Benton vs Wilburton Number One

A side-by-side comparison of Benton and Wilburton Number One: population, income, housing, and more.

Benton and Wilburton Number One 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 452 in Wilburton Number One). Benton has the higher median home value ($155,800 vs $150,600 in Wilburton Number One). Since 2019, Wilburton Number One's population has grown faster (+153.9% vs -34.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Wilburton Number One
Population	494	452
Median age	45.5 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$36,429	—
Median home value	$155,800	$150,600
Median gross rent	$950	—
Housing units	342	181
Homeownership rate	39.5%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	36.2%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Wilburton Number One
Population	755 → 494 (-34.6%)	178 → 452 (+153.9%)
Median household income	$50,208 → $36,429 (-27.4%)	$40,938 → $50,313 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$96,900 → $155,800 (+60.8%)	$74,600 → $150,600 (+101.9%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $950 (+46.2%)	—

Benton

Population

755494

Median household income

$50,208$36,429

Median home value

$96,900$155,800

Median gross rent

$650$950

Wilburton Number One

Population

178452

Median household income

$40,938$50,313

Median home value

$74,600$150,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Wilburton Number One
Under 5	8.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	14.2%	15.5%
18 to 24	10.9%	15.0%
25 to 34	6.7%	6.9%
35 to 44	9.5%	4.2%
45 to 54	6.9%	14.8%
55 to 64	16.6%	18.8%
65 to 74	14.6%	12.2%
75 and over	11.9%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Wilburton Number One
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	98.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Wilburton Number One
No high school diploma	4.6%	2.4%
High school graduate	59.6%	50.7%
Some college or associate's	25.7%	10.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Wilburton Number One
Drove alone	69.3%	92.5%
Carpooled	6.6%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.3%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Wilburton Number One
1-unit, detached	53.8%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	22.7%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	0.0%
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	Wilburton Number One
Poverty rate	25.9%	17.5%
Average household size	1.93	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1957	1960