Benson vs Clayton

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

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

Clayton has the higher population (28,043 vs 4,144 in Benson). Clayton has the higher median household income ($73,348 vs $65,614 in Benson). Clayton has the higher median home value ($292,400 vs $176,000 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Clayton
Population	4,144	28,043
Median age	35.0 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,614	$73,348
Median home value	$176,000	$292,400
Median gross rent	$978	$1,542
Housing units	1,916	10,927
Homeownership rate	52.8%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Clayton
Population	3,731 → 4,144 (+11.1%)	21,681 → 28,043 (+29.3%)
Median household income	$35,635 → $65,614 (+84.1%)	$62,676 → $73,348 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$111,400 → $176,000 (+58.0%)	$192,900 → $292,400 (+51.6%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $978 (+33.1%)	$1,083 → $1,542 (+42.4%)

Benson

Population

3,7314,144

Median household income

$35,635$65,614

Median home value

$111,400$176,000

Median gross rent

$735$978

Clayton

Population

21,68128,043

Median household income

$62,676$73,348

Median home value

$192,900$292,400

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,542

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Clayton
Under 5	9.5%	6.9%
5 to 17	17.2%	21.2%
18 to 24	3.6%	8.6%
25 to 34	19.6%	15.6%
35 to 44	9.9%	14.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	7.3%	9.8%
65 to 74	14.0%	6.8%
75 and over	6.0%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Clayton
White (non-Hispanic)	40.8%	54.2%
Black or African American	35.4%	27.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	0.3%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	23.5%	13.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Clayton
No high school diploma	17.8%	5.3%
High school graduate	29.1%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Clayton
Drove alone	74.4%	76.2%
Carpooled	6.6%	8.1%
Public transit	3.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.7%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Clayton
1-unit, detached	67.4%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	10.3%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	7.5%
20 or more units	3.9%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Clayton
Poverty rate	32.9%	8.0%
Average household size	2.60	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	24	32
Median year structure built	1978	2006