Benson vs Four Oaks

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

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

Benson has the higher population (4,144 vs 2,372 in Four Oaks). Four Oaks has the higher median household income ($69,974 vs $65,614 in Benson). Four Oaks has the higher median home value ($222,100 vs $176,000 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Four Oaks
Population	4,144	2,372
Median age	35.0 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$65,614	$69,974
Median home value	$176,000	$222,100
Median gross rent	$978	$1,096
Housing units	1,916	1,128
Homeownership rate	52.8%	50.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Four Oaks
Population	3,731 → 4,144 (+11.1%)	2,144 → 2,372 (+10.6%)
Median household income	$35,635 → $65,614 (+84.1%)	$45,714 → $69,974 (+53.1%)
Median home value	$111,400 → $176,000 (+58.0%)	$151,900 → $222,100 (+46.2%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $978 (+33.1%)	$822 → $1,096 (+33.3%)

Benson

Population

3,7314,144

Median household income

$35,635$65,614

Median home value

$111,400$176,000

Median gross rent

$735$978

Four Oaks

Population

2,1442,372

Median household income

$45,714$69,974

Median home value

$151,900$222,100

Median gross rent

$822$1,096

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Four Oaks
Under 5	9.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.2%	11.6%
18 to 24	3.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	19.6%	14.2%
35 to 44	9.9%	19.4%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.9%
55 to 64	7.3%	11.9%
65 to 74	14.0%	9.8%
75 and over	6.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Four Oaks
White (non-Hispanic)	40.8%	47.2%
Black or African American	35.4%	20.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	23.5%	28.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Four Oaks
No high school diploma	17.8%	9.9%
High school graduate	29.1%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Four Oaks
Drove alone	74.4%	79.5%
Carpooled	6.6%	14.6%
Public transit	3.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.7%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Four Oaks
1-unit, detached	67.4%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	10.3%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	2.7%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Four Oaks
Poverty rate	32.9%	12.5%
Average household size	2.60	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	24	40
Median year structure built	1978	1986