Benton vs White Hall

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

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

White Hall has the higher population (649 vs 34 in Benton). Benton has the higher median home value ($80,000 vs $56,000 in White Hall). Since 2019, Benton's population has grown faster (+17.2% vs -8.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	White Hall
Population	34	649
Median age	61.4 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$29,545
Median home value	$80,000	$56,000
Median gross rent	—	$841
Housing units	22	411
Homeownership rate	100.0%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	White Hall
Population	29 → 34 (+17.2%)	711 → 649 (-8.7%)
Median household income	$101,458 → $44,583 (-56.1%)	$23,482 → $29,545 (+25.8%)
Median home value	$120,800 → $80,000 (-33.8%)	$55,000 → $56,000 (+1.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$718 → $841 (+17.1%)

Benton

Population

2934

Median household income

$101,458$44,583

Median home value

$120,800$80,000

White Hall

Population

711649

Median household income

$23,482$29,545

Median home value

$55,000$56,000

Median gross rent

$718$841

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	White Hall
Under 5	0.0%	13.7%
5 to 17	0.0%	11.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	15.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	15.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.5%
55 to 64	79.4%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.8%	12.0%
75 and over	8.8%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	White Hall
White (non-Hispanic)	67.6%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	99.2%
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%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	White Hall
No high school diploma	52.9%	9.7%
High school graduate	32.4%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	White Hall
Drove alone	100.0%	95.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	White Hall
1-unit, detached	100.0%	51.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	43.1%

Poverty & households

	Benton	White Hall
Poverty rate	0.0%	36.3%
Average household size	1.55	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	—	33
Median year structure built	1940	1990