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People QuickFacts | Bennington County | Vermont
Population, 2013 estimate |  | 626,630
Population, 2012 estimate | 36,697 | 625,953
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 37,125 | 625,745
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 |  | 0.1%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -1.2% | Z
Population, 2010 | 37,125 | 625,741
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 4.9% | 4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 19.8% | 19.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 19.9% | 15.7%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 51.5% | 50.7%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 96.7% | 95.4%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.8% | 1.1%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.3% | 0.4%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.8% | 1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | Z | Z
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 1.3% | 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 1.6% | 1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 95.4% | 94.0%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 88.8% | 86.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 2.9% | 4.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 4.5% | 5.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 90.3% | 91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 32.7% | 34.2%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 3,468 | 50,705
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 18.6 | 22.1
Housing units, 2012 | 20,925 | 324,084
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 71.9% | 71.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 19.8% | 23.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $206,300 | $215,800
Households, 2008-2012 | 15,610 | 256,830
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.28 | 2.34
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $28,493 | $28,846
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $48,938 | $54,168
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 13.3% | 11.6%
Business QuickFacts | Bennington County | Vermont
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 1,439 | 21,190
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 14,433 | 264,208
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | -2.3% | 0.0%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 3,706 | 60,067
Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,812 | 78,729
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.6% | 0.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 24.8% | 26.0%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 571,644 | 10,751,461
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 5,121,694
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 833,024 | 9,310,119
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $22,861 | $15,005
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 106,659 | 1,367,630
Building permits, 2012 | 41 | 1,301
Geography QuickFacts | Bennington County | Vermont
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 674.98 | 9,216.66
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 55 | 67.9
FIPS Code | 3 | 50
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Bennington, VT Micro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts