Benton vs Bryant

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

Benton and Bryant 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 21,125 in Bryant). Bryant has the higher median household income ($83,219 vs $69,638 in Benton). Bryant has the higher median home value ($223,400 vs $199,400 in Benton).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Bryant
Population	35,954	21,125
Median age	37.8 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$69,638	$83,219
Median home value	$199,400	$223,400
Median gross rent	$1,003	$973
Housing units	15,705	8,273
Homeownership rate	65.1%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Bryant
Population	35,679 → 35,954 (+0.8%)	20,231 → 21,125 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$59,029 → $69,638 (+18.0%)	$66,688 → $83,219 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$149,400 → $199,400 (+33.5%)	$165,400 → $223,400 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$796 → $1,003 (+26.0%)	$882 → $973 (+10.3%)

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

Bryant

Population

20,23121,125

Median household income

$66,688$83,219

Median home value

$165,400$223,400

Median gross rent

$882$973

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Bryant
Under 5	6.0%	8.1%
5 to 17	18.3%	20.9%
18 to 24	9.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	12.2%	13.7%
35 to 44	15.1%	15.4%
45 to 54	13.9%	9.4%
55 to 64	9.3%	12.7%
65 to 74	9.3%	8.0%
75 and over	6.0%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Bryant
White (non-Hispanic)	77.8%	73.2%
Black or African American	9.6%	13.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	1.5%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Bryant
No high school diploma	6.7%	6.0%
High school graduate	32.2%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Bryant
Drove alone	81.5%	80.2%
Carpooled	9.4%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	10.1%
Other means	0.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Bryant
1-unit, detached	78.0%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	13.4%
20 or more units	3.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Bryant
Poverty rate	10.1%	7.0%
Average household size	2.41	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1995	2001