Benson vs Sierra Vista

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

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

Sierra Vista has the higher population (45,203 vs 5,331 in Benson). Sierra Vista has the higher median household income ($69,783 vs $48,854 in Benson). Sierra Vista has the higher median home value ($239,000 vs $145,700 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Sierra Vista
Population	5,331	45,203
Median age	53.5 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$48,854	$69,783
Median home value	$145,700	$239,000
Median gross rent	$759	$1,110
Housing units	3,171	20,351
Homeownership rate	66.6%	61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	35.0%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Sierra Vista
Population	4,878 → 5,331 (+9.3%)	43,398 → 45,203 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$32,783 → $48,854 (+49.0%)	$59,585 → $69,783 (+17.1%)
Median home value	$108,000 → $145,700 (+34.9%)	$172,600 → $239,000 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$727 → $759 (+4.4%)	$938 → $1,110 (+18.3%)

Benson

Population

4,8785,331

Median household income

$32,783$48,854

Median home value

$108,000$145,700

Median gross rent

$727$759

Sierra Vista

Population

43,39845,203

Median household income

$59,585$69,783

Median home value

$172,600$239,000

Median gross rent

$938$1,110

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Sierra Vista
Under 5	5.3%	5.9%
5 to 17	12.1%	16.6%
18 to 24	5.8%	9.0%
25 to 34	8.3%	14.7%
35 to 44	8.3%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.8%	9.1%
55 to 64	13.7%	9.6%
65 to 74	19.0%	12.0%
75 and over	14.5%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Sierra Vista
White (non-Hispanic)	76.0%	58.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.3%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	7.4%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	22.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Sierra Vista
No high school diploma	11.7%	6.7%
High school graduate	33.0%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Sierra Vista
Drove alone	64.5%	75.5%
Carpooled	14.8%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.9%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	14.0%	10.7%
Other means	3.8%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Sierra Vista
1-unit, detached	44.0%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	10.5%
20 or more units	3.2%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	43.4%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Sierra Vista
Poverty rate	14.2%	10.9%
Average household size	2.22	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	27	17
Median year structure built	1986	1989