Benton vs Christopher

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

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

Benton has the higher population (7,076 vs 2,413 in Christopher). Benton has the higher median household income ($51,349 vs $42,244 in Christopher). Benton has the higher median home value ($85,100 vs $68,800 in Christopher).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Christopher
Population	7,076	2,413
Median age	42.2 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,349	$42,244
Median home value	$85,100	$68,800
Median gross rent	$776	$652
Housing units	3,488	1,432
Homeownership rate	62.9%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Christopher
Population	6,971 → 7,076 (+1.5%)	2,718 → 2,413 (-11.2%)
Median household income	$41,149 → $51,349 (+24.8%)	$33,491 → $42,244 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$72,300 → $85,100 (+17.7%)	$65,400 → $68,800 (+5.2%)
Median gross rent	$667 → $776 (+16.3%)	$680 → $652 (-4.1%)

Benton

Population

6,9717,076

Median household income

$41,149$51,349

Median home value

$72,300$85,100

Median gross rent

$667$776

Christopher

Population

2,7182,413

Median household income

$33,491$42,244

Median home value

$65,400$68,800

Median gross rent

$680$652

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Christopher
Under 5	5.6%	3.9%
5 to 17	17.4%	13.2%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.7%	10.7%
35 to 44	10.6%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.8%
55 to 64	11.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	14.3%	15.7%
75 and over	10.3%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Christopher
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	92.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Christopher
No high school diploma	14.5%	7.5%
High school graduate	30.0%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Christopher
Drove alone	72.7%	83.6%
Carpooled	14.9%	7.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	5.9%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Christopher
1-unit, detached	74.8%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	14.5%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	1.6%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Christopher
Poverty rate	17.9%	22.7%
Average household size	2.25	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1958	1953