Benton vs Eastwood

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

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

Eastwood has the higher population (4,057 vs 2,408 in Benton). Eastwood has the higher median household income ($80,000 vs $59,744 in Benton). Eastwood has the higher median home value ($252,700 vs $192,800 in Benton).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Eastwood
Population	2,408	4,057
Median age	38.9 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,744	$80,000
Median home value	$192,800	$252,700
Median gross rent	$829	—
Housing units	1,045	1,780
Homeownership rate	65.2%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Eastwood
Population	2,165 → 2,408 (+11.2%)	4,548 → 4,057 (-10.8%)
Median household income	$61,493 → $59,744 (-2.8%)	$52,601 → $80,000 (+52.1%)
Median home value	$146,500 → $192,800 (+31.6%)	$229,100 → $252,700 (+10.3%)
Median gross rent	$698 → $829 (+18.8%)	$966 → $916 (-5.2%)

Benton

Population

2,1652,408

Median household income

$61,493$59,744

Median home value

$146,500$192,800

Median gross rent

$698$829

Eastwood

Population

4,5484,057

Median household income

$52,601$80,000

Median home value

$229,100$252,700

Median gross rent

$966$916

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Eastwood
Under 5	6.8%	9.0%
5 to 17	18.6%	13.0%
18 to 24	6.6%	4.4%
25 to 34	15.3%	7.6%
35 to 44	14.7%	13.9%
45 to 54	9.1%	8.6%
55 to 64	14.7%	18.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	13.2%
75 and over	2.5%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Eastwood
White (non-Hispanic)	45.4%	76.5%
Black or African American	34.4%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.5%	1.3%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	10.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Eastwood
No high school diploma	6.5%	8.9%
High school graduate	40.0%	22.3%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Eastwood
Drove alone	84.6%	81.3%
Carpooled	6.4%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	7.9%
Other means	2.2%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Eastwood
1-unit, detached	75.3%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	28.9%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Eastwood
Poverty rate	19.2%	11.3%
Average household size	2.55	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1983	1992