Benson vs Kerkhoven

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

Benson and Kerkhoven 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 826 in Kerkhoven). Kerkhoven has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $51,124 in Benson). Kerkhoven has the higher median home value ($155,600 vs $146,100 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Kerkhoven
Population	3,449	826
Median age	40.9 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,124	$73,750
Median home value	$146,100	$155,600
Median gross rent	$939	$803
Housing units	1,617	344
Homeownership rate	62.9%	68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.9%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Kerkhoven
Population	3,078 → 3,449 (+12.1%)	691 → 826 (+19.5%)
Median household income	$41,063 → $51,124 (+24.5%)	$45,385 → $73,750 (+62.5%)
Median home value	$106,000 → $146,100 (+37.8%)	$88,000 → $155,600 (+76.8%)
Median gross rent	$693 → $939 (+35.5%)	$613 → $803 (+31.0%)

Benson

Population

3,0783,449

Median household income

$41,063$51,124

Median home value

$106,000$146,100

Median gross rent

$693$939

Kerkhoven

Population

691826

Median household income

$45,385$73,750

Median home value

$88,000$155,600

Median gross rent

$613$803

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Kerkhoven
Under 5	7.9%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.6%	22.9%
18 to 24	8.1%	3.8%
25 to 34	10.7%	14.0%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.2%	7.0%
55 to 64	9.4%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.5%	5.0%
75 and over	9.7%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Kerkhoven
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	78.6%
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%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.2%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	17.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Kerkhoven
No high school diploma	4.5%	8.5%
High school graduate	23.4%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	42.2%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree	26.2%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Kerkhoven
Drove alone	84.7%	72.7%
Carpooled	4.4%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.6%
Worked from home	1.1%	11.3%
Other means	0.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Kerkhoven
1-unit, detached	71.6%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	10.2%
20 or more units	10.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Kerkhoven
Poverty rate	9.7%	11.3%
Average household size	2.26	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1959	1973