Bennetts Switch vs Macy

A side-by-side comparison of Bennetts Switch and Macy: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bennetts Switch has the higher population (381 vs 179 in Macy). Bennetts Switch has the higher median household income ($91,076 vs $49,821 in Macy). Bennetts Switch has the higher median home value ($220,800 vs $61,800 in Macy).

Population, income & housing

	Bennetts Switch	Macy
Population	381	179
Median age	35.5 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$91,076	$49,821
Median home value	$220,800	$61,800
Median gross rent	—	$732
Housing units	167	83
Homeownership rate	62.9%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.9%	5.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bennetts Switch	Macy
Population	458 → 381 (-16.8%)	250 → 179 (-28.4%)
Median household income	$92,171 → $91,076 (-1.2%)	$44,375 → $49,821 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$165,400 → $220,800 (+33.5%)	$39,500 → $61,800 (+56.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$682 → $732 (+7.3%)

Bennetts Switch

Population

458381

Median household income

$92,171$91,076

Median home value

$165,400$220,800

Macy

Population

250179

Median household income

$44,375$49,821

Median home value

$39,500$61,800

Median gross rent

$682$732

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bennetts Switch	Macy
Under 5	7.6%	8.9%
5 to 17	27.8%	19.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	18.4%
25 to 34	11.0%	5.6%
35 to 44	22.0%	5.6%
45 to 54	10.2%	14.5%
55 to 64	0.0%	12.8%
65 to 74	0.0%	5.0%
75 and over	21.3%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bennetts Switch	Macy
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.9%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bennetts Switch	Macy
No high school diploma	14.6%	2.1%
High school graduate	30.9%	45.8%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	46.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bennetts Switch	Macy
Drove alone	93.8%	81.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	18.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bennetts Switch	Macy
1-unit, detached	100.0%	96.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Bennetts Switch	Macy
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.7%
Average household size	2.28	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	—	36
Median year structure built	1964	1938