Benton vs Leon

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

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

Benton has the higher population (896 vs 519 in Leon). Benton has the higher median household income ($89,531 vs $68,750 in Leon). Benton has the higher median home value ($179,600 vs $116,400 in Leon).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Leon
Population	896	519
Median age	37.9 yrs	52.5 yrs
Median household income	$89,531	$68,750
Median home value	$179,600	$116,400
Median gross rent	$989	$850
Housing units	392	282
Homeownership rate	83.0%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.0%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Leon
Population	1,013 → 896 (-11.5%)	614 → 519 (-15.5%)
Median household income	$87,500 → $89,531 (+2.3%)	$57,125 → $68,750 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$140,800 → $179,600 (+27.6%)	$72,500 → $116,400 (+60.6%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $989 (+19.2%)	$745 → $850 (+14.1%)

Benton

Population

1,013896

Median household income

$87,500$89,531

Median home value

$140,800$179,600

Median gross rent

$830$989

Leon

Population

614519

Median household income

$57,125$68,750

Median home value

$72,500$116,400

Median gross rent

$745$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Leon
Under 5	6.1%	4.0%
5 to 17	11.9%	15.6%
18 to 24	4.4%	3.9%
25 to 34	18.5%	5.8%
35 to 44	16.1%	12.1%
45 to 54	18.9%	17.0%
55 to 64	10.6%	15.6%
65 to 74	7.7%	12.7%
75 and over	5.8%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Leon
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	88.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.6%
Asian	7.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Leon
No high school diploma	4.7%	12.8%
High school graduate	22.9%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	22.2%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Leon
Drove alone	75.9%	71.4%
Carpooled	2.2%	10.3%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.8%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Leon
1-unit, detached	91.1%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Leon
Poverty rate	1.8%	14.3%
Average household size	2.42	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1985	1973