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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Benson | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,808 | 6,825 | 36 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median household income | $64,033 | $66,319 | 27 | ||
| Poverty rate | 25.6% | 12.9% | 91 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.9% | 20.7% | 55 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | n/a | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $90,000 | $131,450 | 0 | ||
| Median gross rent | $588 | $894 | 0 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 20.1% | 16.0% | 73 | ||
| Worked from home | 4.7% | 4.9% | 45 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | — |
| Housing units | — | — | — |
| Median household income | — | — | — |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | — |
| Median gross rent | — | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | — |
| Worked from home | — | — | — |
| Poverty rate | — | — | — |
| Restaurants & bars | 13.8 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 0.0 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 0.0 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 8.6 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 5.2 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 6.9 | US 5.0 | above US rate |
| Accommodation | 5.2 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 15.5 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant, KS | 70 | 7,229 | — | $66,476 | 25.1% |
| Castro, TX | 68 | 7,344 | — | $56,776 | 18.6% |
| Stevens, KS | 65 | 5,162 | — | $64,178 | 20.3% |
| Haskell, KS | 65 | 3,641 | — | $66,162 | 19.9% |
| Dewey, OK | 64 | 4,360 | — | $62,569 | 22.4% |
| Decatur, IA | 64 | 7,759 | — | $59,044 | 23.5% |
| Thurston, NE | 63 | 6,627 | — | $69,177 | 22.2% |
| Kit Carson, CO | 63 | 7,023 | — | $70,259 | 20.4% |
| Hartley, TX | 62 | 5,215 | — | $75,841 | 20.7% |
| Ochiltree, TX | 62 | 9,786 | — | $70,183 | 20.7% |