Benson vs Spring Bay

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

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

Spring Bay has the higher population (519 vs 482 in Benson). Benson has the higher median household income ($74,886 vs $61,111 in Spring Bay). Spring Bay has the higher median home value ($134,900 vs $118,200 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Spring Bay
Population	482	519
Median age	45.5 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$74,886	$61,111
Median home value	$118,200	$134,900
Median gross rent	$975	$1,083
Housing units	215	215
Homeownership rate	96.1%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Spring Bay
Population	540 → 482 (-10.7%)	407 → 519 (+27.5%)
Median household income	$65,242 → $74,886 (+14.8%)	$37,143 → $61,111 (+64.5%)
Median home value	$101,700 → $118,200 (+16.2%)	$129,800 → $134,900 (+3.9%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $975 (+40.9%)	$900 → $1,083 (+20.3%)

Benson

Population

540482

Median household income

$65,242$74,886

Median home value

$101,700$118,200

Median gross rent

$692$975

Spring Bay

Population

407519

Median household income

$37,143$61,111

Median home value

$129,800$134,900

Median gross rent

$900$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Spring Bay
Under 5	2.3%	6.9%
5 to 17	13.5%	15.4%
18 to 24	11.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	8.5%	11.9%
35 to 44	14.1%	13.3%
45 to 54	13.9%	11.9%
55 to 64	16.4%	11.9%
65 to 74	12.4%	17.9%
75 and over	7.9%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Spring Bay
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	94.6%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Spring Bay
No high school diploma	4.0%	5.5%
High school graduate	40.2%	54.2%
Some college or associate's	42.8%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	0.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Spring Bay
Drove alone	87.2%	81.7%
Carpooled	4.9%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	11.8%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Spring Bay
1-unit, detached	97.2%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Spring Bay
Poverty rate	5.0%	17.0%
Average household size	2.37	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1954	1970