Benton vs Kelso

A side-by-side comparison of Benton and Kelso: population, income, housing, and more.

Benton and Kelso are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Benton has the higher population (832 vs 593 in Kelso). Benton has the higher median household income ($82,679 vs $54,853 in Kelso). Benton has the higher median home value ($256,900 vs $213,800 in Kelso).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Kelso
Population	832	593
Median age	46.7 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$82,679	$54,853
Median home value	$256,900	$213,800
Median gross rent	$771	$810
Housing units	368	251
Homeownership rate	69.8%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.1%	28.8%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Kelso
Population	900 → 832 (-7.6%)	592 → 593 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$57,679 → $82,679 (+43.3%)	$54,375 → $54,853 (+0.9%)
Median home value	$173,800 → $256,900 (+47.8%)	$179,200 → $213,800 (+19.3%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $771 (+46.9%)	$692 → $810 (+17.1%)

Benton

Population

900832

Median household income

$57,679$82,679

Median home value

$173,800$256,900

Median gross rent

$525$771

Kelso

Population

592593

Median household income

$54,375$54,853

Median home value

$179,200$213,800

Median gross rent

$692$810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Kelso
Under 5	2.0%	8.3%
5 to 17	12.9%	14.7%
18 to 24	6.4%	13.8%
25 to 34	12.7%	18.0%
35 to 44	14.1%	11.0%
45 to 54	13.9%	4.7%
55 to 64	11.5%	8.8%
65 to 74	22.5%	15.0%
75 and over	4.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Kelso
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	98.8%
Black or African American	5.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Kelso
No high school diploma	6.3%	3.2%
High school graduate	37.9%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	16.8%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	20.8%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Kelso
Drove alone	81.1%	89.1%
Carpooled	13.2%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Kelso
1-unit, detached	86.4%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	14.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Kelso
Poverty rate	4.6%	12.0%
Average household size	2.18	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1978	1983