Rensselaer County vs. Bennington County
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Rensselaer County (NY) Bennington County (VT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 159,442 35,631
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.0% -4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 159,433 37,125
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 159,429 37,125
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.3% 4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.6% 19.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.0% 22.9%
Female persons, percent 50.6% 51.3%
White alone, percent 86.4% 95.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 7.9% 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 2.8% 1.2%
Two or More Races, percent 2.5% 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 5.2% 2.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 82.8% 93.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018 9,694 2,552
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 4.9% 3.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 73,264 21,173
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 63.1% 73.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $185,100 $209,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,625 $1,492
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $641 $636
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $945 $839
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 36.0% 20.2%
Building permits, 2018 242 52
Households, 2014-2018 64,563 14,927
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.38 2.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.0% 89.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 7.6% 4.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.1% 88.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 83.7% 78.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 91.6% 91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 30.1% 35.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.8% 13.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 4.5% 6.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.0% 61.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.6% 58.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 209,214 94,950
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 732,253 274,783
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,572,232 806,190
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $9,837 $21,969
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.3 19.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $65,851 $53,040
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $34,280 $31,896
Persons in poverty, percent 11.1% 11.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017 2,983 1,373
Total employment, 2017 43,481 15,125
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 2,096,029 577,115
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -0.2% 1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 8,955 3,829
All firms, 2012 11,067 4,758
Men-owned firms, 2012 6,444 2,732
Women-owned firms, 2012 3,632 1,084
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,020 175
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 9,610 4,356
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,031 590
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 9,500 3,838
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.8% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6% 0.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.5% 24.8%
Population per square mile, 2010 244.4 55.0
Land area in square miles, 2010 652.43 674.98
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Rensselaer county (NY) and Bennington county (VT) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.