Benton vs Rose Hill

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

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

Rose Hill has the higher population (4,353 vs 896 in Benton). Rose Hill has the higher median household income ($98,827 vs $89,531 in Benton). Rose Hill has the higher median home value ($213,400 vs $179,600 in Benton).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Rose Hill
Population	896	4,353
Median age	37.9 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$89,531	$98,827
Median home value	$179,600	$213,400
Median gross rent	$989	$998
Housing units	392	1,602
Homeownership rate	83.0%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.0%	38.0%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Rose Hill
Population	1,013 → 896 (-11.5%)	4,038 → 4,353 (+7.8%)
Median household income	$87,500 → $89,531 (+2.3%)	$75,491 → $98,827 (+30.9%)
Median home value	$140,800 → $179,600 (+27.6%)	$144,400 → $213,400 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $989 (+19.2%)	$1,058 → $998 (-5.7%)

Benton

Population

1,013896

Median household income

$87,500$89,531

Median home value

$140,800$179,600

Median gross rent

$830$989

Rose Hill

Population

4,0384,353

Median household income

$75,491$98,827

Median home value

$144,400$213,400

Median gross rent

$1,058$998

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Rose Hill
Under 5	6.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	11.9%	22.1%
18 to 24	4.4%	11.9%
25 to 34	18.5%	11.3%
35 to 44	16.1%	13.9%
45 to 54	18.9%	12.3%
55 to 64	10.6%	10.2%
65 to 74	7.7%	9.5%
75 and over	5.8%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Rose Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	79.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	1.0%
Asian	7.7%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	11.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Rose Hill
No high school diploma	4.7%	2.7%
High school graduate	22.9%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	22.2%	17.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Rose Hill
Drove alone	75.9%	87.1%
Carpooled	2.2%	2.9%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.8%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Rose Hill
1-unit, detached	91.1%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Rose Hill
Poverty rate	1.8%	0.9%
Average household size	2.42	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1985	1992