Benson vs De Graff

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

Benson and De Graff 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 73 in De Graff). De Graff has the higher median household income ($68,500 vs $51,124 in Benson). Benson has the higher median home value ($146,100 vs $100,000 in De Graff).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	De Graff
Population	3,449	73
Median age	40.9 yrs	59.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,124	$68,500
Median home value	$146,100	$100,000
Median gross rent	$939	—
Housing units	1,617	57
Homeownership rate	62.9%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	De Graff
Population	3,078 → 3,449 (+12.1%)	126 → 73 (-42.1%)
Median household income	$41,063 → $51,124 (+24.5%)	$50,000 → $68,500 (+37.0%)
Median home value	$106,000 → $146,100 (+37.8%)	$80,600 → $100,000 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$693 → $939 (+35.5%)	$675 → $625 (-7.4%)

Benson

Population

3,0783,449

Median household income

$41,063$51,124

Median home value

$106,000$146,100

Median gross rent

$693$939

De Graff

Population

12673

Median household income

$50,000$68,500

Median home value

$80,600$100,000

Median gross rent

$675$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	De Graff
Under 5	7.9%	2.7%
5 to 17	17.6%	1.4%
18 to 24	8.1%	4.1%
25 to 34	10.7%	16.4%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	9.6%
55 to 64	9.4%	21.9%
65 to 74	12.5%	11.0%
75 and over	9.7%	20.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	De Graff
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	97.3%
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%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	De Graff
No high school diploma	4.5%	4.5%
High school graduate	23.4%	46.3%
Some college or associate's	42.2%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	26.2%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	De Graff
Drove alone	84.7%	75.0%
Carpooled	4.4%	18.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	4.5%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	2.3%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	De Graff
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	De Graff
Poverty rate	9.7%	4.1%
Average household size	2.26	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1959	1942