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Situation & Outlook Report

Bennington, VT Micropolitan Statistical Area
(CBSA 13540)
Geographic-Demographic-Economic Characteristics -- access other areas
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Contents of this Report
This document is organized into these sections:
1. Recent Trends & Outlook
2. Overview & Updates
3. Reference & Thematic Pattern Maps
3.1. Lay of the Land
3.2. Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity
4. Population Characteristics & Trends
4.1. Component City Characteristics
4.2. Component County Characteristics
4.2.1. RDEMS Component County Characteristics
4.3. General Demographic Characteristics
5. Housing Characteristics & Trends
5.1. Total Housing Units
5.2. General Housing Characteristics
5.3. Residential Construction; Housing Units Authorized & Value
5.4. Housing Price Index
6. Economic Characteristics & Trends
6.1. Economic Profile
6.2. Cost of Living Indexes
6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes
6.4. Consumer Price Index
6.5. Gross Domestic Product
6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Type of Business
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends
7. Education Infrastructure
7.1. Component School District Characteristics
7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics
8. GeoPolitics
  Terms of Use
  Related Resources
  Using this Document
  Updates
  About Metros & Principal Cities
  Glossary


1. Recent Trends & Outlook
Summary of recent business, demographic, economic trends; year-ahead & 5-year outlook.
- the Recent Trends & Outlook section, updated quarterly, covers topics about this metro such as .. assessing the implications of next jobs report .. impact of Fed''s interest rate action .. which sectors are expanding or contracting .. housing market conditions .. insights to help your planning and decision-making. The Recent Trends & Outlook section is available in the subscription edition.

2. Overview & Update
The total population of the Bennington, VT MISA metro changed from 37,105 in 2010 to 36,412 in 2015, a change of -788 (-2.1%). Among all 917 metros, this metro was ranked number 733 in 2010 and 747 in 2015, based on total population. Annual net migration was -127 (2011), -66 (2012), 56 (2013), -157 (2014), -157 (2015). View annual population estimates and components of change table. See more about population characteristics below.

This metro is projected to have a total population in 2020 of 36,625. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is -452 (-1.2%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 7,199 (2010) to 9,587 (2020), a change of 2,388 (33.2%). See more about population projections.

Based on per capita personal income (PCPI), this metro was ranked number 115 in 2008 and 140 in 2014. among the 917 metros for which personal income was estimated.The PCPI changed from $41,155 in 2008 to $45,874 in 2014, a change of $4,719 (11.5%). Per capita personal income (PCPI) is a comprehensive measure of individual economic well-being. Use the interactive table to compare PCPI in this metro to other metros. See more about PCPI in Economic Characteristics section below.

Attributes of driil-down, small area geography within the metro ... metros account for 65,744 of the national scope 73,056 census tracts (others are in non-metro areas). This metro is comprised of 12 tracts covering the metro wall-to-wall. View, rank, compare demographic-economic attributes of these tracts using the interactive tables. Use the CBSA code 13540; see table usage details below the table.

3. Lay of the Land & Neighborhood Patterns of Economic Prosperity   go top

3.1. Lay of the Land go top
Lay of the Land. The following map shows the metro with bold boundary.
Counties are labeled with county name and state-county FIPS code.

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

3.2. Patterns of Economic Prosperity by Neighborhood go top

Median household income by census tract (see color/data legend at left of map).

 
  View developed with CV XE GIS software.   See this section to learn about making custom metro maps.

4. Population Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

4.1. Component City Characteristics go top
Principal Cities (about principal cities); Click link to view city profile.
  •   Bennington

Cities 10,000 population and over; click link to view city profile.
  AreaCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-14
%Change
2010-14

All places interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All places time series population estimates interactive table.

4.2. Component County Characteristics   go top
Updated periodically, annually. General demographics, social characteristics and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

Metropolitan areas are defined as one or more contiguous counties based on a set of demographic-economic criteria. Counties comprising the metro are shown below. For multi-county metros, this section provides insights into how the population is changing by county. Many metros changed geographic composition (counties included in the metro) between the Census 2010 vintage and the current vintage. These changes, if any, are also shown below (county is marked with **). See projections in related section.Click county code link to view county components of change.

