Benton vs Bristol

A side-by-side comparison of Benton and Bristol: population, income, housing, and more.

Benton and Bristol are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bristol has the higher population (1,903 vs 394 in Benton). Benton has the higher median household income ($103,681 vs $81,656 in Bristol). Bristol has the higher median home value ($202,900 vs $149,500 in Benton).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Bristol
Population	394	1,903
Median age	52.1 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$103,681	$81,656
Median home value	$149,500	$202,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,073
Housing units	187	849
Homeownership rate	100.0%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Bristol
Population	582 → 394 (-32.3%)	1,518 → 1,903 (+25.4%)
Median household income	$99,583 → $103,681 (+4.1%)	$56,964 → $81,656 (+43.3%)
Median home value	$151,300 → $149,500 (-1.2%)	$141,600 → $202,900 (+43.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$819 → $1,073 (+31.0%)

Benton

Population

582394

Median household income

$99,583$103,681

Median home value

$151,300$149,500

Bristol

Population

1,5181,903

Median household income

$56,964$81,656

Median home value

$141,600$202,900

Median gross rent

$819$1,073

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Bristol
Under 5	9.4%	11.7%
5 to 17	12.9%	16.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.1%
25 to 34	23.6%	13.7%
35 to 44	2.8%	8.1%
45 to 54	27.9%	12.0%
55 to 64	11.4%	8.0%
65 to 74	10.4%	9.3%
75 and over	1.5%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Bristol
White (non-Hispanic)	65.2%	66.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	34.8%	20.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Bristol
No high school diploma	4.2%	14.5%
High school graduate	68.3%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	10.1%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Bristol
Drove alone	93.5%	55.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	31.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	6.5%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Bristol
1-unit, detached	100.0%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Bristol
Poverty rate	6.6%	3.8%
Average household size	2.86	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1947	1978