The Bennington CDP comprises the downtown area of the town of Bennington, ranging from the Walloomsac River/Roaring Branch/Walloomsac Brook on the north, to the village of Old Bennington and Monument Avenue on the west, to Jewett Brook, Morgan Street, South Stream Road and Gore Road on the south, and to the Woodford town line on the east.

[3] As of the census[1] of 2010, there were 9,074 people, 3,833 households, and 2,145 families residing in the CDP.

There were 4,122 housing units at an average density of 327.1 units/km2 (847 units/sq mi).

The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.2% White, 1.0% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.4% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races.

There were 3,833 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.1% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.0% were non-families.