Benedict vs McCool Junction

A side-by-side comparison of Benedict and McCool Junction: population, income, housing, and more.

Benedict and McCool Junction are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McCool Junction has the higher population (740 vs 330 in Benedict). McCool Junction has the higher median household income ($115,833 vs $60,938 in Benedict). McCool Junction has the higher median home value ($138,500 vs $94,100 in Benedict).

Population, income & housing

	Benedict	McCool Junction
Population	330	740
Median age	30.8 yrs	25.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,938	$115,833
Median home value	$94,100	$138,500
Median gross rent	$700	$847
Housing units	133	299
Homeownership rate	71.2%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benedict	McCool Junction
Population	301 → 330 (+9.6%)	389 → 740 (+90.2%)
Median household income	$48,125 → $60,938 (+26.6%)	$53,750 → $115,833 (+115.5%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $94,100 (+17.6%)	$125,000 → $138,500 (+10.8%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $700 (-9.1%)	$764 → $847 (+10.9%)

Benedict

Population

301330

Median household income

$48,125$60,938

Median home value

$80,000$94,100

Median gross rent

$770$700

McCool Junction

Population

389740

Median household income

$53,750$115,833

Median home value

$125,000$138,500

Median gross rent

$764$847

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benedict	McCool Junction
Under 5	17.9%	4.6%
5 to 17	19.4%	9.7%
18 to 24	5.2%	27.2%
25 to 34	15.5%	19.3%
35 to 44	13.9%	8.2%
45 to 54	7.9%	10.5%
55 to 64	8.5%	11.1%
65 to 74	3.6%	4.3%
75 and over	8.2%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benedict	McCool Junction
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
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	9.1%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benedict	McCool Junction
No high school diploma	15.8%	2.3%
High school graduate	26.8%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	48.4%	47.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benedict	McCool Junction
Drove alone	65.8%	84.0%
Carpooled	8.7%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	7.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.2%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benedict	McCool Junction
1-unit, detached	75.9%	96.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Benedict	McCool Junction
Poverty rate	16.5%	6.6%
Average household size	2.97	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	29	18
Median year structure built	1959	1938