Benson, NC Demographic Data
Benson, NC Summary
Benson is located in Johnston County in North Carolina
- Population: 3,346
- Area: 2.79 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.79 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,199.28 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 225.07 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Benson, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,061
58%
50.8
Male
1,481
42%
49.2
Total Population
3,542
323,128,000
Benson, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
293
8.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
276
7.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
253
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
238
6.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
19
0.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
435
12.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
413
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
444
12.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
367
10.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
300
8.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
239
6.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
173
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
92
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,563
72.4%
77.2
Female
1,483
57.9%
51.3
Male
1,080
42.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,463
69.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
696
19.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
504
14.2%
15.2
Female
318
63.1%
55.8
Male
186
36.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Benson, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,522
99.4%
96.8
White
2,541
71.7%
72.6
Black or African American
312
8.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
61
1.7%
0.8
Asian
39
1.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
26
0.7%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
13
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
569
16.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
20
0.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,207
34.1%
17.8
Mexican
966
27.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
13
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
228
6.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,335
65.9%
82.2
Benson, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
320
13.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
375
15.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
452
18.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
551
22.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
180
7.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
401
16.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
184
7.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
695
28.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,768
71.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
585
23.8%
31.2
Benson, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
723
26.6%
33.7%
Now Married
1,282
47.1%
47.5
Divorced
375
13.8%
11.0%
Separated
111
4.1%
2.0
Widowed
229
8.4
5.8%
Benson, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,370
72.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
879
27.1%
21.6%
Spanish
840
25.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
26
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
13
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Benson, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
125
10.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
79
6.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
322
26.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
158
12.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
138
11.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
144
11.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
72
5.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
116
9.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
26
2.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
41
3.4%
6.4
Median household income
30,918
57,617
Per capita income
20,405
31,128
Benson, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
112
9.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
101
8.4%
9.8
Construction
71
5.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
338
28.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
52
4.3%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
84
7.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
16
1.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
171
14.2%
11.4
Public administration
81
6.7%
4.6
Retail trade
103
8.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
64
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
12
1.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
123
10.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
572
47.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
134
11.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
161
13.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
215
17.8%
18.1%
Benson, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,158
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
990
85.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
146
12.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
6
0.5%
5.1
Walked
6
0.5%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
10
0.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.9
26.6
Benson, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
129
10.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
462
37.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
415
34.0%
37.1
3 or more
215
17.6%
21.0
Benson, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,221
77.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
586
48.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
635
52.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
347
22.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
18
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Benson, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,568
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
149
9.5%
9.1
4 rooms
373
23.8%
16.5
5 rooms
495
31.6%
19.8
6 rooms
157
10.0%
17.8
7 rooms
122
7.8%
12.0
8 rooms
142
9.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
130
8.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Benson, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,568
1-unit, detached
955
60.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
161
10.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
201
12.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
110
7.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
30
1.9%
9.0
Mobile home
111
7.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Benson, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
144
9.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
100
6.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
395
25.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
176
11.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
138
8.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
165
10.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
227
14.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
192
12.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
31
2.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Benson, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
340
27.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
72
5.9%
4.7
Electricity
809
66.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Benson, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
332
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
10
3.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
10
3.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
11
3.3%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
13
3.9%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
36
10.8%
20.1%
$500 to $999
116
34.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
136
41.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
161
48.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
50
15.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
67
20.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
9
2.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
45
13.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Benson, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
560
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
45
8.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
48
8.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
207
37.0%
41.0%
Less than $500
260
46.4%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
75
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
510
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
61
10.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
50
8.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
59
10.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
160
28.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
230
41.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
75
0.0%
0.0%
Benson, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
586
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
55
9.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
215
36.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
108
18.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
58
9.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
57
9.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
75
12.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
18
3.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
113,700
205,000
