Benton vs Wakarusa

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

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

Wakarusa has the higher population (2,519 vs 394 in Benton). Benton has the higher median household income ($103,681 vs $76,008 in Wakarusa). Wakarusa has the higher median home value ($202,400 vs $149,500 in Benton).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Wakarusa
Population	394	2,519
Median age	52.1 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$103,681	$76,008
Median home value	$149,500	$202,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,214
Housing units	187	866
Homeownership rate	100.0%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Wakarusa
Population	582 → 394 (-32.3%)	1,957 → 2,519 (+28.7%)
Median household income	$99,583 → $103,681 (+4.1%)	$65,673 → $76,008 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$151,300 → $149,500 (-1.2%)	$150,300 → $202,400 (+34.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$740 → $1,214 (+64.1%)

Benton

Population

582394

Median household income

$99,583$103,681

Median home value

$151,300$149,500

Wakarusa

Population

1,9572,519

Median household income

$65,673$76,008

Median home value

$150,300$202,400

Median gross rent

$740$1,214

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Wakarusa
Under 5	9.4%	7.1%
5 to 17	12.9%	21.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.1%
25 to 34	23.6%	10.2%
35 to 44	2.8%	17.0%
45 to 54	27.9%	8.2%
55 to 64	11.4%	11.6%
65 to 74	10.4%	7.7%
75 and over	1.5%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Wakarusa
White (non-Hispanic)	65.2%	80.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	34.8%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Wakarusa
No high school diploma	4.2%	14.1%
High school graduate	68.3%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	10.1%	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Wakarusa
Drove alone	93.5%	72.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.5%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Wakarusa
1-unit, detached	100.0%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Wakarusa
Poverty rate	6.6%	9.5%
Average household size	2.86	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	18	29
Median year structure built	1947	1960