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Population (year 2000): 937. Estimated
population in July 2005: 913 (-2.6% change)
Males: 442 (47.2%), Females: 495 (52.8%)
Douglas County
Zip code:
68007
Median resident age: 33.6 years
Median household income: $47,067 (year 2000)
Median house value: $99,400 (year 2000)
Races in Bennington:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (46.3%), United States
(15.7%), Irish (14.0%), Danish (7.6%), Czech (6.5%), Swedish
(4.3%).
Elevation: 1100 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bennington
- High school or higher: 87.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bennington city
- Never married: 23.6%
- Now married: 63.6%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 7.4%
3.3% Foreign born (1.7% Asia, 1.6% Latin
America).
Population change in the 1990s: +11 (+1.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bennington:
- NEBRASKA HEALTH SYSTEM (about 6 miles; OMAHA, NE)
- IMMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; OMAHA, NE)
- CHILDREN'S MEM HOSP (about 11 miles; OMAHA, NE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bennington:
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 20 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
- LINCOLN MUNI (about 55 miles; LINCOLN, NE; ID: LNK)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 73 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bennington:
- BLAIR MUNI (about 6 miles; BLAIR, NE; ID: K46)
- NORTH OMAHA (about 10 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: 3NO)
- MILLARD (about 14 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: MLE)
Amtrak station near Bennington:
- 18 miles: OMAHA (1003 S. 9TH ST.). Services: ticket
office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending
machines, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bennington:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 6 miles;
OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT
enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 6
miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 15 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; BELLEVUE, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,723)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 53 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
Public high school in Bennington:
- BENNINGTON SECONDARY SCHOOL (Students: 274;
Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Bennington:
- BENNINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 319;
Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Bennington:
- BENNINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$45,442; Location: 15505 WAREHOUSE STREET; 18,437 books;
421 audio materials; 335 video materials; 36 serial
subscriptions)
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