Addison vs Benson

A side-by-side comparison of Addison and Benson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Addison has the higher population (250 vs 166 in Benson). Benson has the higher median household income ($65,865 vs $61,250 in Addison). Addison has the higher median home value ($168,100 vs $83,300 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Addison	Benson
Population	250	166
Median age	55.4 yrs	53.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$65,865
Median home value	$168,100	$83,300
Median gross rent	$750	—
Housing units	112	81
Homeownership rate	88.8%	95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Addison	Benson
Population	225 → 250 (+11.1%)	180 → 166 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $61,250 (+14.0%)	$55,714 → $65,865 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$123,900 → $168,100 (+35.7%)	$80,000 → $83,300 (+4.1%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $750 (+5.9%)	—

Addison

Population

225250

Median household income

$53,750$61,250

Median home value

$123,900$168,100

Median gross rent

$708$750

Benson

Population

180166

Median household income

$55,714$65,865

Median home value

$80,000$83,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Addison	Benson
Under 5	2.8%	2.4%
5 to 17	11.2%	13.9%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.0%
25 to 34	7.6%	6.0%
35 to 44	18.0%	5.4%
45 to 54	3.2%	23.5%
55 to 64	23.2%	27.1%
65 to 74	20.4%	8.4%
75 and over	7.2%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Addison	Benson
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Addison	Benson
No high school diploma	2.5%	7.8%
High school graduate	53.8%	55.8%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Addison	Benson
Drove alone	94.2%	76.1%
Carpooled	2.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	21.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Addison	Benson
1-unit, detached	81.3%	91.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Addison	Benson
Poverty rate	7.6%	4.8%
Average household size	2.55	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	34	28
Median year structure built	1967	1938