Benton vs Millersburg

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

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

Millersburg has the higher population (892 vs 394 in Benton). Benton has the higher median household income ($103,681 vs $78,750 in Millersburg). Millersburg has the higher median home value ($169,300 vs $149,500 in Benton).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Millersburg
Population	394	892
Median age	52.1 yrs	26.0 yrs
Median household income	$103,681	$78,750
Median home value	$149,500	$169,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,061
Housing units	187	280
Homeownership rate	100.0%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Millersburg
Population	582 → 394 (-32.3%)	820 → 892 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$99,583 → $103,681 (+4.1%)	$69,531 → $78,750 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$151,300 → $149,500 (-1.2%)	$105,000 → $169,300 (+61.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$902 → $1,061 (+17.6%)

Benton

Population

582394

Median household income

$99,583$103,681

Median home value

$151,300$149,500

Millersburg

Population

820892

Median household income

$69,531$78,750

Median home value

$105,000$169,300

Median gross rent

$902$1,061

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Millersburg
Under 5	9.4%	10.2%
5 to 17	12.9%	31.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.5%
25 to 34	23.6%	18.5%
35 to 44	2.8%	11.0%
45 to 54	27.9%	8.4%
55 to 64	11.4%	7.7%
65 to 74	10.4%	4.1%
75 and over	1.5%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Millersburg
White (non-Hispanic)	65.2%	74.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	34.8%	22.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Millersburg
No high school diploma	4.2%	25.5%
High school graduate	68.3%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	10.1%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Millersburg
Drove alone	93.5%	88.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Millersburg
1-unit, detached	100.0%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Millersburg
Poverty rate	6.6%	25.1%
Average household size	2.86	3.33
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1947	1971