Benson vs Washburn

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

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

Washburn has the higher population (1,026 vs 482 in Benson). Washburn has the higher median household income ($79,306 vs $74,886 in Benson). Benson has the higher median home value ($118,200 vs $90,700 in Washburn).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Washburn
Population	482	1,026
Median age	45.5 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$74,886	$79,306
Median home value	$118,200	$90,700
Median gross rent	$975	$900
Housing units	215	485
Homeownership rate	96.1%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Washburn
Population	540 → 482 (-10.7%)	1,148 → 1,026 (-10.6%)
Median household income	$65,242 → $74,886 (+14.8%)	$52,586 → $79,306 (+50.8%)
Median home value	$101,700 → $118,200 (+16.2%)	$80,500 → $90,700 (+12.7%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $975 (+40.9%)	$756 → $900 (+19.0%)

Benson

Population

540482

Median household income

$65,242$74,886

Median home value

$101,700$118,200

Median gross rent

$692$975

Washburn

Population

1,1481,026

Median household income

$52,586$79,306

Median home value

$80,500$90,700

Median gross rent

$756$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Washburn
Under 5	2.3%	7.7%
5 to 17	13.5%	15.9%
18 to 24	11.0%	10.0%
25 to 34	8.5%	13.5%
35 to 44	14.1%	9.7%
45 to 54	13.9%	13.2%
55 to 64	16.4%	13.7%
65 to 74	12.4%	11.9%
75 and over	7.9%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Washburn
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	96.9%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
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%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Washburn
No high school diploma	4.0%	6.3%
High school graduate	40.2%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	42.8%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Washburn
Drove alone	87.2%	84.1%
Carpooled	4.9%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	1.5%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	6.9%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Washburn
1-unit, detached	97.2%	94.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Washburn
Poverty rate	5.0%	9.0%
Average household size	2.37	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	25	39
Median year structure built	1954	1938