Benson vs Douglas

A side-by-side comparison of Benson and Douglas: population, income, housing, and more.

Benson and Douglas are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Douglas has the higher population (16,118 vs 5,331 in Benson). Benson has the higher median household income ($48,854 vs $39,350 in Douglas). Benson has the higher median home value ($145,700 vs $138,200 in Douglas).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Douglas
Population	5,331	16,118
Median age	53.5 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,854	$39,350
Median home value	$145,700	$138,200
Median gross rent	$759	$755
Housing units	3,171	5,570
Homeownership rate	66.6%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	11.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Douglas
Population	4,878 → 5,331 (+9.3%)	16,307 → 16,118 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$32,783 → $48,854 (+49.0%)	$35,514 → $39,350 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$108,000 → $145,700 (+34.9%)	$100,300 → $138,200 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$727 → $759 (+4.4%)	$612 → $755 (+23.4%)

Benson

Population

4,8785,331

Median household income

$32,783$48,854

Median home value

$108,000$145,700

Median gross rent

$727$759

Douglas

Population

16,30716,118

Median household income

$35,514$39,350

Median home value

$100,300$138,200

Median gross rent

$612$755

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Douglas
Under 5	5.3%	7.4%
5 to 17	12.1%	15.5%
18 to 24	5.8%	10.9%
25 to 34	8.3%	18.1%
35 to 44	8.3%	14.5%
45 to 54	12.8%	10.1%
55 to 64	13.7%	11.3%
65 to 74	19.0%	7.4%
75 and over	14.5%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Douglas
White (non-Hispanic)	76.0%	10.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	1.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	83.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Douglas
No high school diploma	11.7%	24.8%
High school graduate	33.0%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Douglas
Drove alone	64.5%	78.8%
Carpooled	14.8%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	2.9%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	7.2%
Other means	3.8%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Douglas
1-unit, detached	44.0%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	8.5%
20 or more units	3.2%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	43.4%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Douglas
Poverty rate	14.2%	30.2%
Average household size	2.22	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1986	1968