Benton Heights vs Fair Plain

A side-by-side comparison of Benton Heights and Fair Plain: population, income, housing, and more.

Benton Heights and Fair Plain are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fair Plain has the higher population (6,992 vs 3,572 in Benton Heights). Fair Plain has the higher median household income ($55,536 vs $33,871 in Benton Heights). Fair Plain has the higher median home value ($147,800 vs $87,500 in Benton Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Benton Heights	Fair Plain
Population	3,572	6,992
Median age	30.6 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$33,871	$55,536
Median home value	$87,500	$147,800
Median gross rent	$546	$989
Housing units	1,628	3,435
Homeownership rate	47.4%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	16.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton Heights	Fair Plain
Population	4,121 → 3,572 (-13.3%)	7,076 → 6,992 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$29,907 → $33,871 (+13.3%)	$38,494 → $55,536 (+44.3%)
Median home value	$53,800 → $87,500 (+62.6%)	$99,100 → $147,800 (+49.1%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $546 (-17.1%)	$784 → $989 (+26.1%)

Benton Heights

Population

4,1213,572

Median household income

$29,907$33,871

Median home value

$53,800$87,500

Median gross rent

$659$546

Fair Plain

Population

7,0766,992

Median household income

$38,494$55,536

Median home value

$99,100$147,800

Median gross rent

$784$989

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton Heights	Fair Plain
Under 5	6.4%	6.8%
5 to 17	28.2%	10.9%
18 to 24	4.3%	6.6%
25 to 34	20.0%	15.7%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.0%
45 to 54	8.2%	12.6%
55 to 64	11.1%	16.4%
65 to 74	5.0%	13.2%
75 and over	5.5%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton Heights	Fair Plain
White (non-Hispanic)	18.6%	48.4%
Black or African American	51.3%	38.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.3%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	24.2%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton Heights	Fair Plain
No high school diploma	22.7%	11.2%
High school graduate	36.2%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton Heights	Fair Plain
Drove alone	83.3%	83.5%
Carpooled	10.6%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	5.0%
Other means	0.5%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton Heights	Fair Plain
1-unit, detached	62.7%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	23.0%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	10.8%
20 or more units	0.4%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Benton Heights	Fair Plain
Poverty rate	41.3%	22.9%
Average household size	2.42	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	15	19
Median year structure built	1955	1960