Bennington city, NE

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,432 ( 974 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.9 square miles
Population density: 2724.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,240	92.11%	60.6%
Black:	8	0.33%	33.3%
Indian:	5	0.21%	66.7%
Asian:	19	0.78%	850.0%
2+ races:	34	1.40%	142.9%
Hispanic:	57	2.34%	111.1%

Total non-White:	192	7.89%	204.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	845	70.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	129	10.7

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
1,458
1,395	95.68%
12	0.82%
3	0.21%
2	0.14%
14	0.96%
27	1.85%
63	4.32%

2000
935
869	92.94%
5	0.53%
0	0.00%
21	2.25%
20	2.14%
20	2.14%
66	7.06%

1990
866
855	98.73%
0	0.00%
2	0.23%
2	0.23%
n/a
0	0.00%
11	1.27%

1980
644
637	98.91%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	1.09%
7	1.09%

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

526	56.3
-3	-0.3

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

14	1.6
55	6.4

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

218	33.9
4	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Bennington city, NE

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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
39.7
703	28.9%
1,729	71.1%
462	19.0%

940
2.57

621	66.1%
511	82.3%
55	8.9%
319	33.9%

2010
Number	Percent
37.1
436	29.9%
1,022	70.1%
189	13.0%

556
2.62

388	69.8%
310	79.9%
38	9.8%
168	30.2%

2000
Number	Percent
33.1
271	29.0%
664	71.0%
108	11.6%

347
2.69

277	79.8%
224	80.9%
18	6.5%
70	20.2%

1990
Number	Percent
30.8
258	29.8%
608	70.2%
71	8.2%

312
2.78

248	79.5%
199	80.2%
29	11.7%
64	20.5%

1980
Number	Percent
30.5
204	31.7%
440	68.3%
77	12.0%

229
2.81

176	76.9%
155	88.1%
15	8.5%
53	23.1%

2022 Housing Data for Bennington city, NE

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	27	2.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	37	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	29	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	32	3.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	27	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	11	1.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	31	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	35	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	59	6.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	36	3.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	67	7.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	94	10.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	135	14.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	111	11.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	127	13.5%
$200,000 or more	82	8.7%

Median Household Income	94,444
Per Capita Income	41,501

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	22	2.3%
Public Assistance	9	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	35	3.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,126	85.2%
Unemployed	31	2.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,157	87.6%
Not in Labor Force	164	12.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		14.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	508	315	61.7%
Non-Profit	17	131	11.5%
Self-Employed	24	35	40.7%

Local Government	38	70	35.2%
State Government	22	24	47.8%
Federal Government	12	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	532	350	60.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	89	225	28.3%
Total	621	575	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	13.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	214	17.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	234	19.6%
Professional, Technical	384	32.1%
Service Occupations	151	12.6%
All others	213	17.8%

White Collar		69.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	260	21.7%
Educational services	137	11.5%
Retail trade	121	10.1%
Construction	106	8.9%
Finance and insurance	93	7.8%
Manufacturing	89	7.4%
Accommodation and food services	64	5.4%
Transportation and warehousing	61	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	52	4.3%
Other services	50	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	40	3.3%
Public administration	39	3.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	27	2.3%
Information	25	2.1%
Utilities	12	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	0.8%
Wholesale trade	7	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	32	1.32%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	16	0.66%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	16	0.66%
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	9	0.37%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	9	0.37%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	6	0.25%
Korean	3	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,172	98.5%
Other Indo-European	17	0.8%
Spanish	12	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,092	44.9%
Irish	342	14.1%
English	284	11.7%
Czech	138	5.7%
Swedish	123	5.1%
European	106	4.4%
Polish	102	4.2%
Italian	101	4.2%
Danish	74	3.0%
Norwegian	69	2.8%
American	65	2.7%
Scotch-Irish	54	2.2%
French	43	1.8%
Scottish	32	1.3%
Hungarian	17	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,417	99.4%
Not a citizen	15	0.6%

Native	2,406	98.9%
Foreign-born	26	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	0.1%	76	4.7%	397	24.7%	507	31.6%	419	26.1%	205	12.8%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	0.1%
9-12 Years	76	4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	397	24.7%
Some College	507	31.6%
Bach. Degree	419	26.1%
Grad Degree	205	12.8%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +106	R +13	D + 6.4%
D +93
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	691	65.3%	Joe Biden (D)	345	32.6%	23	2.2%	1,059	7	18	0.11%
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	585	66.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	252	28.7%	42	4.8%	879	8	21	0.10%

2020 President, Bennington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

345

32.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

691

65.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.2%

TOTAL

1,059

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Bennington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

252

28.7%

Donald Trump (R)

585

66.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.7%

TOTAL

879

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 21

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bennington city, NE

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	54%	Ben Sasse* (R)	727	74.0%	Chris Janicek (D)	197	20.1%	58 [+]	5.9%	982	11	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Preston Love (D (write-in)) 58 (5.9%);
2018	S1	47%	Deb Fischer* (R)	509	65.7%	Jane Raybould (D)	243	31.4%	23 [+]	3.0%	775	8	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jim Schultz (Libertarian) 23 (3.0%);
2018	G	47%	Pete Ricketts* (R)	506	65.5%	Bob Krist (D)	267	34.5%	0	0.0%	773	6	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:

*: 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	1,021
Median Value	$312,100

Occupied	940	92.1%
Vacant	81	7.9%

Owned	650	69.1%
Rented	290	30.9%
Median Rent	$1,198

Single-Family Units	709	69.4%
Detached	681	66.7%
Attached	28	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	218	21.4%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Bennington city, NE

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bennington city, NE

2022 Housing Data for Bennington city, NE

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bennington city, NE

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bennington city, NE

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bennington city, NE

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bennington city, NE

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bennington city, NE