Benson vs Willcox

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

Benson and Willcox 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 3,236 in Willcox). Benson has the higher median household income ($48,854 vs $40,750 in Willcox). Willcox has the higher median home value ($155,000 vs $145,700 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Willcox
Population	5,331	3,236
Median age	53.5 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$48,854	$40,750
Median home value	$145,700	$155,000
Median gross rent	$759	$885
Housing units	3,171	1,444
Homeownership rate	66.6%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	13.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Willcox
Population	4,878 → 5,331 (+9.3%)	3,533 → 3,236 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$32,783 → $48,854 (+49.0%)	$36,756 → $40,750 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$108,000 → $145,700 (+34.9%)	$75,800 → $155,000 (+104.5%)
Median gross rent	$727 → $759 (+4.4%)	$576 → $885 (+53.6%)

Benson

Population

4,8785,331

Median household income

$32,783$48,854

Median home value

$108,000$145,700

Median gross rent

$727$759

Willcox

Population

3,5333,236

Median household income

$36,756$40,750

Median home value

$75,800$155,000

Median gross rent

$576$885

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Willcox
Under 5	5.3%	4.7%
5 to 17	12.1%	18.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	9.5%
25 to 34	8.3%	16.5%
35 to 44	8.3%	14.7%
45 to 54	12.8%	7.6%
55 to 64	13.7%	10.3%
65 to 74	19.0%	12.8%
75 and over	14.5%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Willcox
White (non-Hispanic)	76.0%	35.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	60.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Willcox
No high school diploma	11.7%	19.2%
High school graduate	33.0%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Willcox
Drove alone	64.5%	91.9%
Carpooled	14.8%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	1.3%
Other means	3.8%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Willcox
1-unit, detached	44.0%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	1.3%
20 or more units	3.2%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	43.4%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Willcox
Poverty rate	14.2%	19.0%
Average household size	2.22	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	27	17
Median year structure built	1986	1977