Benson vs Wilson's Mills

A side-by-side comparison of Benson and Wilson's Mills: population, income, housing, and more.

Benson and Wilson's Mills 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 2,652 in Wilson's Mills). Benson has the higher median household income ($65,614 vs $61,677 in Wilson's Mills). Wilson's Mills has the higher median home value ($228,700 vs $176,000 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Wilson's Mills
Population	4,144	2,652
Median age	35.0 yrs	28.1 yrs
Median household income	$65,614	$61,677
Median home value	$176,000	$228,700
Median gross rent	$978	$874
Housing units	1,916	807
Homeownership rate	52.8%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Wilson's Mills
Population	3,731 → 4,144 (+11.1%)	2,613 → 2,652 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$35,635 → $65,614 (+84.1%)	$55,114 → $61,677 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$111,400 → $176,000 (+58.0%)	$129,400 → $228,700 (+76.7%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $978 (+33.1%)	$1,008 → $874 (-13.3%)

Benson

Population

3,7314,144

Median household income

$35,635$65,614

Median home value

$111,400$176,000

Median gross rent

$735$978

Wilson's Mills

Population

2,6132,652

Median household income

$55,114$61,677

Median home value

$129,400$228,700

Median gross rent

$1,008$874

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Wilson's Mills
Under 5	9.5%	12.6%
5 to 17	17.2%	24.8%
18 to 24	3.6%	10.1%
25 to 34	19.6%	18.3%
35 to 44	9.9%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	9.7%
55 to 64	7.3%	6.9%
65 to 74	14.0%	3.6%
75 and over	6.0%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Wilson's Mills
White (non-Hispanic)	40.8%	40.2%
Black or African American	35.4%	17.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	23.5%	35.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Wilson's Mills
No high school diploma	17.8%	7.7%
High school graduate	29.1%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Wilson's Mills
Drove alone	74.4%	84.6%
Carpooled	6.6%	8.3%
Public transit	3.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	15.7%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Wilson's Mills
1-unit, detached	67.4%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	10.3%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Wilson's Mills
Poverty rate	32.9%	33.6%
Average household size	2.60	3.52
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1978	1997