In Bennington County, jobs in the independent artists, writers, and performers pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the independent artists, writers, and performers industry wages were the highest in Bennington County for 2006. The average industry job in Bennington County earned an annual wage of $447,259 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of Vermont of $63,817 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $75,033.

Other top-pay jobs in Bennington County, Vermont exsists in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($109,352), management and technical consulting services ($89,291), metal and mineral merchant wholesalers ($71,372) and computer systems design and related services ($65,455) industries. Note: Click Graph Above for Detail Comparison

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Bennington County Wages have increased by 17.5% Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages increased in Bennington County, Vermont by a total of 17.5%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of Vermont and greater than the growth in industry wages across the US.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Bennington County Industry Wages Lag Behind Vermont, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Bennington County, Vermont when analyzed can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 8.9 percent lower than the reported averages in the state of $33,589. The industry pay was less than the national industry average of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Bennington County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Bennington County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 71.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Vermont, where the it saw a loss of 1.6 percent. The losses in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Bennington County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 1.8 percent in terms of employees in the Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (71.8 percent decline)
2. Printing and related support activities (68.3 percent decline)
3. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (57.6 percent decline)
4. General freight trucking (55.8 percent decline)
5. Management and technical consulting services (54.6 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 2.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in Vermont, which saw a gain of 0.3 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.

Bennington County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 235.1 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Bennington County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for Vermont, where the industry felt a gain of 35.8 percent. The Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores industry in Bennington County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US lost 7.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (235.1 percent gain)
2. Warehousing and storage (180.0 percent gain)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (153.6 percent gain)
4. Plastics product manufacturing (114.4 percent gain)
5. Beer, wine, and liquor stores (91.4 percent gain)

In Bennington County, Vermont, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 391 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Bennington County

Given the industries in the area, the Other general purpose machinery manufacturing industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 91 jobs. The declines in the Other general purpose machinery manufacturing industry make up 10.5 percent of the total employment decline in Bennington County, Vermont.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general purpose machinery manufacturing (91 jobs lost)
2. Printing and related support activities (86 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (70 jobs lost)
4. Activities related to real estate (64 jobs lost)
5. Department stores (55 jobs lost)

Given the 80 4-digit NAICS industries, 36 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 43 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Bennington County

The Plastics product manufacturing industry has added the most employment with 243 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Plastics product manufacturing industry makes up 20.4 percent of the total number of new jobs in Bennington County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Plastics product manufacturing (243 new jobs)
2. Building material and supplies dealers (126 new jobs)
3. Elementary and secondary schools (100 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (76 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (57 new jobs)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Bennington County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Bennington County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Plastics product manufacturing industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 287 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Plastics product manufacturing industry makes up 41.1 percent of the total growth in Bennington County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Plastics product manufacturing (287 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (67 new jobs)
3. Elementary and secondary schools (64 new jobs)
4. Building equipment contractors (27 new jobs)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (19 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Bennington County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Offices of physicians industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 29 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Offices of physicians industry make up 12.3 percent of the total employment decline in Bennington County, Vermont.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (29 jobs lost)
2. Services to buildings and dwellings (27 jobs lost)
3. Building material and supplies dealers (23 jobs lost)
4. Specialty food stores (21 jobs lost)
5. Advertising and related services (16 jobs lost)

From the 83 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 35 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 45 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Bennington County, Vermont, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 437 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Bennington County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Specialty food stores industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 44.1 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Vermont, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 1.3 percent. The losses in the Specialty food stores industry in Bennington County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 2 percent in terms of employment in the Specialty food stores industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialty food stores (44.1 percent decline)
2. Advertising and related services (30.2 percent decline)
3. Other personal services (24.8 percent decline)
4. Management of companies and enterprises (14.3 percent decline)
5. Printing and related support activities (13.7 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 2.8 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Vermont, which experienced a gain of 0.5 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.0 percent.

