Benson vs Huachuca City

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

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

Benson has the higher population (5,331 vs 1,808 in Huachuca City). Benson has the higher median household income ($48,854 vs $47,621 in Huachuca City). Benson has the higher median home value ($145,700 vs $124,800 in Huachuca City).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Huachuca City
Population	5,331	1,808
Median age	53.5 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,854	$47,621
Median home value	$145,700	$124,800
Median gross rent	$759	$652
Housing units	3,171	920
Homeownership rate	66.6%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	12.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Huachuca City
Population	4,878 → 5,331 (+9.3%)	1,948 → 1,808 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$32,783 → $48,854 (+49.0%)	$39,943 → $47,621 (+19.2%)
Median home value	$108,000 → $145,700 (+34.9%)	$93,800 → $124,800 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$727 → $759 (+4.4%)	$648 → $652 (+0.6%)

Benson

Population

4,8785,331

Median household income

$32,783$48,854

Median home value

$108,000$145,700

Median gross rent

$727$759

Huachuca City

Population

1,9481,808

Median household income

$39,943$47,621

Median home value

$93,800$124,800

Median gross rent

$648$652

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Huachuca City
Under 5	5.3%	4.4%
5 to 17	12.1%	15.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	9.1%
25 to 34	8.3%	10.9%
35 to 44	8.3%	9.3%
45 to 54	12.8%	15.0%
55 to 64	13.7%	11.9%
65 to 74	19.0%	17.4%
75 and over	14.5%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Huachuca City
White (non-Hispanic)	76.0%	70.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	1.6%
Asian	0.3%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	7.4%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Huachuca City
No high school diploma	11.7%	8.9%
High school graduate	33.0%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	47.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Huachuca City
Drove alone	64.5%	79.1%
Carpooled	14.8%	14.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	3.2%
Other means	3.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Huachuca City
1-unit, detached	44.0%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	9.9%
20 or more units	3.2%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	43.4%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Huachuca City
Poverty rate	14.2%	23.2%
Average household size	2.22	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1986	1975