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Bennington, VT vs Chester, VA

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- Chester is 0% more densely populated than Bennington.
- People are 41.7% more likely to be married in Chester.
- The Median Age is 5.3 years younger in Chester.
 Bennington, VTChester, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock22,512329,725,481
 Female Population51.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.438.4
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 Population - 201015,749  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,890285,036,114
 Population - 199016,451  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock31.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-9.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,704.393.4
 Land Area42.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bennington, VTChester, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Bennington, VTChester, VAUnited States
 White91.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock24.7%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bennington, VTChester, VAUnited States
 Married Population37.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.7%50.2%
 Never Married36.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.1%10.8%
 Widowed9.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households5,931  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,20080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children18.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,590  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.1%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Bennington    2 Reviews
D · Bennington, VT
Bennington, come here for drugs!
Over 6 years ago

Bennington is a great place for scenery. However, the cops are a huge part of the drug network. They protect the drug dealers and criminals instead of regular  More

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Dan · Bennington, VT
Beautiful rural areas, bad inner city vibes
Over 8 years ago

Bennington Vermont is absolutely gorgeous on its outskirts, old Bennington is absolutely beautiful with lots of historical sites as well as North Bennington not being  More

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Reviews for Chester    6 Reviews
Jules · Spring, TX
Chester VA - What a lovely area
Over 18 years ago

I just recently discovered a little suburb of Richmond, called Chester. Yes, it is small and not much going on in that area - but if you want a peaceful area to live -  More

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Michele · Oxford, PA
Chester's Not a Bad Place To Live
Over 18 years ago

I grew up in Chester and it really isn't a bad place to live if you like living in a very populated area. It has great schools, low crime, easy access to both Richmond  More

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Steven · Chester, VA
Chester - Bedroom Community to Richmond, VA
Over 19 years ago

Chester, because of its location midway between Richmond, VA and Petersburg, VA, was once just a train station. With residential growth in affluent Chesterfield County  More

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