Benson vs Danvers

A side-by-side comparison of Benson and Danvers: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Benson has the higher population (3,449 vs 134 in Danvers). Danvers has the higher median household income ($117,750 vs $51,124 in Benson). Danvers has the higher median home value ($151,100 vs $146,100 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Danvers
Population	3,449	134
Median age	40.9 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,124	$117,750
Median home value	$146,100	$151,100
Median gross rent	$939	—
Housing units	1,617	65
Homeownership rate	62.9%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	12.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Danvers
Population	3,078 → 3,449 (+12.1%)	152 → 134 (-11.8%)
Median household income	$41,063 → $51,124 (+24.5%)	$64,750 → $117,750 (+81.9%)
Median home value	$106,000 → $146,100 (+37.8%)	$89,400 → $151,100 (+69.0%)
Median gross rent	$693 → $939 (+35.5%)	$1,000 → $950 (-5.0%)

Benson

Population

3,0783,449

Median household income

$41,063$51,124

Median home value

$106,000$146,100

Median gross rent

$693$939

Danvers

Population

152134

Median household income

$64,750$117,750

Median home value

$89,400$151,100

Median gross rent

$1,000$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Danvers
Under 5	7.9%	15.7%
5 to 17	17.6%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.1%	0.7%
25 to 34	10.7%	20.1%
35 to 44	11.9%	9.7%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.7%
55 to 64	9.4%	13.4%
65 to 74	12.5%	6.7%
75 and over	9.7%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Danvers
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Danvers
No high school diploma	4.5%	1.1%
High school graduate	23.4%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	42.2%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	26.2%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Danvers
Drove alone	84.7%	91.4%
Carpooled	4.4%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	2.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Danvers
1-unit, detached	71.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Danvers
Poverty rate	9.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	20	29
Median year structure built	1959	1950