Benton vs Shannon Hills

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

Benton and Shannon Hills 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 4,557 in Shannon Hills). Benton has the higher median household income ($69,638 vs $69,413 in Shannon Hills). Benton has the higher median home value ($199,400 vs $175,200 in Shannon Hills).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Shannon Hills
Population	35,954	4,557
Median age	37.8 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$69,638	$69,413
Median home value	$199,400	$175,200
Median gross rent	$1,003	$1,277
Housing units	15,705	1,933
Homeownership rate	65.1%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Shannon Hills
Population	35,679 → 35,954 (+0.8%)	3,837 → 4,557 (+18.8%)
Median household income	$59,029 → $69,638 (+18.0%)	$69,461 → $69,413 (-0.1%)
Median home value	$149,400 → $199,400 (+33.5%)	$141,500 → $175,200 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	$796 → $1,003 (+26.0%)	$1,086 → $1,277 (+17.6%)

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

Shannon Hills

Population

3,8374,557

Median household income

$69,461$69,413

Median home value

$141,500$175,200

Median gross rent

$1,086$1,277

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Shannon Hills
Under 5	6.0%	7.0%
5 to 17	18.3%	16.2%
18 to 24	9.9%	4.3%
25 to 34	12.2%	16.8%
35 to 44	15.1%	18.4%
45 to 54	13.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	9.3%	8.3%
65 to 74	9.3%	9.3%
75 and over	6.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Shannon Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	77.8%	55.0%
Black or African American	9.6%	32.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	10.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Shannon Hills
No high school diploma	6.7%	9.6%
High school graduate	32.2%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Shannon Hills
Drove alone	81.5%	80.4%
Carpooled	9.4%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	11.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Shannon Hills
1-unit, detached	78.0%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Shannon Hills
Poverty rate	10.1%	6.9%
Average household size	2.41	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1995	2001