Benedict vs White Shield

A side-by-side comparison of Benedict and White Shield: population, income, housing, and more.

Benedict and White Shield are places in North Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

White Shield has the higher population (277 vs 227 in Benedict). White Shield has the higher median household income ($65,750 vs $59,155 in Benedict). Benedict has the higher median home value ($250,700 vs $200,000 in White Shield).

Population, income & housing

	Benedict	White Shield
Population	227	277
Median age	35.6 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,155	$65,750
Median home value	$250,700	$200,000
Median gross rent	—	$533
Housing units	81	125
Homeownership rate	100.0%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benedict	White Shield
Population	52 → 227 (+336.5%)	212 → 277 (+30.7%)
Median household income	$49,464 → $59,155 (+19.6%)	$45,000 → $65,750 (+46.1%)
Median home value	$185,700 → $250,700 (+35.0%)	$140,000 → $200,000 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$475 → $533 (+12.2%)

Benedict

Population

52227

Median household income

$49,464$59,155

Median home value

$185,700$250,700

White Shield

Population

212277

Median household income

$45,000$65,750

Median home value

$140,000$200,000

Median gross rent

$475$533

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benedict	White Shield
Under 5	0.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	34.8%	23.8%
18 to 24	4.0%	13.7%
25 to 34	7.0%	14.4%
35 to 44	14.1%	7.6%
45 to 54	5.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	20.3%	6.9%
65 to 74	11.5%	10.5%
75 and over	2.2%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benedict	White Shield
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	0.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	92.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benedict	White Shield
No high school diploma	0.7%	9.0%
High school graduate	18.8%	14.1%
Some college or associate's	71.7%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benedict	White Shield
Drove alone	55.4%	69.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	44.6%	7.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benedict	White Shield
1-unit, detached	91.4%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Benedict	White Shield
Poverty rate	0.9%	19.1%
Average household size	2.80	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1977	1988