Benton vs Morley

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

Benton and Morley 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 575 in Morley). Benton has the higher median household income ($82,679 vs $44,583 in Morley). Benton has the higher median home value ($256,900 vs $59,800 in Morley).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Morley
Population	832	575
Median age	46.7 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$82,679	$44,583
Median home value	$256,900	$59,800
Median gross rent	$771	$746
Housing units	368	285
Homeownership rate	69.8%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.1%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Morley
Population	900 → 832 (-7.6%)	762 → 575 (-24.5%)
Median household income	$57,679 → $82,679 (+43.3%)	$35,250 → $44,583 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$173,800 → $256,900 (+47.8%)	$87,700 → $59,800 (-31.8%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $771 (+46.9%)	$717 → $746 (+4.0%)

Benton

Population

900832

Median household income

$57,679$82,679

Median home value

$173,800$256,900

Median gross rent

$525$771

Morley

Population

762575

Median household income

$35,250$44,583

Median home value

$87,700$59,800

Median gross rent

$717$746

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Morley
Under 5	2.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	12.9%	8.5%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.3%
25 to 34	12.7%	9.7%
35 to 44	14.1%	14.6%
45 to 54	13.9%	22.6%
55 to 64	11.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	22.5%	10.6%
75 and over	4.0%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Morley
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	84.0%
Black or African American	5.0%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.5%
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%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Morley
No high school diploma	6.3%	13.8%
High school graduate	37.9%	53.9%
Some college or associate's	16.8%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	20.8%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Morley
Drove alone	81.1%	93.4%
Carpooled	13.2%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Morley
1-unit, detached	86.4%	83.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	16.8%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Morley
Poverty rate	4.6%	21.0%
Average household size	2.18	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1978	1973