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Bennington, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Bennington is a Census city of 651 people across 0.42 square miles of land, in Ottawa County. Median household income is $74,375, 74.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bennington
What Bennington is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.42 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,548 plus or minus 397
- County holding the largest share of its areaOttawa County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bennington
How many people live in Bennington
- Population651 plus or minus 167
- Median age37.3
- Population under 18188 plus or minus 65
- Share under 1828.9 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Population 65 and over142 plus or minus 47
- Share 65 and over21.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Households276 plus or minus 67
- Family households190 plus or minus 55
- Share of households that are families68.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bennington
Income and work in Bennington
- Median household income$74,375 plus or minus $25,633
- Per capita income$31,649
- Civilian labor force322 plus or minus 95
- Employed313 plus or minus 94
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over418 plus or minus 96
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.4 percent plus or minus 27.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.9 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.2 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bennington
Housing in Bennington
- Housing units300 plus or minus 66
- Occupied units276 plus or minus 67
- Vacant units24 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate8.0 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Owner occupied206 plus or minus 52
- Renter occupied70 plus or minus 35
- Ownership rate74.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$156,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$971 plus or minus $314
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.7 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Single family units264 plus or minus 60
- Share single family88.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more27 plus or minus 29
- Share in buildings of two or more9.0 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bennington
How Bennington gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute288 plus or minus 93
- Commuting under 15 minutes41 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.2 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more54 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.8 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Drove alone66.8 percent
- Carpooled21.4 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home8.0 percent plus or minus 6.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bennington
Flood risk in Bennington
- NFIP communityCity of Bennington
- NFIP community number200467
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/21/23(M)
The City of Bennington participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200467 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Ottawa County, not Bennington
Ottawa County context, not Bennington figures
- Establishments in Ottawa County135
- Covered employment, Ottawa County1,291
- Average annual pay, Ottawa County$39,552
- Housing units permitted, Ottawa County8
Every figure in this section is published for Ottawa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bennington.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bennington questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bennington, Kansas?
651, in 276 households. Bennington city covers 0.42 square miles of land, which is 1,548 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bennington in?
Ottawa County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bennington?
$74,375. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $156,400. Median gross rent is $971 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Bennington in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bennington appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bennington, city of, community 200467, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bennington figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ottawa County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bennington.
Is zoning published for Bennington?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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