Bennington County, VT Population

Overview

37,235

Total Population

46.4

Median age

51.39%

Female population %

94.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

854

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Bennington County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bennington County is 46.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bennington County's population under 18 was 19.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bennington County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bennington County, 15.46% were under the age of 15, 18.04% aged 15 to 29, 44.02% aged 30 to 64, 19.45% aged 65 to 84, and 3.02% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,037 more females than males in Bennington County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.39% females and 48.61% males in Bennington County, VT.
The Bennington County, VT gender ratio is 94.6:100 i.e. 94.6 men to 100 women (0.946).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,626.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,769.

Bennington County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bennington County population: 94.42% are White, 0.87% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.22% are Asian, 0.07% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.71% are some other race and 2.54% are multiracial.
Bennington County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 854 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 36,381 (97.71% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bennington County is White with a population of 35,156 (94.42% of the total population).

Bennington County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 37,424 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Bennington County's population increased by 125 (0.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bennington County's population increased by 222 (0.60%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Bennington County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 35,532.