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Bennington Public Schools, NE

17,579 Population
42.7 square miles 411.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.9 ±1.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Douglas County: 35.5 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Nebraska: 37.1 ±0.2

Economics

$64,256 ±$15,590 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Douglas County: $45,178 ±$780
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Nebraska: $40,637 ±$365
$132,500 ±$9,831 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Douglas County: $79,081 ±$1,335
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Nebraska: $74,985 ±$575

4.2% ±1.6% (726  ±283) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Douglas County: 11.3% 64,580 (±0.5% / ±2,866)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Nebraska: 10.3% 197,300 (±0.3% / ±5,207)

23.7 minutes ±3.3 (179,990  ±16,495) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Douglas County: 20 5,185,470 (±0.2 / ±73,963)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Nebraska: 19.1 17,371,744 (±0.1 / ±156,988)

Families

5,892 ±373 Number of households
  • Douglas County: 235,080 ±960
  • Nebraska: 786,885 ±2,232
3 ±0.3 (17,559  ±1,105) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Douglas County: 2.4 573,275 (±0 / ±172)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Nebraska: 2.4 1,917,605

6.5% ±2.6% (260  ±104) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Douglas County: 6.2% 8,785 (±0.5% / ±738)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 5.8% 25,969 (±0.2% / ±1,093)

Housing

6,190 ±369 Number of housing units
  • Douglas County: 248,692 ±139
  • Nebraska: 855,631 ±245

$359,000 ±$15,147 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Douglas County: $245,800 ±$2,030
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Nebraska: $223,800 ±$1,268

9.3% ±2.3% (1,617  ±415.1) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Douglas County: 13.8% 79,282 (±0.6% / ±3,228.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Nebraska: 13.6% 265,006 (±0.3% / ±5,825.9)

Social

98.3% ±8.9% (10,603  ±668.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Douglas County: 91.5% 350,796 (±1% / ±3,981.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 92.1% 1,188,000 (±0.5% / ±6,935.6)
56.6% ±2.5% (6,108  ±478) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Douglas County: 42.2% 161,962 (±0.7% / ±2,671.5)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Nebraska: 34.1% 440,234 (±0.3% / ±4,128.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3% ±1.3% (530  ±237) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Douglas County: 10.2% 59,946
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Nebraska: 7.7% 151,436

4.7% ±1.1% (534  ±134) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Douglas County: 6.3% 27,287 (±0.2% / ±1,014)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Nebraska: 7.2% 105,516 (±0.1% / ±1,797)
534 Total veterans ±134 499 Male ±119 35 Female ±32

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