Bennington is a medium-sized town located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 15,178 people and four associated neighborhoods, Bennington is the sixth largest community in Vermont. Bennington has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

Also of interest is that Bennington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.87% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Bennington spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.34 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

The population of Bennington is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.51% of adults in Bennington have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Bennington in 2018 was $33,132, which is low income relative to Vermont, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,528 for a family of four. However, Bennington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Bennington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bennington residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bennington include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Bennington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.