Altoona vs Benedict

A side-by-side comparison of Altoona and Benedict: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Altoona has the higher population (409 vs 65 in Benedict). Benedict has the higher median household income ($50,208 vs $44,107 in Altoona). Benedict has the higher median home value ($52,000 vs $50,200 in Altoona).

Population, income & housing

	Altoona	Benedict
Population	409	65
Median age	39.6 yrs	58.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,107	$50,208
Median home value	$50,200	$52,000
Median gross rent	$706	—
Housing units	210	30
Homeownership rate	86.1%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	1.8%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Altoona	Benedict
Population	253 → 409 (+61.7%)	102 → 65 (-36.3%)
Median household income	$27,969 → $44,107 (+57.7%)	$29,773 → $50,208 (+68.6%)
Median home value	$33,900 → $50,200 (+48.1%)	$35,400 → $52,000 (+46.9%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $706 (-2.6%)	—

Altoona

Population

253409

Median household income

$27,969$44,107

Median home value

$33,900$50,200

Median gross rent

$725$706

Benedict

Population

10265

Median household income

$29,773$50,208

Median home value

$35,400$52,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Altoona	Benedict
Under 5	7.1%	3.1%
5 to 17	21.0%	7.7%
18 to 24	9.8%	1.5%
25 to 34	5.6%	16.9%
35 to 44	12.2%	7.7%
45 to 54	11.5%	3.1%
55 to 64	9.8%	27.7%
65 to 74	17.4%	18.5%
75 and over	5.6%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Altoona	Benedict
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	86.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	9.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Altoona	Benedict
No high school diploma	11.8%	42.1%
High school graduate	37.8%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Altoona	Benedict
Drove alone	89.5%	93.9%
Carpooled	1.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	6.1%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Altoona	Benedict
1-unit, detached	67.6%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	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	31.9%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Altoona	Benedict
Poverty rate	17.4%	15.9%
Average household size	2.36	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1971	1944