Bennington County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 242.9 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Bennington County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Vermont, where the industry took a gain of 5.9 percent. The Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Bennington County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 3.4 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (242.9 percent gain)
2. Plastics product manufacturing (170.4 percent gain)
3. Scientific research and development services (83.3 percent gain)
4. Metal and mineral merchant wholesalers (73.3 percent gain)
5. Warehousing and storage (55.6 percent gain)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Bennington County, Vermont

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Bennington County reported a relatively high household income of $46,713 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 2.3 percent lower than the median in Vermont of $47,802 and the income level is 5.2 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Hispanic households in Bennington County, Vermont , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $35,466, which is 24.1 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Bennington County, Vermont White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $46,990 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.6 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 11.8 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $41,193. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Bennington County had a median household income level of $22,669, this median was 51.5 percent less than the areas median level for all households. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $59,475. This median is 27.3 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Bennington County, Vermont can be recognized as having a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 10.0 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 32.6 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Bennington County, having 18.5 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Bennington County, Vermont

Bennington County, Vermont has a highly-educated population of the working age, with 27 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Bennington counted a lower percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of Vermont's proportion of 29.4 percent and a higher percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

In Bennington County, Vermont as reported in the 2000 Census, 27.2 percent of the White Alone, 34.4 percent of Black or African American, 45.6 percent of the Asian alone and 25.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Bennington County, Vermont, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 34.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Bennington have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 27.6 percent (Men) versus 26.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 31.6 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Demographic Profile for Bennington County, Vermont

Bennington County, Vermont has a population that is made of 96.5 percent White, 0.6 percent African American, 0.8 percent Asian, and 1.3 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 2.7 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is equal to the State of Vermont percent of 2.7. Since 2000, Bennington has increased the level of diversity when 1.9 percent of the population were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Bennington covers a total land area of 676 square miles. This area has a medium-low density of 55 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Crockett, TN (55 per sq. mile ), Chester, TN (55 per sq. mile ), Douglas, MN (55 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Henry, KY (55 per sq. mile ), Clarendon, SC (55 per sq. mile ), Benzie, MI (55 per sq. mile ).

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Bennington County, Vermont to be 43.3 years old. The median in Bennington is greater than the median age in Vermont of 40.7. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 40.5 years old. With a total of 20.7 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Bennington can be understood as being made up of a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low presence of the population, with 61.6 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 17.7 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.

Since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Bennington internationally. The migration from outside the US into Bennington totals 4.2 percent of the total international migration into the State of Vermont. This percent of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.



Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Bennington County, Vermont

The State of Vermont, Bennington County ranks 5 of 14 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,187 of 3,141, comparing the percentage change in residential in other US counties.

In Bennington County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 20,342 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 697 homes since 2001, or 3.5 percent.

Bennington County has a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2000, the Decennial Census accounted that 2.1 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

Bennington County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $115,700, reported by the Decennial Census. This median is greater than the overall Vermont 2000 home value of $111,500 and less than median home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Bennington County, Vermont. In 2000, 56.8 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Bennington County, Vermont -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

In Bennington County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Manufacturing industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 21.2 percent of total employment in the county, making up 3,375 employees. The Health care and social assistance and Manufacturing sectors account for 18.3 and 16.6 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Finance and insurance in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in Bennington County, growing by 17.5 percent. This is greater than the rate of employment change across the nation of 4.8 percent. The State of Vermont faced a industry job change of -1.8 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Bennington County, Educational services, Retail Trade and Arts, entertainment, and recreation industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Educational services sector in the county has a location quotient of 2.63. The level of employment in the Educational services industry is 2.63 times greater than the national average, signifying that Bennington County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Educational services.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Bennington County. The sector faced a loss of 733 jobs, or 21.7 percent of jobs in the industry. The losses in this industry made up 47.5 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

Educational services has a largest number of employee per establishment in Bennington County. In the County, the industry averages 39 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the US industry average of 27 and greater than the State of Vermont typical size of 28 for the Educational services industry.







Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).