Benton vs Gilbertsville

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

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

Benton has the higher population (4,774 vs 405 in Gilbertsville). Benton has the higher median home value ($159,600 vs $101,100 in Gilbertsville). Since 2019, Benton's population has grown faster (+6.6% vs -28.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Gilbertsville
Population	4,774	405
Median age	43.7 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,368	—
Median home value	$159,600	$101,100
Median gross rent	$839	$657
Housing units	2,248	249
Homeownership rate	78.1%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Gilbertsville
Population	4,477 → 4,774 (+6.6%)	569 → 405 (-28.8%)
Median household income	$49,043 → $63,368 (+29.2%)	$29,215 → $30,731 (+5.2%)
Median home value	$133,600 → $159,600 (+19.5%)	$82,300 → $101,100 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $839 (+16.2%)	$701 → $657 (-6.3%)

Benton

Population

4,4774,774

Median household income

$49,043$63,368

Median home value

$133,600$159,600

Median gross rent

$722$839

Gilbertsville

Population

569405

Median household income

$29,215$30,731

Median home value

$82,300$101,100

Median gross rent

$701$657

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Gilbertsville
Under 5	2.9%	9.9%
5 to 17	14.9%	6.2%
18 to 24	6.6%	2.5%
25 to 34	12.0%	22.7%
35 to 44	14.8%	6.2%
45 to 54	11.7%	30.6%
55 to 64	14.9%	8.1%
65 to 74	11.0%	8.9%
75 and over	11.1%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Gilbertsville
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Gilbertsville
No high school diploma	6.1%	22.7%
High school graduate	38.1%	53.0%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Gilbertsville
Drove alone	88.3%	47.3%
Carpooled	2.8%	52.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Gilbertsville
1-unit, detached	78.6%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	32.9%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Gilbertsville
Poverty rate	14.1%	71.9%
Average household size	2.10	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1978	1974