Benton vs Bossier City

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

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

Bossier City has the higher population (62,832 vs 2,408 in Benton). Benton has the higher median household income ($59,744 vs $55,130 in Bossier City). Benton has the higher median home value ($192,800 vs $192,300 in Bossier City).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Bossier City
Population	2,408	62,832
Median age	38.9 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,744	$55,130
Median home value	$192,800	$192,300
Median gross rent	$829	$1,097
Housing units	1,045	28,211
Homeownership rate	65.2%	55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	24.4%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Bossier City
Population	2,165 → 2,408 (+11.2%)	68,248 → 62,832 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$61,493 → $59,744 (-2.8%)	$50,340 → $55,130 (+9.5%)
Median home value	$146,500 → $192,800 (+31.6%)	$163,500 → $192,300 (+17.6%)
Median gross rent	$698 → $829 (+18.8%)	$955 → $1,097 (+14.9%)

Benton

Population

2,1652,408

Median household income

$61,493$59,744

Median home value

$146,500$192,800

Median gross rent

$698$829

Bossier City

Population

68,24862,832

Median household income

$50,340$55,130

Median home value

$163,500$192,300

Median gross rent

$955$1,097

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Bossier City
Under 5	6.8%	7.1%
5 to 17	18.6%	17.1%
18 to 24	6.6%	9.0%
25 to 34	15.3%	16.4%
35 to 44	14.7%	13.5%
45 to 54	9.1%	10.9%
55 to 64	14.7%	11.0%
65 to 74	11.7%	8.4%
75 and over	2.5%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Bossier City
White (non-Hispanic)	45.4%	55.0%
Black or African American	34.4%	26.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.5%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	10.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Bossier City
No high school diploma	6.5%	10.4%
High school graduate	40.0%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Bossier City
Drove alone	84.6%	84.1%
Carpooled	6.4%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	4.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	2.3%	5.3%
Other means	2.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Bossier City
1-unit, detached	75.3%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	10.7%
20 or more units	2.7%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Bossier City
Poverty rate	19.2%	20.4%
Average household size	2.55	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1983	1979