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Bennington, Vermont: commercial real estate data.
Bennington is a Census CDP of 9,245 people across 4.83 square miles of land, in Bennington County. Median household income is $54,257, 54.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 22 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bennington
What Bennington is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.83 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,915
- County holding the largest share of its areaBennington 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
- Population9,245
- Median age44.5
- Population under 181,465 plus or minus 295
- Share under 1815.8 percent
- Population 65 and over2,486
- Share 65 and over26.9 percent
- Households4,043
- Family households2,051
- Share of households that are families50.7 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$54,257 plus or minus $12,150
- Per capita income$34,705
- Civilian labor force4,175
- Employed3,949
- Unemployed226 plus or minus 135
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over6,985
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bennington
Housing in Bennington
- Housing units4,340
- Occupied units4,043
- Vacant units297 plus or minus 191
- Vacancy rate6.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Owner occupied2,212
- Renter occupied1,831
- Ownership rate54.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$191,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,115
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Single family units2,420
- Share single family55.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,797 plus or minus 388
- Share in buildings of two or more41.4 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Mobile homes123 plus or minus 73
- Median year structure built1954
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 commute3,528
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,130 plus or minus 484
- Share commuting under 15 minutes60.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more723 plus or minus 263
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Drove alone70.4 percent
- Carpooled11.8 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home12.6 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bennington
SBA loans in Bennington (7(a))
- Approvals22
- Gross approval$5,935,400
- Average approval$269,791
- Median approval$45,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,018,650
- Largest approval$1,905,000
- Jobs supported82
- Jobs per approval3.7
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more27.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS16
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bennington, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bennington
SBA loans in Bennington (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$4,354,000
- Average approval$622,000
- Median approval$552,000
- Largest approval$1,845,000
- Jobs supported31
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bennington, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bennington
Flood risk in Bennington
- NFIP communityTown of Bennington
- NFIP community number500013
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date12/02/15
The Town of Bennington participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 500013 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bennington County, not Bennington
Bennington County context, not Bennington figures
- Establishments in Bennington County1,258
- Covered employment, Bennington County16,750
- Average annual pay, Bennington County$58,906
- Housing units permitted, Bennington County54
Every figure in this section is published for Bennington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bennington.
All Bennington County figures →
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, Vermont?
9,245, in 4,043 households. Bennington CDP covers 4.83 square miles of land, which is 1,915 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?
Bennington 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?
$54,257. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $191,700. Median gross rent is $1,115 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bennington businesses?
22 7(a) approvals totaling $5.9 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $45,000, plus 7 504 approvals worth $4.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bennington, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bennington borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bennington. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Bennington in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bennington appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bennington, town of, community 500013, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Bennington 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.