Archer Lodge vs Benson

A side-by-side comparison of Archer Lodge and Benson: population, income, housing, and more.

Archer Lodge and Benson are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Archer Lodge has the higher population (5,036 vs 4,144 in Benson). Archer Lodge has the higher median household income ($98,170 vs $65,614 in Benson). Archer Lodge has the higher median home value ($285,600 vs $176,000 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Archer Lodge	Benson
Population	5,036	4,144
Median age	42.7 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$98,170	$65,614
Median home value	$285,600	$176,000
Median gross rent	$1,308	$978
Housing units	1,827	1,916
Homeownership rate	84.2%	52.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archer Lodge	Benson
Population	4,902 → 5,036 (+2.7%)	3,731 → 4,144 (+11.1%)
Median household income	$66,103 → $98,170 (+48.5%)	$35,635 → $65,614 (+84.1%)
Median home value	$183,000 → $285,600 (+56.1%)	$111,400 → $176,000 (+58.0%)
Median gross rent	$797 → $1,308 (+64.1%)	$735 → $978 (+33.1%)

Archer Lodge

Population

4,9025,036

Median household income

$66,103$98,170

Median home value

$183,000$285,600

Median gross rent

$797$1,308

Benson

Population

3,7314,144

Median household income

$35,635$65,614

Median home value

$111,400$176,000

Median gross rent

$735$978

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archer Lodge	Benson
Under 5	7.5%	9.5%
5 to 17	15.6%	17.2%
18 to 24	12.3%	3.6%
25 to 34	6.4%	19.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	9.9%
45 to 54	17.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	15.6%	7.3%
65 to 74	8.0%	14.0%
75 and over	5.0%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archer Lodge	Benson
White (non-Hispanic)	78.0%	40.8%
Black or African American	6.1%	35.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	23.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archer Lodge	Benson
No high school diploma	10.9%	17.8%
High school graduate	16.9%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archer Lodge	Benson
Drove alone	64.5%	74.4%
Carpooled	15.1%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	3.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	15.7%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archer Lodge	Benson
1-unit, detached	85.7%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Archer Lodge	Benson
Poverty rate	13.8%	32.9%
Average household size	2.76	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	32	24
Median year structure built	1996	1978