Bennington County vs. Rensselaer County

Bennington County (VT)Rensselaer County (NY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)35,631159,442
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-4.0%0.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)37,125159,433
Population, Census, April 1, 201037,125159,429
Persons under 5 years, percent4.7%5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.0%19.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent22.9%17.0%
Female persons, percent51.3%50.6%
White alone, percent95.5%86.4%
Black or African American alone, percent1.3%7.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.2%2.8%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.2%5.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent93.7%82.8%
Veterans, 2014-20182,5529,694
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.2%4.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)21,17373,264
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.3%63.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$209,100$185,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,492$1,625
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$636$641
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$839$945
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.2%36.0%
Building permits, 201852242
Households, 2014-201814,92764,563
Persons per household, 2014-20182.312.38
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.5%85.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.7%7.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.4%90.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.7%83.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.9%91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.7%30.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.4%9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.0%4.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.4%65.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.4%60.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)94,950209,214
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)274,783732,253
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)806,1901,572,232
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$21,969$9,837
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.524.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$53,040$65,851
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,896$34,280
Persons in poverty, percent11.4%11.1%
Total employer establishments, 20171,3732,983
Total employment, 201715,12543,481
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)577,1152,096,029
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.3%-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,8298,955
All firms, 20124,75811,067
Men-owned firms, 20122,7326,444
Women-owned firms, 20121,0843,632
Minority-owned firms, 20121751,020
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,3569,610
Veteran-owned firms, 20125901,031
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,8389,500
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%1.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.8%30.5%
Population per square mile, 201055.0244.4
Land area in square miles, 2010674.98652.43

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Bennington county (VT) and Rensselaer county (NY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.