Bennington Metro Area

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  4. Bennington Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Bennington Metro Area Family Information
  6. Bennington Metro Area Education Information
  7. Bennington Metro Area Business Information
  8. Bennington Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  9. Bennington Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Bennington Metro Area Counties
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Bennington Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 36,994
  • Land Area (2000): 1,751.529 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 3.621 square kilometers
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  • Area Code(s): 802
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Houses (2000): 19,403
Bennington Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 28,268 38.04%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 981 1.32%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 45,066 60.64%

Bennington Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bennington Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 62,416
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $1,803,587,000 / $396,264,000
Bennington Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 12,471 11,754 717 5.75% 58
1991 12,054 11,361 693 5.75% 58
1992 12,229 11,479 750 6.13% 61
1993 12,191 11,592 599 4.92% 49
1994 12,421 11,813 608 4.89% 49
1995 12,542 11,993 548 4.37% 44
1996 12,819 12,207 612 4.78% 48
1997 12,794 12,234 560 4.38% 44
1998 12,868 12,413 456 3.54% 35
1999 13,112 12,627 485 3.70% 37
2000 12,570 12,201 369 2.93% 29
2001 12,727 12,231 496 3.90% 39
2002 12,737 12,069 668 5.25% 52
2003 12,393 11,732 661 5.33% 53
2004 12,215 11,694 521 4.26% 43
2005 12,417 11,953 464 3.73% 37
2006 12,803 12,332 471 3.68% 37
2007 12,730 12,234 497 3.90% 39
2008 12,735 12,116 619 4.86% 49
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 12,686 12,055 631 4.97% 50
Feb 2008 12,585 11,968 617 4.90% 49
Mar 2008 12,661 11,998 663 5.24% 52
Apr 2008 12,691 12,085 606 4.78% 48
May 2008 12,690 12,162 528 4.16% 42
Jun 2008 12,865 12,279 586 4.55% 46
Jul 2008 12,808 12,164 644 5.03% 50
Aug 2008 12,732 12,113 619 4.86% 49
Sep 2008 12,894 12,219 675 5.23% 52
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Bennington Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 2,568 13.50%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 1,536 8.08%
3. Educational Services 1,406 7.39%
4. Health Care 984 5.17%
5. Metal Manufactuing 728 3.83%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 616 3.24%
7. Repair and Maintenance 570 3.00%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 562 2.96%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 522 2.74%
10. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 486 2.56%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 480 2.52%
12. Public Administration 434 2.28%
13. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 418 2.20%
14. Machinery Manufacturing 416 2.19%
15. Finance and Insurance 406 2.13%
16. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 388 2.04%
17. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 376 1.98%
18. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 330 1.74%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 288 1.51%
20. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 280 1.47%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 2,852 15.55%
2. Health Care 2,786 15.19%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 1,850 10.09%
4. Social Assistance 768 4.19%
5. Public Administration 650 3.54%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 558 3.04%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 492 2.68%
8. Finance and Insurance 462 2.52%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 440 2.40%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 436 2.38%
11. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 426 2.32%
12. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 418 2.28%
13. Department and Other General Stores 394 2.15%
14. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 352 1.92%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 344 1.88%
16. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 320 1.74%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 318 1.73%
18. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 298 1.62%
19. Electronic Shopping and Mail Order 280 1.53%
20. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 280 1.53%

Bennington Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 1,002 5.27%
2. Other Management Occupations 994 5.23%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 960 5.05%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 918 4.83%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 762 4.01%
6. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 750 3.94%
7. Carpenters 686 3.61%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 636 3.34%
9. Assemblers and Fabricators 594 3.12%
10. Vehicle Mechanics 506 2.66%
11. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 494 2.60%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 466 2.45%
13. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 444 2.33%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 442 2.32%
15. Other Construction Trades 404 2.12%
16. Other Food Preparation and Servers 388 2.04%
17. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 380 2.00%
18. Top Executives 356 1.87%
19. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 300 1.58%
20. Computer Specialists 270 1.42%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 1,078 5.88%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 850 4.63%
3. Other Management Occupations 766 4.18%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 746 4.07%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 680 3.71%
6. Secretaries and Admins 676 3.69%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 656 3.58%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 642 3.50%
9. Registered Nurses 628 3.42%
10. Assemblers and Fabricators 556 3.03%
11. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 548 2.99%
12. Cashiers 544 2.97%
13. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 532 2.90%
14. Other Production Occupations 514 2.80%
15. Waiters and Waitresses 498 2.72%
16. Health Technologists and Technicians 474 2.58%
17. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 444 2.42%
18. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 402 2.19%
19. Child Care Workers 376 2.05%
20. Business Operations Specialists 348 1.90%

Bennington Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 30,931 52.54%
15-35 hours 9,186 15.60%
1-14 hours 2,340 3.97%
No regular hours 16,416 27.88%

Bennington Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 1,173 3.37%
5 AM-5:29 AM 689 1.98%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 1,406 4.04%
6 AM-6:29 AM 2,323 6.67%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 3,799 10.91%
7 AM-7:29 AM 4,886 14.03%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 5,907 16.96%
8 AM-8:29 AM 4,212 12.09%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 1,746 5.01%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 2,157 6.19%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 862 2.48%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 462 1.33%
Noon-3:59 PM 3,314 9.52%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,891 5.43%

Bennington Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 2,787 8.00%
5-9 7,438 21.36%
10-14 7,384 21.20%
15-19 6,212 17.84%
20-24 3,352 9.62%
25-29 1,308 3.76%
30-34 2,256 6.48%
35-39 436 1.25%
40-44 459 1.32%
45-59 1,240 3.56%
60-89 1,201 3.45%
At least 90 754 2.16%

Bennington Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 138 0.40% 28,343 81.38%
30-44 22 0.06% 3,129 8.98%
45-59 26 0.07% 1,214 3.49%
At least 60 74 0.21% 1,881 5.40%

Bennington Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 126 0.34%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 4,334 11.77%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 27,951 75.88%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 34 0.09%
Color 4 Box Other 238 0.65%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 260 0.71%
Color 6 Box Walked 1,884 5.11%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 2,011 5.46%

Bennington Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bennington Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 29,644 (71,434 people)
Families (2000): 19,920 (58,008 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 9,250
People at same address in 1995: 43,359
Bennington Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 2,755 9.26%
$10,000-$14,999 1,880 6.32%
$15,000-$19,999 2,350 7.90%
$20,000-$24,999 2,098 7.05%
$25,000-$29,999 1,986 6.67%
$30,000-$34,999 2,070 6.95%
$35,000-$39,999 1,763 5.92%
$40,000-$44,999 1,991 6.69%
$45,000-$49,999 1,694 5.69%
$50,000-$59,999 2,786 9.36%
$60,000-$74,999 2,920 9.81%
$75,000-$99,999 2,589 8.70%
$100,000-$124,999 1,163 3.91%
$125,000-$149,999 564 1.89%
$150,000-$199,999 602 2.02%
$200,000 or more 554 1.86%

Bennington Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 3,981 26.82%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 4,675 31.49%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 824 5.55%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 2,217 14.93%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 84 0.57%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,947 13.11%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 36 0.24%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 748 5.04%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 4 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 226 1.52%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 101 0.68%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.01%

Bennington Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 23,584 27.31%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 13,228 15.32%
Public Assistance 1,456 1.69%
Retirement 5,292 6.13%
Self Employment 5,507 6.38%
Social Security 9,350 10.83%
Supplemental Security 1,309 1.52%
Wage / Salary 22,209 25.72%
Other 4,412 5.11%

Bennington Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 9,476 58.72%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 6,662 41.28%

Bennington Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 2,642 9.31%
Color 1 Box Married 17,477 61.61%
Color 2 Box Never Married 7,531 26.55%
Color 3 Box Widowed 716 2.52%

Bennington Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 3,584 11.32%
Color 1 Box Married 17,280 54.59%
Color 2 Box Never Married 6,842 21.62%
Color 3 Box Widowed 3,946 12.47%

Bennington Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bennington Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Bennington Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 2,691 4.75%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 5,910 10.44%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 19,108 33.74%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 11,001 19.42%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 3,683 6.50%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 9,047 15.97%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 5,195 9.17%

Bennington Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 719 1.94% 618 1.67% 1,337 3.61%
Kindergarten 868 2.35% 84 0.23% 952 2.57%
Grades 1-4 3,666 9.91% 565 1.53% 4,231 11.44%
Grades 5-8 4,033 10.90% 370 1.00% 4,403 11.90%
Grades 9-12 3,792 10.25% 484 1.31% 4,276 11.56%
Undergrad college 1,303 3.52% 1,792 4.84% 3,095 8.37%
Graduate or professional school 216 0.58% 330 0.89% 546 1.48%
Total 14,597 39.46% 4,243 11.47% 18,840 50.93%

Bennington Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bennington Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 5,957
Bennington Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year
Year Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths
2003 97 118
2004 119 97

Bennington Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bennington Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Bennington Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 64,569 89.99%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 7,183 10.01%

Bennington Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bennington Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Bennington Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 4,363 11.79%
10-19 Years 5,348 14.46%
20-29 Years 3,658 9.89%
30-39 Years 4,926 13.32%
40-49 Years 5,934 16.04%
50-59 Years 4,859 13.13%
60-69 Years 3,323 8.98%
70-79 Years 2,880 7.79%
80-89 Years 1,386 3.75%
90+ Years 317 0.86%

Bennington Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 17,748 47.98%
Color 1 Box Female 19,246 52.02%

Bennington Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 35,916 97.09%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 344 0.93%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 252 0.68%
Color 2 Box Asian 226 0.61%
Color 1 Box African-American 149 0.40%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 69 0.19%
Color 6 Box Other Race 34 0.09%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 4 0.01%

Bennington Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 14,218 18.02%
2. English 13,228 16.76%
3. French Non-Basque 9,133 11.57%
4. German 8,734 11.07%
5. Italian 6,460 8.19%
6. United States Or American 5,256 6.66%
7. French Canadian 4,304 5.45%
8. Polish 3,065 3.88%
9. Scottish 2,867 3.63%
10. Dutch 1,864 2.36%

Bennington Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 67,220 95.63%
2. French 890 1.27%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 868 1.23%
4. German 356 0.51%
5. Italian 275 0.39%
6. Japanese 106 0.15%
7. Scandinavian 70 0.10%
8. Other West Germanic 66 0.09%
9. Russian 64 0.09%
10. Polish 62 0.09%

Bennington Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 72,304 97.29%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,171 1.58%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 840 1.13%

Bennington Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Bennington Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bennington Metro Area Counties Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
Bennington County    

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