Benson vs Congerville

A side-by-side comparison of Benson and Congerville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Congerville has the higher population (723 vs 482 in Benson). Congerville has the higher median household income ($78,649 vs $74,886 in Benson). Congerville has the higher median home value ($201,900 vs $118,200 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Congerville
Population	482	723
Median age	45.5 yrs	27.4 yrs
Median household income	$74,886	$78,649
Median home value	$118,200	$201,900
Median gross rent	$975	$920
Housing units	215	234
Homeownership rate	96.1%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Congerville
Population	540 → 482 (-10.7%)	586 → 723 (+23.4%)
Median household income	$65,242 → $74,886 (+14.8%)	$75,938 → $78,649 (+3.6%)
Median home value	$101,700 → $118,200 (+16.2%)	$137,800 → $201,900 (+46.5%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $975 (+40.9%)	$817 → $920 (+12.6%)

Benson

Population

540482

Median household income

$65,242$74,886

Median home value

$101,700$118,200

Median gross rent

$692$975

Congerville

Population

586723

Median household income

$75,938$78,649

Median home value

$137,800$201,900

Median gross rent

$817$920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Congerville
Under 5	2.3%	28.5%
5 to 17	13.5%	10.8%
18 to 24	11.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	8.5%	15.5%
35 to 44	14.1%	7.1%
45 to 54	13.9%	7.5%
55 to 64	16.4%	13.8%
65 to 74	12.4%	8.3%
75 and over	7.9%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Congerville
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	84.8%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	12.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Congerville
No high school diploma	4.0%	0.8%
High school graduate	40.2%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	42.8%	47.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Congerville
Drove alone	87.2%	66.3%
Carpooled	4.9%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	9.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	18.8%
Other means	1.1%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Congerville
1-unit, detached	97.2%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Congerville
Poverty rate	5.0%	0.9%
Average household size	2.37	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1954	1973