Benton vs Ellston

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

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

Ellston has the higher population (33 vs 23 in Benton). Ellston has the higher median household income ($65,714 vs $46,250 in Benton). Since 2019, Ellston's population has grown faster (+10.0% vs -32.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Ellston
Population	23	33
Median age	54.9 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$65,714
Median home value	—	$21,800
Housing units	16	20
Homeownership rate	100.0%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	44.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Ellston
Population	34 → 23 (-32.4%)	30 → 33 (+10.0%)
Median household income	$63,542 → $46,250 (-27.2%)	$48,750 → $65,714 (+34.8%)
Median home value	$91,700 → $72,500 (-20.9%)	$42,500 → $21,800 (-48.7%)

Benton

Population

3423

Median household income

$63,542$46,250

Median home value

$91,700$72,500

Ellston

Population

3033

Median household income

$48,750$65,714

Median home value

$42,500$21,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Ellston
Under 5	0.0%	12.1%
5 to 17	8.7%	12.1%
18 to 24	8.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.7%	9.1%
35 to 44	4.3%	18.2%
45 to 54	21.7%	6.1%
55 to 64	17.4%	18.2%
65 to 74	8.7%	3.0%
75 and over	21.7%	21.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Ellston
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+

	Benton	Ellston
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	47.4%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	16.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	44.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Ellston
Drove alone	83.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Ellston
1-unit, detached	81.3%	100.0%
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	18.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Ellston
Poverty rate	0.0%	3.0%
Average household size	2.30	1.65
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1967	1938