Beaconsfield vs Benton

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

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

Benton has the higher population (23 vs 6 in Beaconsfield). Since 2019, Benton's population has grown faster (-32.4% vs -66.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Beaconsfield	Benton
Population	6	23
Median age	69.5 yrs	54.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$46,250
Housing units	5	16
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	—	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beaconsfield	Benton
Population	18 → 6 (-66.7%)	34 → 23 (-32.4%)
Median household income	—	$63,542 → $46,250 (-27.2%)
Median home value	$50,000 → $45,000 (-10.0%)	$91,700 → $72,500 (-20.9%)

Beaconsfield

Population

186

Median home value

$50,000$45,000

Benton

Population

3423

Median household income

$63,542$46,250

Median home value

$91,700$72,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beaconsfield	Benton
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	8.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	4.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	21.7%
55 to 64	0.0%	17.4%
65 to 74	100.0%	8.7%
75 and over	0.0%	21.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beaconsfield	Benton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beaconsfield	Benton
No high school diploma	16.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	83.3%	47.4%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beaconsfield	Benton
Drove alone	—	83.3%
Carpooled	—	0.0%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	8.3%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	8.3%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beaconsfield	Benton
1-unit, detached	60.0%	81.3%
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	40.0%	18.8%

Poverty & households

	Beaconsfield	Benton
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.00	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	—	19
Median year structure built	1993	1967