Benson vs Kappa

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

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

Benson has the higher population (482 vs 211 in Kappa). Kappa has the higher median household income ($77,000 vs $74,886 in Benson). Kappa has the higher median home value ($160,000 vs $118,200 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Kappa
Population	482	211
Median age	45.5 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$74,886	$77,000
Median home value	$118,200	$160,000
Median gross rent	$975	$850
Housing units	215	119
Homeownership rate	96.1%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Kappa
Population	540 → 482 (-10.7%)	215 → 211 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$65,242 → $74,886 (+14.8%)	$82,500 → $77,000 (-6.7%)
Median home value	$101,700 → $118,200 (+16.2%)	$135,900 → $160,000 (+17.7%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $975 (+40.9%)	$575 → $850 (+47.8%)

Benson

Population

540482

Median household income

$65,242$74,886

Median home value

$101,700$118,200

Median gross rent

$692$975

Kappa

Population

215211

Median household income

$82,500$77,000

Median home value

$135,900$160,000

Median gross rent

$575$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Kappa
Under 5	2.3%	5.7%
5 to 17	13.5%	9.5%
18 to 24	11.0%	11.4%
25 to 34	8.5%	10.0%
35 to 44	14.1%	11.4%
45 to 54	13.9%	22.3%
55 to 64	16.4%	20.9%
65 to 74	12.4%	8.5%
75 and over	7.9%	0.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Kappa
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	94.3%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Kappa
No high school diploma	4.0%	4.5%
High school graduate	40.2%	43.9%
Some college or associate's	42.8%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Kappa
Drove alone	87.2%	78.7%
Carpooled	4.9%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	19.7%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Kappa
1-unit, detached	97.2%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.4%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	16.0%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Kappa
Poverty rate	5.0%	10.0%
Average household size	2.37	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1954	1984