Alexander vs Benton

A side-by-side comparison of Alexander and Benton: population, income, housing, and more.

Alexander and Benton are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Benton has the higher population (35,954 vs 3,488 in Alexander). Benton has the higher median household income ($69,638 vs $69,022 in Alexander). Benton has the higher median home value ($199,400 vs $157,700 in Alexander).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Benton
Population	3,488	35,954
Median age	31.5 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$69,022	$69,638
Median home value	$157,700	$199,400
Median gross rent	$1,017	$1,003
Housing units	1,436	15,705
Homeownership rate	82.2%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Benton
Population	3,168 → 3,488 (+10.1%)	35,679 → 35,954 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$42,857 → $69,022 (+61.1%)	$59,029 → $69,638 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$66,400 → $157,700 (+137.5%)	$149,400 → $199,400 (+33.5%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $1,017 (+29.9%)	$796 → $1,003 (+26.0%)

Alexander

Population

3,1683,488

Median household income

$42,857$69,022

Median home value

$66,400$157,700

Median gross rent

$783$1,017

Benton

Population

35,67935,954

Median household income

$59,029$69,638

Median home value

$149,400$199,400

Median gross rent

$796$1,003

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Benton
Under 5	7.8%	6.0%
5 to 17	25.0%	18.3%
18 to 24	4.8%	9.9%
25 to 34	18.3%	12.2%
35 to 44	13.2%	15.1%
45 to 54	9.1%	13.9%
55 to 64	12.8%	9.3%
65 to 74	6.8%	9.3%
75 and over	2.3%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Benton
White (non-Hispanic)	37.6%	77.8%
Black or African American	24.9%	9.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	34.0%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexander	Benton
No high school diploma	25.9%	6.7%
High school graduate	29.3%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Benton
Drove alone	87.1%	81.5%
Carpooled	6.2%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	7.5%
Other means	1.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander	Benton
1-unit, detached	41.0%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	59.0%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Alexander	Benton
Poverty rate	22.2%	10.1%
Average household size	2.91	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1999	1995