  AreaJuly 1
2010
PctJuly 1
2011
PctJuly 1
2012
PctJuly 1
2013
PctJuly 1
2014
PctJuly 1
2015
Pct
Metro Summary ... more details 197,069 100.0 202,628 100.0 202,375 100.0 202,173 100.0 203,483 100.0 204,275 100.0
  Bennington County (50003) 37,105 18.8 36,833 18.2 36,684 18.1 36,698 18.2 36,412 17.9 36,317 17.8

All counties interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All counties population estimates & components of change time series interactive table.

5. Housing Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly, quarterly, annually. Housing market conditions and extended detail Available in subscription edition.

5.1. Total Housing Units
Updated Annually. Independent annual model-based estimates. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
  ItemCensus
2010
July 1
2010
July 1
2011
July 1
2012
July 1
2013
July 1
2014
Change
2010-2014
%Change
2010-2014
  Total Housing Units 20,922 20,929 20,928 20,932 20,927 20,935 6 0.03

6. Economic Characteristics & Trends go top

6.1. Economic Profile go top
The Economic Profile shows shows derivation and key components of total personal income. Data are organized by place of residence and place of work. The place of residence profile includes estimates of total personal income, population, and per capita personal income. The place of work profile includes estimates of total earnings, total employment and average earnings per job. Updated annually. See related interactive table.

  Item20112012201320142015Change
2011-2015
%Change
2011-2015
Personal income 1,571,670 1,617,707 1,634,856 1,693,133 1,732,313 160,643 10.2
  Net earnings 1/ 843,531 854,338 853,461 867,650 886,705 43,174 5.1
  Personal current transfer receipts 348,640 356,563 372,757 390,798 405,713 57,073 16.4
    Income maintenance 2/ 37,954 39,189 41,211 40,318 40,066 2,112 5.6
    Unemployment insurance compensation 10,544 8,388 6,312 4,924 4,394 -6,150 -58.3
    Retirement and other 300,142 308,986 325,234 345,556 361,253 61,111 20.4
  Dividends, interest, and rent 3/ 379,499 406,806 408,638 434,685 439,895 60,396 15.9
  Population 4/ 36,833 36,684 36,698 36,412 36,317 -516 -1.4
  Per capita personal income 42,670 44,098 44,549 46,499 47,700 5,030 11.8
  Per capita net earnings 22,902 23,289 23,256 23,829 24,416 1,514 6.6
  Per capita personal current transfer receipts 9,465 9,720 10,157 10,733 11,171 1,706 18.0
    Per capita income maintenance 1,030 1,068 1,123 1,107 1,103 73 7.1
    Per capita unemployment insurance compensation 286 229 172 135 121 -165 -57.7
    Per capita retirement and other 8,149 8,423 8,862 9,490 9,947 1,798 22.1
  Per capita dividends, interest, and rent 10,303 11,089 11,135 11,938 12,113 1,810 17.6
  Earnings by place of work 984,468 997,787 1,016,511 1,028,218 1,043,710 59,242 6.0
    Wages and salaries 663,662 673,474 696,384 719,778 726,825 63,163 9.5
    Supplements to wages and salaries 182,107 185,869 189,988 182,199 186,816 4,709 2.6
      Employer cont. for empl. pension & insur. funds 6/ 125,578 125,916 128,511 118,843 122,712 -2,866 -2.3
      Employer cont. for government social insurance 56,529 59,953 61,477 63,356 64,104 7,575 13.4
    Proprietors' income 138,699 138,444 130,139 126,241 130,069 -8,630 -6.2
      Nonfarm proprietors' income -142 -46 1,006 91 -185 -43...
      Farm proprietors' income 138,841 138,490 129,133 126,150 130,254 -8,587 -6.2
Total full-time and part-time employment 24,326 24,739 24,630 24,705 24,872 546 2.2
  Wage and salary jobs 18,203 18,535 18,448 18,446 18,431 228 1.3
  Number of proprietors 6,123 6,204 6,182 6,259 6,441 318 5.2
    Number of nonfarm proprietors 7/ 246 257 259 260 260 14 5.7
    Number of farm proprietors 5,877 5,947 5,923 5,999 6,181 304 5.2
Average earnings per job (dollars) 40,470 40,333 41,271 41,620 41,963 1,493 3.7
  Average wages and salaries 36,459 36,335 37,748 39,021 39,435 2,976 8.2
  Average nonfarm proprietors' income 23,624 23,287 21,802 21,029 21,073 -2,551 -10.8
Dollar items are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation). Per capita items in dollars; other dollar items in thousands of dollars.
See related notes.

