Benton vs Numidia

A side-by-side comparison of Benton and Numidia: population, income, housing, and more.

Benton and Numidia are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Benton has the higher population (494 vs 321 in Numidia). Numidia has the higher median household income ($64,500 vs $36,429 in Benton). Numidia has the higher median home value ($225,000 vs $155,800 in Benton).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Numidia
Population	494	321
Median age	45.5 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$36,429	$64,500
Median home value	$155,800	$225,000
Median gross rent	$950	$1,021
Housing units	342	162
Homeownership rate	39.5%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Numidia
Population	755 → 494 (-34.6%)	274 → 321 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$50,208 → $36,429 (-27.4%)	$59,167 → $64,500 (+9.0%)
Median home value	$96,900 → $155,800 (+60.8%)	$149,300 → $225,000 (+50.7%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $950 (+46.2%)	$791 → $1,021 (+29.1%)

Benton

Population

755494

Median household income

$50,208$36,429

Median home value

$96,900$155,800

Median gross rent

$650$950

Numidia

Population

274321

Median household income

$59,167$64,500

Median home value

$149,300$225,000

Median gross rent

$791$1,021

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Numidia
Under 5	8.7%	4.4%
5 to 17	14.2%	14.3%
18 to 24	10.9%	3.7%
25 to 34	6.7%	19.3%
35 to 44	9.5%	7.8%
45 to 54	6.9%	8.7%
55 to 64	16.6%	20.6%
65 to 74	14.6%	14.6%
75 and over	11.9%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Numidia
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	97.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Numidia
No high school diploma	4.6%	8.8%
High school graduate	59.6%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Numidia
Drove alone	69.3%	94.9%
Carpooled	6.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.3%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Numidia
1-unit, detached	53.8%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Numidia
Poverty rate	25.9%	4.4%
Average household size	1.93	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	25	32
Median year structure built	1957	1953