Bennington town, NH

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,498 ( 22 from 2010 )
Land area: 11.4 square miles
Population density: 131.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,329	88.72%	6.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	6	0.40%	500.0%
Asian:	3	0.20%	66.7%
2+ races:	87	5.81%	443.8%
Hispanic:	47	3.14%	261.5%

Total non-White:	169	11.28%	252.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-99	-8.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	121	9.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,476
1,428	96.75%
5	0.34%
1	0.07%
9	0.61%
16	1.08%
13	0.88%
48	3.25%

2000
1,401
1,388	99.07%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.50%
6	0.43%
13	0.93%

1990
1,236
1,228	99.35%
0	0.00%
2	0.16%
3	0.24%
n/a
3	0.24%
8	0.65%

1980
896
894	99.78%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.22%
2	0.22%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

40	2.9
35	2.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

160	12.9
5	0.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

334	37.3
6	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Bennington town, NH

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.6
337	22.5%
1,161	77.5%
210	14.0%

671
2.23

397	59.2%
339	85.4%
21	5.3%
274	40.8%

2010
Number	Percent
38.3
379	25.7%
1,097	74.3%
131	8.9%

564
2.62

386	68.4%
280	72.5%
48	12.4%
178	31.6%

2000
Number	Percent
35.1
400	28.6%
1,001	71.4%
114	8.1%

547
2.56

359	65.6%
292	81.3%
23	6.4%
188	34.4%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
362	29.3%
874	70.7%
117	9.5%

467
2.65

345	73.9%
292	84.6%
18	5.2%
122	26.1%

1980
Number	Percent
31.6
261	29.1%
635	70.9%
128	14.3%

331
2.71

251	75.8%
202	80.5%
11	4.4%
80	24.2%

2022 Housing Data for Bennington town, NH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	25	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	16	2.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	23	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	12	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	19	2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	15	2.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	0.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	56	8.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	42	6.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	41	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	104	15.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	159	23.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	34	5.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	53	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	39	5.8%
$200,000 or more	30	4.5%

Median Household Income	73,102
Per Capita Income	40,689

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	35	5.2%
Public Assistance	13	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	79	11.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	737	76.9%
Unemployed	10	1.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	747	78.0%
Not in Labor Force	211	22.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	403	137	74.6%
Non-Profit	11	70	13.6%
Self-Employed	80	63	55.9%

Local Government	8	17	32.0%
State Government	0	15	0.0%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	483	200	70.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19	102	15.7%
Total	502	302	62.4%

Pct. Govt.	5.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	115	14.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	88	10.9%
Professional, Technical	124	15.4%
Service Occupations	141	17.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	28	3.5%
All others	336	41.8%

White Collar		40.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	145	18.0%
Health care and social assistance	114	14.2%
Other services	75	9.3%
Construction	70	8.7%
Retail trade	57	7.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	43	5.3%
Information	42	5.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	39	4.9%
Accommodation and food services	37	4.6%
Finance and insurance	37	4.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	37	4.6%
Educational services	30	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	27	3.4%
Wholesale trade	16	2.0%
Public administration	15	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	13	1.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.5%
Transportation and warehousing	3	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9	0.60%
Puerto Rican	4	0.27%
Cuban	5	0.33%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	29	1.94%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	29	1.94%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	3	0.20%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,322	96.1%
Other Indo-European	20	1.5%
Other Asian	19	1.4%
Spanish	9	0.7%
German, other Germanic	6	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	397	26.5%
Irish	330	22.0%
French	158	10.5%
German	142	9.5%
Italian	116	7.7%
Polish	110	7.3%
French Canadian	92	6.1%
American	73	4.9%
Dutch	53	3.5%
Scottish	43	2.9%
Portuguese	24	1.6%
Brazilian	23	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	23	1.5%
European	20	1.3%
Finnish	12	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,482	98.9%
Not a citizen	16	1.1%

