Benson vs Whetstone

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

Benson and Whetstone 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 2,840 in Whetstone). Whetstone has the higher median household income ($51,050 vs $48,854 in Benson). Whetstone has the higher median home value ($200,600 vs $145,700 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Whetstone
Population	5,331	2,840
Median age	53.5 yrs	49.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,854	$51,050
Median home value	$145,700	$200,600
Median gross rent	$759	$1,057
Housing units	3,171	1,398
Homeownership rate	66.6%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Whetstone
Population	4,878 → 5,331 (+9.3%)	2,304 → 2,840 (+23.3%)
Median household income	$32,783 → $48,854 (+49.0%)	$51,622 → $51,050 (-1.1%)
Median home value	$108,000 → $145,700 (+34.9%)	$125,800 → $200,600 (+59.5%)
Median gross rent	$727 → $759 (+4.4%)	$807 → $1,057 (+31.0%)

Benson

Population

4,8785,331

Median household income

$32,783$48,854

Median home value

$108,000$145,700

Median gross rent

$727$759

Whetstone

Population

2,3042,840

Median household income

$51,622$51,050

Median home value

$125,800$200,600

Median gross rent

$807$1,057

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Whetstone
Under 5	5.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	12.1%	10.8%
18 to 24	5.8%	4.8%
25 to 34	8.3%	13.2%
35 to 44	8.3%	10.9%
45 to 54	12.8%	10.2%
55 to 64	13.7%	19.3%
65 to 74	19.0%	13.9%
75 and over	14.5%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Whetstone
White (non-Hispanic)	76.0%	63.7%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	28.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Whetstone
No high school diploma	11.7%	5.7%
High school graduate	33.0%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Whetstone
Drove alone	64.5%	75.5%
Carpooled	14.8%	15.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	5.3%
Other means	3.8%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Whetstone
1-unit, detached	44.0%	57.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.4%	42.3%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Whetstone
Poverty rate	14.2%	28.9%
Average household size	2.22	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	27	40
Median year structure built	1986	1995