Bentonville vs West Union

A side-by-side comparison of Bentonville and West Union: population, income, housing, and more.

Bentonville and West Union are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Union has the higher population (2,832 vs 206 in Bentonville). Bentonville has the higher median home value ($230,000 vs $118,400 in West Union). Since 2019, West Union's population has grown faster (+8.3% vs -13.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Bentonville	West Union
Population	206	2,832
Median age	49.8 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$29,934
Median home value	$230,000	$118,400
Median gross rent	—	$616
Housing units	137	1,376
Homeownership rate	48.2%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	15.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bentonville	West Union
Population	237 → 206 (-13.1%)	2,616 → 2,832 (+8.3%)
Median household income	—	$26,413 → $29,934 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$74,400 → $230,000 (+209.1%)	$83,200 → $118,400 (+42.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$508 → $616 (+21.3%)

Bentonville

Population

237206

Median home value

$74,400$230,000

West Union

Population

2,6162,832

Median household income

$26,413$29,934

Median home value

$83,200$118,400

Median gross rent

$508$616

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bentonville	West Union
Under 5	0.0%	7.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	19.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.2%
25 to 34	1.0%	10.5%
35 to 44	1.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	50.0%	7.8%
55 to 64	11.7%	16.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	11.4%
75 and over	35.9%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bentonville	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
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	0.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bentonville	West Union
No high school diploma	26.2%	20.3%
High school graduate	25.7%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	48.1%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bentonville	West Union
Drove alone	82.5%	80.8%
Carpooled	1.6%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.9%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bentonville	West Union
1-unit, detached	84.7%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	23.2%

Poverty & households

	Bentonville	West Union
Poverty rate	1.5%	37.3%
Average household size	1.42	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1966	1976