Benedict vs New Albany

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

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

New Albany has the higher population (66 vs 65 in Benedict). New Albany has the higher median household income ($52,500 vs $50,208 in Benedict). Since 2019, New Albany's population has grown faster (+65.0% vs -36.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Benedict	New Albany
Population	65	66
Median age	58.5 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,208	$52,500
Median home value	$52,000	—
Housing units	30	33
Homeownership rate	88.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benedict	New Albany
Population	102 → 65 (-36.3%)	40 → 66 (+65.0%)
Median household income	$29,773 → $50,208 (+68.6%)	$68,125 → $52,500 (-22.9%)
Median home value	$35,400 → $52,000 (+46.9%)	$37,500 → $38,800 (+3.5%)

Benedict

Population

10265

Median household income

$29,773$50,208

Median home value

$35,400$52,000

New Albany

Population

4066

Median household income

$68,125$52,500

Median home value

$37,500$38,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benedict	New Albany
Under 5	3.1%	27.3%
5 to 17	7.7%	6.1%
18 to 24	1.5%	3.0%
25 to 34	16.9%	22.7%
35 to 44	7.7%	15.2%
45 to 54	3.1%	15.2%
55 to 64	27.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	18.5%	7.6%
75 and over	13.8%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benedict	New Albany
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.2%	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	4.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benedict	New Albany
No high school diploma	42.1%	31.0%
High school graduate	35.1%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	21.1%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	1.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benedict	New Albany
Drove alone	93.9%	91.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benedict	New Albany
1-unit, detached	93.3%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
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	6.7%	27.3%

Poverty & households

	Benedict	New Albany
Poverty rate	15.9%	50.0%
Average household size	2.41	3.30
Mean commute (minutes)	18	12
Median year structure built	1944	1982