Benson vs Wellersburg

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

Benson and Wellersburg 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 157 in Wellersburg). Benson has the higher median household income ($65,865 vs $55,313 in Wellersburg). Wellersburg has the higher median home value ($106,300 vs $83,300 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Wellersburg
Population	166	157
Median age	53.6 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,865	$55,313
Median home value	$83,300	$106,300
Median gross rent	—	$621
Housing units	81	87
Homeownership rate	95.5%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Wellersburg
Population	180 → 166 (-7.8%)	184 → 157 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$55,714 → $65,865 (+18.2%)	$39,750 → $55,313 (+39.2%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $83,300 (+4.1%)	$95,000 → $106,300 (+11.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$594 → $621 (+4.5%)

Benson

Population

180166

Median household income

$55,714$65,865

Median home value

$80,000$83,300

Wellersburg

Population

184157

Median household income

$39,750$55,313

Median home value

$95,000$106,300

Median gross rent

$594$621

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Wellersburg
Under 5	2.4%	3.8%
5 to 17	13.9%	15.9%
18 to 24	6.0%	3.8%
25 to 34	6.0%	12.7%
35 to 44	5.4%	12.7%
45 to 54	23.5%	16.6%
55 to 64	27.1%	11.5%
65 to 74	8.4%	16.6%
75 and over	7.2%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Wellersburg
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	Wellersburg
No high school diploma	7.8%	2.5%
High school graduate	55.8%	45.8%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Wellersburg
Drove alone	76.1%	94.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.6%	0.0%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Wellersburg
1-unit, detached	91.4%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Wellersburg
Poverty rate	4.8%	11.5%
Average household size	2.48	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1938	1947