| | People QuickFacts | Bennington County | Vermont |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 36,697 | 626,011 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 37,125 | 625,741 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -1.2% | Z |
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Population, 2010 | 37,125 | 625,741 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.0% | 5.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 20.0% | 20.1% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 19.4% | 15.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.5% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 96.8% | 95.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.9% | 1.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.7% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.2% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 1.5% | 1.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 95.6% | 94.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 88.1% | 86.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 3.1% | 3.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 4.3% | 5.2% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 89.8% | 91.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 31.8% | 33.8% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 3,552 | 51,981 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 18.1 | 21.7 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 20,964 | 324,389 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 72.3% | 71.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 19.5% | 23.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $204,800 | $213,000 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 15,512 | 256,711 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.30 | 2.34 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $27,989 | $28,376 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $48,083 | $53,422 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 12.3% | 11.3% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Bennington County | Vermont |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 1,483 | 21,4511 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 14,767 | 264,0991 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -13.1 | 4.21 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 3,710 | 59,945 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,812 | 78,729 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 24.8% | 26.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 571,644 | 10,751,461 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 5,121,694 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 833,024 | 9,310,119 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $22,861 | $15,005 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 106,659 | 1,367,630 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 52 | 1,299 |