Benton vs East End

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

Benton and East End 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 6,344 in East End). East End has the higher median household income ($77,122 vs $69,638 in Benton). East End has the higher median home value ($206,000 vs $199,400 in Benton).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	East End
Population	35,954	6,344
Median age	37.8 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,638	$77,122
Median home value	$199,400	$206,000
Median gross rent	$1,003	$953
Housing units	15,705	2,609
Homeownership rate	65.1%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	East End
Population	35,679 → 35,954 (+0.8%)	6,384 → 6,344 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$59,029 → $69,638 (+18.0%)	$61,674 → $77,122 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$149,400 → $199,400 (+33.5%)	$140,200 → $206,000 (+46.9%)
Median gross rent	$796 → $1,003 (+26.0%)	$750 → $953 (+27.1%)

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

East End

Population

6,3846,344

Median household income

$61,674$77,122

Median home value

$140,200$206,000

Median gross rent

$750$953

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	East End
Under 5	6.0%	1.6%
5 to 17	18.3%	16.9%
18 to 24	9.9%	9.7%
25 to 34	12.2%	9.5%
35 to 44	15.1%	15.2%
45 to 54	13.9%	14.9%
55 to 64	9.3%	15.4%
65 to 74	9.3%	11.3%
75 and over	6.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	East End
White (non-Hispanic)	77.8%	76.8%
Black or African American	9.6%	10.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	4.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	East End
No high school diploma	6.7%	8.2%
High school graduate	32.2%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	East End
Drove alone	81.5%	72.4%
Carpooled	9.4%	18.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	9.2%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	East End
1-unit, detached	78.0%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	2.7%
20 or more units	3.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	26.7%

Poverty & households

	Benton	East End
Poverty rate	10.1%	8.1%
Average household size	2.41	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1995	1997