Benton vs Delano

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

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

Benton has the higher population (1,349 vs 767 in Delano). Delano has the higher median household income ($89,250 vs $35,000 in Benton). Delano has the higher median home value ($210,500 vs $167,700 in Benton).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Delano
Population	1,349	767
Median age	38.7 yrs	52.5 yrs
Median household income	$35,000	$89,250
Median home value	$167,700	$210,500
Median gross rent	$530	—
Housing units	646	429
Homeownership rate	58.7%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Delano
Population	1,526 → 1,349 (-11.6%)	673 → 767 (+14.0%)
Median household income	$34,511 → $35,000 (+1.4%)	$74,110 → $89,250 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$115,300 → $167,700 (+45.4%)	$164,200 → $210,500 (+28.2%)
Median gross rent	$589 → $530 (-10.0%)	—

Benton

Population

1,5261,349

Median household income

$34,511$35,000

Median home value

$115,300$167,700

Median gross rent

$589$530

Delano

Population

673767

Median household income

$74,110$89,250

Median home value

$164,200$210,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Delano
Under 5	6.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	11.1%	13.2%
18 to 24	16.2%	2.7%
25 to 34	13.1%	9.5%
35 to 44	12.3%	3.8%
45 to 54	9.9%	17.1%
55 to 64	13.0%	11.9%
65 to 74	13.6%	12.8%
75 and over	4.2%	22.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Delano
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	94.1%
Black or African American	3.0%	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	5.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Delano
No high school diploma	19.6%	8.2%
High school graduate	39.7%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Delano
Drove alone	75.0%	89.7%
Carpooled	18.9%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Delano
1-unit, detached	57.1%	93.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.6%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Delano
Poverty rate	14.5%	10.4%
Average household size	2.25	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1985	1976