Benton vs Red Chute

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

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

Red Chute has the higher population (7,418 vs 2,408 in Benton). Red Chute has the higher median household income ($79,119 vs $59,744 in Benton). Red Chute has the higher median home value ($215,600 vs $192,800 in Benton).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Red Chute
Population	2,408	7,418
Median age	38.9 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,744	$79,119
Median home value	$192,800	$215,600
Median gross rent	$829	$1,821
Housing units	1,045	2,831
Homeownership rate	65.2%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	29.6%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Red Chute
Population	2,165 → 2,408 (+11.2%)	7,335 → 7,418 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$61,493 → $59,744 (-2.8%)	$52,043 → $79,119 (+52.0%)
Median home value	$146,500 → $192,800 (+31.6%)	$162,900 → $215,600 (+32.4%)
Median gross rent	$698 → $829 (+18.8%)	$1,057 → $1,821 (+72.3%)

Benton

Population

2,1652,408

Median household income

$61,493$59,744

Median home value

$146,500$192,800

Median gross rent

$698$829

Red Chute

Population

7,3357,418

Median household income

$52,043$79,119

Median home value

$162,900$215,600

Median gross rent

$1,057$1,821

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Red Chute
Under 5	6.8%	8.2%
5 to 17	18.6%	20.9%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	15.3%	15.6%
35 to 44	14.7%	12.1%
45 to 54	9.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	14.7%	12.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	7.2%
75 and over	2.5%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Red Chute
White (non-Hispanic)	45.4%	76.1%
Black or African American	34.4%	9.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.5%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Red Chute
No high school diploma	6.5%	5.8%
High school graduate	40.0%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Red Chute
Drove alone	84.6%	78.5%
Carpooled	6.4%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	8.9%
Other means	2.2%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Red Chute
1-unit, detached	75.3%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	19.1%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Red Chute
Poverty rate	19.2%	14.1%
Average household size	2.55	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1983	1994