6.2. Cost of Living Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.3. Cost of Doing Business Indexes   go top
Updated periodically. Available in subscription edition.

6.4. Consumer Price Index   go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.

6.5. Gross Domestic Product by Sector   go top
Updated quarterly, annually. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table. Additional detail in subscription edition.

6.6. Establishments, Employment & Earnings by Detailed Type of Business go top
Updated quarterly. For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.

Use the following links to access detailed establishment and employment data by type of business (CSV files).
  .. see notes on using these files.
  2013Q1 .. 2013Q2 .. 2013Q3 .. 2013Q4 .|. 2014Q1 .. 2014Q2 .. 2014Q3 .. 2014Q4 .|. 2015Q1 .. 2015Q2 .. 2015Q3 .. 2015Q4 .. 2016Q1 .. 2016Q2
 
6.7. Labor Market Characteristics & Trends go top
Updated monthly. Available in subscription edition.
For more information, detail & to compare areas use interactive table.
Table shows 13 most recent months.
  ItemAug15Sep15Oct15Nov15Dec15Jan16Feb16Mar16Apr16May16Jun16Jul16Aug16
Unemplymnt Rate 4.3 4.5 3.8 4.2 4.0 4.5 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.4 4.1 4.1 4.0
Unemployment 798 832 695 758 727 811 796 731 675 618 766 755 728
Employment 17,743 17,455 17,535 17,401 17,464 17,357 17,401 17,557 17,365 17,495 17,904 17,703 17,688
Labor Force18,54118,28718,23018,15918,19118,16818,19718,28818,04018,11318,67018,45818,416

7. Education Infrastructure   go top

7.1. Component School District Characteristics   go top
Districts in this metro. Updated periodically. See related School District interactive table.
District NameCity Name District
Code
Locale
Code
CountyState2012-13
Enrollment
2013 Total
Population
Grade Relevant
Pop Ages 5-17
Arlington School DistrictArlington 50018304250003VT 346 2,287 313
Bennington Incorporated School DistrictBennington 50021303250003VT 908 13,944 910
Danby School DistrictManchester Center 50034304350003VT 124 1,283 85
Dorset School DistrictDorset 50035104350003VT 291 2,006 299
Glastenbury School DistrictBennington 50000134150003VT... 8 1
Manchester School DistrictManchester Center 50053704350003VT 665 4,338 668
Mount Anthony Uhsd #14Bennington 50058103250003VT 1,566 23,015 1,801
Mount Tabor School DistrictManchester Center 50058604350003VT 13 254 16
North Bennington Incorporated School DistrictNorth Bennington 50060603250003VT 135 2,349 156
Pawlet School DistrictManchester Center 50063604350003VT 137 1,452 114
Pownal School DistrictPownal 50066304150003VT 287 3,483 290
Readsboro School DistrictReadsboro 50067804250003VT 77 753 103
Rupert School DistrictManchester Center 50070204350003VT 43 705 52
Sandgate School DistrictArlington 50071704250003VT 47 400 59
Shaftsbury School DistrictShaftsbury 50072304150003VT 262 2,820 200
Stamford School DistrictStramford 50076804150003VT 106 814 132
Sunderland School DistrictSunderland 50079204250003VT 133 943 138
Woodford School DistrictBennington 50094504150003VT 27 419 31

Number of districts: 18 ... Total enrollment: 5,167
All school districts interactive tables General Demographics | Social | Economic | Housing
All school districts enrollment & adminstratively reported data interactive table.

7.2. Component Higher Education Institution Characteristics   go top
2014-15 School Year. Extended detail Available in subscription edition.
  Institution City Name Code LevelTotal UG EnrollmentFulltime UG EnrollmentTotal Grad EnrollmentFulltime Grad Enrollment
Bennington College Bennington, VT2308167 660 629 95 93
Southern Vermont College Bennington, VT2310866 455 426 2 0

  Number of institutions: 2 ... Total undergraduate enrollment: 1,115
  Levels: 3-Assoc degree, 4-at least 2, but < 4 years, 5-Bach degree, 6-Postbacc cert, 7 Masters degree, 8 Post-masters cert, 9 Doctors degree

8. GeoPolitics   go top
Updated periodically. Voting patterns, citizen voting age population, state legislative districts, congressional districts .. in this metro.
Available in subscription edition.

