Benson vs Pine Level

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

Benson and Pine Level 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 2,072 in Pine Level). Pine Level has the higher median household income ($72,663 vs $65,614 in Benson). Pine Level has the higher median home value ($228,000 vs $176,000 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Pine Level
Population	4,144	2,072
Median age	35.0 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,614	$72,663
Median home value	$176,000	$228,000
Median gross rent	$978	$888
Housing units	1,916	843
Homeownership rate	52.8%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Pine Level
Population	3,731 → 4,144 (+11.1%)	2,044 → 2,072 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$35,635 → $65,614 (+84.1%)	$50,625 → $72,663 (+43.5%)
Median home value	$111,400 → $176,000 (+58.0%)	$128,800 → $228,000 (+77.0%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $978 (+33.1%)	$734 → $888 (+21.0%)

Benson

Population

3,7314,144

Median household income

$35,635$65,614

Median home value

$111,400$176,000

Median gross rent

$735$978

Pine Level

Population

2,0442,072

Median household income

$50,625$72,663

Median home value

$128,800$228,000

Median gross rent

$734$888

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Pine Level
Under 5	9.5%	7.5%
5 to 17	17.2%	18.1%
18 to 24	3.6%	5.0%
25 to 34	19.6%	18.7%
35 to 44	9.9%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	9.3%
55 to 64	7.3%	16.6%
65 to 74	14.0%	9.9%
75 and over	6.0%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Pine Level
White (non-Hispanic)	40.8%	67.2%
Black or African American	35.4%	6.9%
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%	9.4%
Hispanic or Latino	23.5%	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Pine Level
No high school diploma	17.8%	8.8%
High school graduate	29.1%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Pine Level
Drove alone	74.4%	84.4%
Carpooled	6.6%	1.3%
Public transit	3.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.7%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	6.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Pine Level
1-unit, detached	67.4%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	10.3%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Pine Level
Poverty rate	32.9%	7.4%
Average household size	2.60	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1978	1986