Benson vs Lowpoint

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

Benson and Lowpoint 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 184 in Lowpoint). Benson has the higher median home value ($118,200 vs $76,000 in Lowpoint). Since 2019, Lowpoint's population has grown faster (+26.9% vs -10.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Lowpoint
Population	482	184
Median age	45.5 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$74,886	—
Median home value	$118,200	$76,000
Median gross rent	$975	—
Housing units	215	74
Homeownership rate	96.1%	94.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	37.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Lowpoint
Population	540 → 482 (-10.7%)	145 → 184 (+26.9%)
Median household income	$65,242 → $74,886 (+14.8%)	—
Median home value	$101,700 → $118,200 (+16.2%)	$73,300 → $76,000 (+3.7%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $975 (+40.9%)	—

Benson

Population

540482

Median household income

$65,242$74,886

Median home value

$101,700$118,200

Median gross rent

$692$975

Lowpoint

Population

145184

Median home value

$73,300$76,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Lowpoint
Under 5	2.3%	14.7%
5 to 17	13.5%	16.8%
18 to 24	11.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	8.5%	10.9%
35 to 44	14.1%	7.6%
45 to 54	13.9%	4.3%
55 to 64	16.4%	22.8%
65 to 74	12.4%	13.6%
75 and over	7.9%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Lowpoint
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	95.1%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Lowpoint
No high school diploma	4.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.2%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	42.8%	48.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Lowpoint
Drove alone	87.2%	90.6%
Carpooled	4.9%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	0.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Lowpoint
1-unit, detached	97.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Lowpoint
Poverty rate	5.0%	24.5%
Average household size	2.37	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1954	1954