Benedict vs Waco

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

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

Benedict has the higher population (330 vs 155 in Waco). Waco has the higher median household income ($80,417 vs $60,938 in Benedict). Waco has the higher median home value ($140,000 vs $94,100 in Benedict).

Population, income & housing

	Benedict	Waco
Population	330	155
Median age	30.8 yrs	61.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,938	$80,417
Median home value	$94,100	$140,000
Median gross rent	$700	—
Housing units	133	92
Homeownership rate	71.2%	98.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	36.4%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benedict	Waco
Population	301 → 330 (+9.6%)	272 → 155 (-43.0%)
Median household income	$48,125 → $60,938 (+26.6%)	$68,500 → $80,417 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $94,100 (+17.6%)	$108,200 → $140,000 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $700 (-9.1%)	$656 → $696 (+6.1%)

Benedict

Population

301330

Median household income

$48,125$60,938

Median home value

$80,000$94,100

Median gross rent

$770$700

Waco

Population

272155

Median household income

$68,500$80,417

Median home value

$108,200$140,000

Median gross rent

$656$696

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benedict	Waco
Under 5	17.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.4%	9.7%
18 to 24	5.2%	5.2%
25 to 34	15.5%	7.7%
35 to 44	13.9%	3.9%
45 to 54	7.9%	8.4%
55 to 64	8.5%	23.9%
65 to 74	3.6%	29.0%
75 and over	8.2%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benedict	Waco
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.1%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benedict	Waco
No high school diploma	15.8%	2.3%
High school graduate	26.8%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	48.4%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	22.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benedict	Waco
Drove alone	65.8%	66.2%
Carpooled	8.7%	14.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	11.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.2%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benedict	Waco
1-unit, detached	75.9%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Benedict	Waco
Poverty rate	16.5%	2.0%
Average household size	2.97	1.69
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1959	1966