76.6% |
School Enrollment in Bennington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,747 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 630 | 7.2% |
Kindergarten | 353 | 4.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,263 | 37.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,032 | 23.2% |
College or graduate school | 2,469 | 28.2% |
Educational Attainment in Bennington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 26,155 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 827 | 3.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,718 | 6.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,957 | 30.4% |
Some college, no degree | 5,034 | 19.2% |
Associate's degree | 2,066 | 7.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,312 | 20.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,241 | 12.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 32.7% |
Veteran Status in Bennington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 29,431 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,468 | 11.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Bennington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 36,404 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,618 | 15.4% |
Under 18 years | 7,502 | 100% |
With a disability | 561 | 7.5% |
18 to 64 years | 22,333 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,095 | 13.9% |
65 years and over | 6,569 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,962 | 29.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Bennington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 36,648 | 100% |
Same house | 32,553 | 88.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,032 | 11.0% |
Same county | 2,343 | 6.4% |
Different county | 1,689 | 4.6% |
Same state | 279 | 0.8% |
Different state | 1,410 | 3.8% |
Abroad | 63 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Bennington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 36,990 | 100% |
Native | 35,916 | 97.1% |
Born in United States | 35,556 | 96.1% |
State of residence | 16,866 | 45.6% |
Different state | 18,690 | 50.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 360 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 1,074 | 2.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Bennington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,074 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 601 | 56.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 473 | 44.0% |
Year of Entry in Bennington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,434 | 100% |
Native | 360 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 360 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,074 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 35 | 3.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,039 | 96.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Bennington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,074 | 100% |
Europe | 605 | 56.3% |
Asia | 240 | 22.3% |
Africa | 33 | 3.1% |
Oceania | 19 | 1.8% |
Latin America | 73 | 6.8% |
Northern America | 104 | 9.7% |