Benson vs Secor

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

Benson and Secor 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 286 in Secor). Benson has the higher median household income ($74,886 vs $66,250 in Secor). Benson has the higher median home value ($118,200 vs $96,900 in Secor).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Secor
Population	482	286
Median age	45.5 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$74,886	$66,250
Median home value	$118,200	$96,900
Median gross rent	$975	$925
Housing units	215	150
Homeownership rate	96.1%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	16.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Secor
Population	540 → 482 (-10.7%)	305 → 286 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$65,242 → $74,886 (+14.8%)	$54,712 → $66,250 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$101,700 → $118,200 (+16.2%)	$82,100 → $96,900 (+18.0%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $975 (+40.9%)	$875 → $925 (+5.7%)

Benson

Population

540482

Median household income

$65,242$74,886

Median home value

$101,700$118,200

Median gross rent

$692$975

Secor

Population

305286

Median household income

$54,712$66,250

Median home value

$82,100$96,900

Median gross rent

$875$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Secor
Under 5	2.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.5%	11.9%
18 to 24	11.0%	5.6%
25 to 34	8.5%	15.0%
35 to 44	14.1%	10.8%
45 to 54	13.9%	8.0%
55 to 64	16.4%	23.1%
65 to 74	12.4%	15.0%
75 and over	7.9%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Secor
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	92.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Secor
No high school diploma	4.0%	3.2%
High school graduate	40.2%	45.5%
Some college or associate's	42.8%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Secor
Drove alone	87.2%	73.5%
Carpooled	4.9%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	14.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Secor
1-unit, detached	97.2%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
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%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Secor
Poverty rate	5.0%	8.1%
Average household size	2.37	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1954	1942