Benson vs Kenly

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

Benson and Kenly 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 2,351 in Kenly). Benson has the higher median household income ($65,614 vs $46,229 in Kenly). Kenly has the higher median home value ($183,300 vs $176,000 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Kenly
Population	4,144	2,351
Median age	35.0 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,614	$46,229
Median home value	$176,000	$183,300
Median gross rent	$978	$780
Housing units	1,916	956
Homeownership rate	52.8%	52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	7.7%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Kenly
Population	3,731 → 4,144 (+11.1%)	1,892 → 2,351 (+24.3%)
Median household income	$35,635 → $65,614 (+84.1%)	$21,455 → $46,229 (+115.5%)
Median home value	$111,400 → $176,000 (+58.0%)	$83,900 → $183,300 (+118.5%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $978 (+33.1%)	$687 → $780 (+13.5%)

Benson

Population

3,7314,144

Median household income

$35,635$65,614

Median home value

$111,400$176,000

Median gross rent

$735$978

Kenly

Population

1,8922,351

Median household income

$21,455$46,229

Median home value

$83,900$183,300

Median gross rent

$687$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Kenly
Under 5	9.5%	12.1%
5 to 17	17.2%	15.7%
18 to 24	3.6%	7.9%
25 to 34	19.6%	14.7%
35 to 44	9.9%	15.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	9.1%
55 to 64	7.3%	12.4%
65 to 74	14.0%	6.0%
75 and over	6.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Kenly
White (non-Hispanic)	40.8%	62.1%
Black or African American	35.4%	27.6%
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	0.3%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	23.5%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Kenly
No high school diploma	17.8%	15.6%
High school graduate	29.1%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Kenly
Drove alone	74.4%	78.7%
Carpooled	6.6%	9.2%
Public transit	3.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.7%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Kenly
1-unit, detached	67.4%	66.1%
1-unit, attached	10.3%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	2.8%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Kenly
Poverty rate	32.9%	16.9%
Average household size	2.60	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1978	1971