Benson vs Shanksville

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

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

Benson has the higher population (166 vs 164 in Shanksville). Benson has the higher median household income ($65,865 vs $56,250 in Shanksville). Shanksville has the higher median home value ($97,000 vs $83,300 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Shanksville
Population	166	164
Median age	53.6 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,865	$56,250
Median home value	$83,300	$97,000
Median gross rent	—	$725
Housing units	81	75
Homeownership rate	95.5%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Shanksville
Population	180 → 166 (-7.8%)	224 → 164 (-26.8%)
Median household income	$55,714 → $65,865 (+18.2%)	$51,563 → $56,250 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $83,300 (+4.1%)	$83,000 → $97,000 (+16.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$740 → $725 (-2.0%)

Benson

Population

180166

Median household income

$55,714$65,865

Median home value

$80,000$83,300

Shanksville

Population

224164

Median household income

$51,563$56,250

Median home value

$83,000$97,000

Median gross rent

$740$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Shanksville
Under 5	2.4%	1.8%
5 to 17	13.9%	21.3%
18 to 24	6.0%	6.1%
25 to 34	6.0%	15.9%
35 to 44	5.4%	15.2%
45 to 54	23.5%	8.5%
55 to 64	27.1%	11.0%
65 to 74	8.4%	8.5%
75 and over	7.2%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Shanksville
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	99.4%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Shanksville
No high school diploma	7.8%	3.4%
High school graduate	55.8%	59.5%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Shanksville
Drove alone	76.1%	71.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.6%	12.6%
Other means	2.3%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Shanksville
1-unit, detached	91.4%	94.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Shanksville
Poverty rate	4.8%	9.1%
Average household size	2.48	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1938	1938