Bennington's Livability
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Commute -
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Amenities
About Bennington, NE
Bennington, NE is located in Douglas County in the state of Nebraska.
The total City Population for Bennington is about 2,257 with about 898 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $249,727, which is roughly 56% higher than the Average Home Value of $110,358 for the state of Nebraska, and roughly 24% higher than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $87,500, which is roughly 35% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $56,634 for the state of Nebraska, and roughly 34% higher higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.97Male Population Estimate: 49.5%
Female Population Estimate: 50.5%
Median Age: 39.9
Male Median Age: 32.0
Female Median Age: 31.8
Racial Demographic Estimates
Other:3.4%
Hispanic:2.1%
Asian:0.8%
Indian:0.6%
Black:0.4%
Hawaiian:0.3%
Voting
![Deb Fischer](/assets/images/politicians/senators/deb_fischer.jpg)
![Pete Ricketts](/assets/images/politicians/senators/pete_ricketts.jpg)
![Jim Pillen](/assets/images/politicians/governors/jim_pillen.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 43.34%
Libertarian: 1.98%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Bennington specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Douglas County: About 6.30568 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Douglas County: About 486.487 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Douglas County is about 37% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 41% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Bennington is about 2.7%.
Nebraska is ranked #25 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 46.35 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 32.54The average living wage for the state of Nebraska is $31.44/hr, while the states minimum wage is $9.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Nebraska a minimum wage score of 35.2 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Nebraska a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 1.61 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Nebraska is $180.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 26.56 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Nebraska does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Nebraska does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Nebraska does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Nebraska does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Nebraska does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Nebraska does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Nebraska does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Nebraska does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Nebraska does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Nebraska does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Nebraska does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Nebraska does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Nebraska does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Nebraska does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Nebraska does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Nebraska does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Nebraska does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Nebraska does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 68007Latitude: 41.368200
Longitude: -96.161600
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 1222.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 402