Notes
  • All data are for current vintage county and metro definition.
  • Developed by ProximityOne -- Metro Reports (888-364-7656)
  • Data sources: ProximityOne, Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Housing Finance Agency,
    National Center for Education Statistics.

Updates go top
The subscription edition updates frequently. Selected items are listed below. Register to receive update notifications.
  • Overview lead narrative; quarterly & annual/March.
  • Housing Price Index (section 5.4) quarterly.
  • Establishments, employment & earnings (section 6.6) quarterly.
  • Economic profile and personal income (section 6.1) annual/November.
  • Labor market situation (section 6.7) monthly.
  • Residential construction; units authorized & value (section 5.3.) monthly.
  • Population by county; annual series 2010-2016 (section 4.2.) annual/July.
  • Population by county; links for individual counties (section 4.2.) annual/July.
      -- includes annual data 2010-2016.
      -- includes components of change; race/origin; single year of age; age group summaries.
  • Total population and components of change; annual/March.
  • Census tracts overview section; annual/December.
  • General Demographics section updated/extended; annual/December.
  • Gross Domestic Product section; annual/September.
  • Higher education institutions; annual/February.
  • Metro & county demographic component detailed annual estimates; annual/March.
  • School districts in metro & K-12 enrollment; annual/August.
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Terms of Use go top
Situation & Outlook Reports are a proprietary resource developed by ProximityOne. There is no warranty of any type associated with any aspect of this report. The user of this document is solely responsible to any use, direct or indirect, that might be made of this document.

Related Resources go top
  • Metros main page
  • Current estimates and projections: states to 2030, counties & metros to 2020 by age, counties & states to 2060.
  • Making Custom Metropolitan Area Maps
  • Rental Market Conditions by Metropolitan Area
  • Metro Gross Domestic Product
  • Housing Price Index
  • Establishments, Employment & Earnings
  • Regional Economic Information System
  • ACS 2014 1-year General Demographics ... Social Characteristics ... Economic Characteristics ... Housing Characteristics

Using this Document go top
The Situation & Outlook Report, a component of the Situation & Outlook, is a core ProximityOne information resource providing insights into characteristics and trends of counties, metropolitan areas, states and the U.S. The Report also provides a gateway to drill-down demographic, economic and business data for smaller geographic areas.

Metropolitan areas include approximately 94 percent of the U.S. population -- 85 percent in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and 9 percent in micropolitan statistical areas (MISAs).

About Metropolitan Areas & Principal Cities -- scroll section go top
Metropolitan Areas are designated by OMB ("Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas") based mainly on Census Bureau-sourced data. Metropolitan areas are defined as Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MISA). MSAs and MISAs are also referred to a Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). Contiguous CBSAs are defined as Combined Statistical Areas (CSA).

By definition, metropolitan areas are comprised of one or more contiguous counties. Metropolitan areas are not single cities and typically include many cities. Metropolitan areas are comprised of urban and rural areas and often have large expanses of rural territory. A business and demographic-economic synergy exists within each metro; metros often interact with adjacent metros. The demographic-economic make-up of metros vary widely and change often. See more about metros.

Principal Cities. The largest city in each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area is designated a "principal city." Principal cities are designated by OMB based on Census-sourced data. Additional cities qualify as principal cities if specified requirements are met concerning population size and employment. The title of each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area consists of the names of up to three of its principal cities and the name of each state into which the metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area extends. Titles of metropolitan divisions also typically are based on principal city names but in certain cases consist of county names.

One or more principal cities are designated within each Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Micropolitan Statistical Area (MISA). The term "principal city" is defined in the OMB "Standards for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas." A principal city is an OMB designation applied to one or more incorporated places and/or census designated places (CDPs). The OMB standards designate a Principal City (or Cities) of a Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as determined by:
  a) The largest incorporated place with a 2010 Census population of at least 10,000 in the CBSA or,
        if no incorporated place of at least 10,000 population is present in the CBSA,
        the largest incorporated place or census designated place in the CBSA; and
  b) Additional places with 2010 Census population of at least 250,000 or in which 100,000 or more persons work; and
  c) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 50,000-250,000,
        and number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place; and
  d) Additional places with 2010 Census population of 10,000-50,000, and at least one-third the population size of the largest place,
        and in which the number of workers working in the place meets or exceeds the number of workers living in the place.

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