Benton vs Redding

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

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

Redding has the higher population (42 vs 23 in Benton). Since 2019, Benton's population has grown faster (-32.4% vs -44.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Redding
Population	23	42
Median age	54.9 yrs	66.3 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	—
Housing units	16	37
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	2.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Redding
Population	34 → 23 (-32.4%)	76 → 42 (-44.7%)
Median household income	$63,542 → $46,250 (-27.2%)	$63,750 → $75,500 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$91,700 → $72,500 (-20.9%)	$106,300 → $152,500 (+43.5%)

Benton

Population

3423

Median household income

$63,542$46,250

Median home value

$91,700$72,500

Redding

Population

7642

Median household income

$63,750$75,500

Median home value

$106,300$152,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Redding
Under 5	0.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	8.7%	4.8%
18 to 24	8.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.7%	4.8%
35 to 44	4.3%	7.1%
45 to 54	21.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	17.4%	23.8%
65 to 74	8.7%	42.9%
75 and over	21.7%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Redding
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	Redding
No high school diploma	0.0%	15.8%
High school graduate	47.4%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Redding
Drove alone	83.3%	50.0%
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%	50.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Redding
1-unit, detached	81.3%	94.6%
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%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Redding
Poverty rate	0.0%	16.7%
Average household size	2.30	1.75
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1967	1938