Native	1,467	97.9%
Foreign-born	31	2.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	0.7%	87	7.7%	352	31.3%	333	29.6%	238	21.2%	106	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	0.7%
9-12 Years	87	7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	352	31.3%
Some College	333	29.6%
Bach. Degree	238	21.2%
Grad Degree	106	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +2	D +66	D + 9.1%
D +68
2020 vs. 2012	R +61	R +61	R + 7.8%
D +0
2020 vs. 2008	R +55	R +59	R + 7.4%
D -4

2016 vs. 2008	R +53	R +125	R + 16.6%
D -72
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	424	50.9%	Joe Biden (D)	395	47.4%	14	1.7%	833	6	4	0.10%
2016	71%	Donald Trump (R)	422	51.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	327	39.9%	71	8.7%	820	5	6	0.11%
2012	70%	Barack Obama* (D)	395	50.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	363	46.5%	23	2.9%	781	0	-1	0.11%
2008	73%	Barack Obama (D)	399	50.9%	John McCain (R)	369	47.1%	16	2.0%	784	3	1	0.11%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	371	49.5%	John Kerry (D)	369	49.3%	9	1.2%	749	1	-1	0.11%
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	300	47.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	281	44.9%	45	7.2%	626	0	0	0.11%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bennington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

395

47.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

424

50.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

TOTAL

833

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Bennington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

327

39.9%

Donald Trump (R)

422

51.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.0%

Other

3.7%

TOTAL

820

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Bennington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

395

50.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

363

46.5%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

781

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -1

2008 President, Bennington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

399

50.9%

John McCain (R)

369

47.1%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

784

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Bennington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

371

49.5%

John Kerry (D)

369

49.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

749

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Bennington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

300

47.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

281

44.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.0%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

626

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bennington town, NH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	58%	Don Bolduc (R)	338	49.1%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	333	48.4%	17 [+]	2.5%	688	5	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Jeremy Kauffman (Libertarian) 17 (2.5%);
2022	G	58%	Chris Sununu* (R)	396	57.6%	Tom Sherman (D)	278	40.5%	13 [+]	1.9%	687	1	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kelly Halldorson (Libertarian) 10 (1.5%); Karlyn Borysenko (Libertarian) 2 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	69%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	428	52.5%	Corky Messner (R)	362	44.4%	26 [+]	3.2%	816	3	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Justin O'Donnell (Libertarian) 26 (3.2%);
2020	G	69%	Chris Sununu* (R)	521	63.4%	Dan Feltes (D)	279	33.9%	22 [+]	2.7%	822	-2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Darryl Perry (Libertarian) 21 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	50%	Chris Sununu* (R)	310	53.4%	Molly Kelly (D)	254	43.7%	17 [+]	2.9%	581	1	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jilletta Jarvis (Libertarian) 16 (2.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2016	S3	70%	Kelly Ayotte* (R)	399	49.3%	Maggie Hassan (D)	355	43.8%	56 [+]	6.9%	810	1	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Aaron Day (I) 33 (4.1%); Brian Chabot (Libertarian) 21 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2016	G	68%	Chris Sununu (R)	386	49.0%	Colin Van Ostern (D)	342	43.4%	60 [+]	7.6%	788	0	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Max Abramson (Libertarian) 54 (6.9%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.8%);
2014	S2	45%	Scott Brown (R)	261	50.7%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	250	48.5%	4 [+]	0.8%	515	2	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.8%);
2014	G	46%	Walt Havenstein (R)	275	53.0%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	241	46.4%	3 [+]	0.6%	519	6	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.6%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	736
Median Value	$227,500

Occupied	671	91.2%
Vacant	65	8.8%

Owned	414	61.7%
Rented	257	38.3%
Median Rent	$1,108

Single-Family Units	509	69.2%
Detached	472	64.1%
Attached	37	5.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	68	9.2%
Mobile Homes	54	7.3%

Bennington town, NH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bennington town, NH

2022 Housing Data for Bennington town, NH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bennington town, NH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bennington town, NH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bennington town, NH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bennington town, NH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bennington town, NH