Benson vs Sierra Vista Southeast

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

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

Sierra Vista Southeast has the higher population (14,213 vs 5,331 in Benson). Sierra Vista Southeast has the higher median household income ($70,958 vs $48,854 in Benson). Sierra Vista Southeast has the higher median home value ($261,500 vs $145,700 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Sierra Vista Southeast
Population	5,331	14,213
Median age	53.5 yrs	49.1 yrs
Median household income	$48,854	$70,958
Median home value	$145,700	$261,500
Median gross rent	$759	$1,050
Housing units	3,171	6,659
Homeownership rate	66.6%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Sierra Vista Southeast
Population	4,878 → 5,331 (+9.3%)	15,841 → 14,213 (-10.3%)
Median household income	$32,783 → $48,854 (+49.0%)	$66,011 → $70,958 (+7.5%)
Median home value	$108,000 → $145,700 (+34.9%)	$188,900 → $261,500 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$727 → $759 (+4.4%)	$797 → $1,050 (+31.7%)

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 Southeast

Population

15,84114,213

Median household income

$66,011$70,958

Median home value

$188,900$261,500

Median gross rent

$797$1,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Sierra Vista Southeast
Under 5	5.3%	4.2%
5 to 17	12.1%	18.3%
18 to 24	5.8%	5.4%
25 to 34	8.3%	6.3%
35 to 44	8.3%	9.9%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.7%	16.2%
65 to 74	19.0%	15.0%
75 and over	14.5%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Sierra Vista Southeast
White (non-Hispanic)	76.0%	67.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.3%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	24.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Sierra Vista Southeast
No high school diploma	11.7%	3.9%
High school graduate	33.0%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Sierra Vista Southeast
Drove alone	64.5%	77.8%
Carpooled	14.8%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	12.0%
Other means	3.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Sierra Vista Southeast
1-unit, detached	44.0%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.4%	35.8%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Sierra Vista Southeast
Poverty rate	14.2%	10.0%
Average household size	2.22	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1986	1994