Benson vs Panola

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

Benson and Panola 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 32 in Panola). Panola has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $74,886 in Benson). Panola has the higher median home value ($123,200 vs $118,200 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Panola
Population	482	32
Median age	45.5 yrs	53.5 yrs
Median household income	$74,886	$78,750
Median home value	$118,200	$123,200
Median gross rent	$975	—
Housing units	215	21
Homeownership rate	96.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	36.0%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Panola
Population	540 → 482 (-10.7%)	14 → 32 (+128.6%)
Median household income	$65,242 → $74,886 (+14.8%)	$111,250 → $78,750 (-29.2%)
Median home value	$101,700 → $118,200 (+16.2%)	$167,500 → $123,200 (-26.4%)
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

Panola

Population

1432

Median household income

$111,250$78,750

Median home value

$167,500$123,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Panola
Under 5	2.3%	6.3%
5 to 17	13.5%	6.3%
18 to 24	11.0%	9.4%
25 to 34	8.5%	9.4%
35 to 44	14.1%	3.1%
45 to 54	13.9%	18.8%
55 to 64	16.4%	31.3%
65 to 74	12.4%	3.1%
75 and over	7.9%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Panola
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Panola
No high school diploma	4.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.2%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	42.8%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Panola
Drove alone	87.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	4.9%	0.0%
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	Panola
1-unit, detached	97.2%	95.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
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	Panola
Poverty rate	5.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.37	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1954	2004