Benton vs Hayneville

A side-by-side comparison of Benton and Hayneville: population, income, housing, and more.

Benton and Hayneville are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hayneville has the higher population (895 vs 34 in Benton). Hayneville has the higher median home value ($85,500 vs $80,000 in Benton). Since 2019, Benton's population has grown faster (+17.2% vs +2.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Hayneville
Population	34	895
Median age	61.4 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$30,714
Median home value	$80,000	$85,500
Median gross rent	—	$820
Housing units	22	452
Homeownership rate	100.0%	49.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Hayneville
Population	29 → 34 (+17.2%)	872 → 895 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$101,458 → $44,583 (-56.1%)	$23,036 → $30,714 (+33.3%)
Median home value	$120,800 → $80,000 (-33.8%)	$67,800 → $85,500 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$451 → $820 (+81.8%)

Benton

Population

2934

Median household income

$101,458$44,583

Median home value

$120,800$80,000

Hayneville

Population

872895

Median household income

$23,036$30,714

Median home value

$67,800$85,500

Median gross rent

$451$820

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Hayneville
Under 5	0.0%	8.7%
5 to 17	0.0%	16.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	9.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	6.0%
55 to 64	79.4%	15.8%
65 to 74	11.8%	12.4%
75 and over	8.8%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Hayneville
White (non-Hispanic)	67.6%	18.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	81.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	32.4%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Hayneville
No high school diploma	52.9%	14.4%
High school graduate	32.4%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Hayneville
Drove alone	100.0%	54.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	21.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	21.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Hayneville
1-unit, detached	100.0%	45.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	27.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	21.2%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Hayneville
Poverty rate	0.0%	50.7%
Average household size	1.55	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	1940	1978