Benton vs Sikeston

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

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

Sikeston has the higher population (16,231 vs 832 in Benton). Benton has the higher median household income ($82,679 vs $53,203 in Sikeston). Benton has the higher median home value ($256,900 vs $158,100 in Sikeston).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Sikeston
Population	832	16,231
Median age	46.7 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$82,679	$53,203
Median home value	$256,900	$158,100
Median gross rent	$771	$827
Housing units	368	7,600
Homeownership rate	69.8%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.1%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Sikeston
Population	900 → 832 (-7.6%)	16,200 → 16,231 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$57,679 → $82,679 (+43.3%)	$39,803 → $53,203 (+33.7%)
Median home value	$173,800 → $256,900 (+47.8%)	$121,400 → $158,100 (+30.2%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $771 (+46.9%)	$712 → $827 (+16.2%)

Benton

Population

900832

Median household income

$57,679$82,679

Median home value

$173,800$256,900

Median gross rent

$525$771

Sikeston

Population

16,20016,231

Median household income

$39,803$53,203

Median home value

$121,400$158,100

Median gross rent

$712$827

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Sikeston
Under 5	2.0%	6.7%
5 to 17	12.9%	18.2%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.7%	15.2%
35 to 44	14.1%	9.5%
45 to 54	13.9%	10.0%
55 to 64	11.5%	10.9%
65 to 74	22.5%	10.8%
75 and over	4.0%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Sikeston
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	66.1%
Black or African American	5.0%	24.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Sikeston
No high school diploma	6.3%	12.3%
High school graduate	37.9%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	16.8%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20.8%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Sikeston
Drove alone	81.1%	80.5%
Carpooled	13.2%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Sikeston
1-unit, detached	86.4%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	14.4%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Sikeston
Poverty rate	4.6%	16.5%
Average household size	2.18	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1978	1975