Bena vs Whipholt

A side-by-side comparison of Bena and Whipholt: population, income, housing, and more.

Bena and Whipholt are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Whipholt has the higher population (69 vs 59 in Bena). Whipholt has the higher median household income ($67,500 vs $60,417 in Bena). Whipholt has the higher median home value ($262,500 vs $112,500 in Bena).

Population, income & housing

	Bena	Whipholt
Population	59	69
Median age	46.5 yrs	60.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,417	$67,500
Median home value	$112,500	$262,500
Housing units	29	103
Homeownership rate	76.2%	97.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%	38.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bena	Whipholt
Population	128 → 59 (-53.9%)	95 → 69 (-27.4%)
Median household income	$16,250 → $60,417 (+271.8%)	$54,375 → $67,500 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$56,000 → $112,500 (+100.9%)	$186,400 → $262,500 (+40.8%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $632 (-13.8%)	$1,094 → $1,313 (+20.0%)

Bena

Population

12859

Median household income

$16,250$60,417

Median home value

$56,000$112,500

Median gross rent

$733$632

Whipholt

Population

9569

Median household income

$54,375$67,500

Median home value

$186,400$262,500

Median gross rent

$1,094$1,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bena	Whipholt
Under 5	3.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	25.4%	5.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.2%
25 to 34	10.2%	4.3%
35 to 44	8.5%	2.9%
45 to 54	15.3%	18.8%
55 to 64	15.3%	24.6%
65 to 74	13.6%	15.9%
75 and over	8.5%	20.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bena	Whipholt
White (non-Hispanic)	28.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30.5%	0.0%
Asian	5.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	35.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bena	Whipholt
No high school diploma	19.0%	3.3%
High school graduate	26.2%	10.0%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	48.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bena	Whipholt
Drove alone	55.6%	90.3%
Carpooled	27.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bena	Whipholt
1-unit, detached	75.9%	97.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.1%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Bena	Whipholt
Poverty rate	22.0%	14.5%
Average household size	2.81	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1985	2000