Benton Park vs Ford City

A side-by-side comparison of Benton Park and Ford City: population, income, housing, and more.

Benton Park and Ford City are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Benton Park has the higher population (5,682 vs 4,310 in Ford City). Benton Park has the higher median household income ($62,475 vs $45,976 in Ford City). Benton Park has the higher median home value ($230,600 vs $197,500 in Ford City).

Population, income & housing

	Benton Park	Ford City
Population	5,682	4,310
Median age	25.3 yrs	26.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,475	$45,976
Median home value	$230,600	$197,500
Median gross rent	$1,190	$993
Housing units	1,668	1,415
Homeownership rate	64.2%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	18.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton Park	Ford City
Population	5,212 → 5,682 (+9.0%)	4,753 → 4,310 (-9.3%)
Median household income	$36,578 → $62,475 (+70.8%)	$35,838 → $45,976 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$157,600 → $230,600 (+46.3%)	$144,200 → $197,500 (+37.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,102 → $1,190 (+8.0%)	$825 → $993 (+20.4%)

Benton Park

Population

5,2125,682

Median household income

$36,578$62,475

Median home value

$157,600$230,600

Median gross rent

$1,102$1,190

Ford City

Population

4,7534,310

Median household income

$35,838$45,976

Median home value

$144,200$197,500

Median gross rent

$825$993

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton Park	Ford City
Under 5	8.6%	10.9%
5 to 17	24.7%	18.0%
18 to 24	15.7%	13.6%
25 to 34	13.2%	23.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	8.4%
45 to 54	8.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	9.5%	5.3%
65 to 74	4.7%	5.9%
75 and over	3.2%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton Park	Ford City
White (non-Hispanic)	18.4%	46.7%
Black or African American	7.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.6%
Asian	1.2%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	71.3%	51.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton Park	Ford City
No high school diploma	25.3%	38.8%
High school graduate	37.3%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.3%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton Park	Ford City
Drove alone	75.8%	76.8%
Carpooled	14.0%	21.2%
Public transit	1.0%	0.9%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	0.0%
Other means	3.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton Park	Ford City
1-unit, detached	85.8%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	2.4%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Benton Park	Ford City
Poverty rate	32.8%	39.2%
Average household size	3.65	3.44
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1957	1968