Bennetts Switch vs Mexico

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

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

Mexico has the higher population (1,122 vs 381 in Bennetts Switch). Bennetts Switch has the higher median household income ($91,076 vs $82,695 in Mexico). Bennetts Switch has the higher median home value ($220,800 vs $106,800 in Mexico).

Population, income & housing

	Bennetts Switch	Mexico
Population	381	1,122
Median age	35.5 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$91,076	$82,695
Median home value	$220,800	$106,800
Median gross rent	—	$600
Housing units	167	497
Homeownership rate	62.9%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.9%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bennetts Switch	Mexico
Population	458 → 381 (-16.8%)	978 → 1,122 (+14.7%)
Median household income	$92,171 → $91,076 (-1.2%)	$51,995 → $82,695 (+59.0%)
Median home value	$165,400 → $220,800 (+33.5%)	$90,500 → $106,800 (+18.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$768 → $600 (-21.9%)

Bennetts Switch

Population

458381

Median household income

$92,171$91,076

Median home value

$165,400$220,800

Mexico

Population

9781,122

Median household income

$51,995$82,695

Median home value

$90,500$106,800

Median gross rent

$768$600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bennetts Switch	Mexico
Under 5	7.6%	1.7%
5 to 17	27.8%	6.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	11.0%	19.1%
35 to 44	22.0%	17.3%
45 to 54	10.2%	5.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	22.6%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.2%
75 and over	21.3%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bennetts Switch	Mexico
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.9%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bennetts Switch	Mexico
No high school diploma	14.6%	14.3%
High school graduate	30.9%	50.6%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bennetts Switch	Mexico
Drove alone	93.8%	86.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	6.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bennetts Switch	Mexico
1-unit, detached	100.0%	92.0%
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%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Bennetts Switch	Mexico
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.28	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1964	1959