Benton vs Haughton

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

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

Haughton has the higher population (4,473 vs 2,408 in Benton). Benton has the higher median household income ($59,744 vs $49,411 in Haughton). Haughton has the higher median home value ($214,100 vs $192,800 in Benton).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Haughton
Population	2,408	4,473
Median age	38.9 yrs	31.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,744	$49,411
Median home value	$192,800	$214,100
Median gross rent	$829	$1,012
Housing units	1,045	1,683
Homeownership rate	65.2%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Haughton
Population	2,165 → 2,408 (+11.2%)	3,340 → 4,473 (+33.9%)
Median household income	$61,493 → $59,744 (-2.8%)	$47,178 → $49,411 (+4.7%)
Median home value	$146,500 → $192,800 (+31.6%)	$154,900 → $214,100 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$698 → $829 (+18.8%)	$911 → $1,012 (+11.1%)

Benton

Population

2,1652,408

Median household income

$61,493$59,744

Median home value

$146,500$192,800

Median gross rent

$698$829

Haughton

Population

3,3404,473

Median household income

$47,178$49,411

Median home value

$154,900$214,100

Median gross rent

$911$1,012

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Haughton
Under 5	6.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.6%	17.4%
18 to 24	6.6%	15.4%
25 to 34	15.3%	16.7%
35 to 44	14.7%	13.5%
45 to 54	9.1%	13.8%
55 to 64	14.7%	8.6%
65 to 74	11.7%	5.0%
75 and over	2.5%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Haughton
White (non-Hispanic)	45.4%	72.0%
Black or African American	34.4%	26.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.5%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Haughton
No high school diploma	6.5%	6.6%
High school graduate	40.0%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Haughton
Drove alone	84.6%	89.1%
Carpooled	6.4%	2.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	7.8%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Haughton
1-unit, detached	75.3%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	3.4%
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%	28.1%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Haughton
Poverty rate	19.2%	14.9%
Average household size	2.55	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1983	1993