Latest news about poverty in Bennington, VT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
15.0% of Bennington, VT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 30.3% greater than the poverty level of 10.4% across the entire state of Vermont. 8.9% of high school graduates and 42.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 21.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 82.2%. For comparison, it was 20.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bennington, VT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bennington:
15.0%
Whole state:
10.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bennington:
6.4%
Whole state:
4.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bennington:
21.5%
Vermont:
19.9%
Disability rate in this place among poor residents (it is 23.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bennington:
35.5%
Vermont:
28.5%
Renting rate in this place among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
82.2%
Residents above poverty level:
20.3%
Poverty by age in Bennington, VT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bennington,VT (percentage below poverty level)
65.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
26.7%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
67.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
4.7%25 to 34 years
3.8%35 to 44 years
21.4%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
20.7%65 to 74 years
4.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bennington,VT (percentage below poverty level)
34.4%Under 5 years
75.0%5 years
47.1%6 to 11 years
44.6%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
10.4%18 to 24 years
9.4%25 to 34 years
23.9%35 to 44 years
24.5%45 to 54 years
8.6%55 to 64 years
6.4%65 to 74 years
10.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bennington,VT (% below half of poverty level)
3.3%Under 6 years
24.8%6 to 11 years
27.7%12 to 17 years
3.9%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
8.0%35 to 44 years
8.6%45 to 54 years
3.3%55 to 64 years
2.0%65 to 74 years
2.8%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bennington, VT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bennington, VT (%)
14.0%White
100.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
58.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
0.0%Other race
7.0%2+ races
20.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bennington, VT (absolute numbers)
1,048White
9Black
0American Indian
95Asian
0Native Hawaiian
0Other race
382+ races
31Hispanic
14.1%Below poverty level
85.9%Above poverty level
55.0%Below poverty level
45.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bennington, VT
Children below poverty level:
Bennington, Vermont:
36.4%
State:
11.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bennington:
8.9%
Vermont:
7.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bennington:
42.5%
Vermont:
31.8%
35.1%Married-couple family
0.0%Male, no wife present
64.9%Female, no husband present
4.2%Worked full-time, year-round
8.0%Worked part-time
87.8%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
31.6%Both worked part-time
36.8%One part-time, other didn't work
31.6%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
22.1%1980 to 1989
15.8%1970 to 1979
6.3%1960 to 1969
7.4%1950 to 1959
6.3%1940 to 1949
42.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.6%1999 to 2000
0.9%1995 to 1998
3.9%1990 to 1994
10.8%1980 to 1989
12.4%1970 to 1979
10.1%1960 to 1969
12.3%1950 to 1959
8.2%1940 to 1949
40.8%1939 or earlier
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