Benton vs Farner

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

Benton and Farner 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 204 in Farner). Benton has the higher median household income ($35,000 vs $24,871 in Farner). Benton has the higher median home value ($167,700 vs $103,600 in Farner).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Farner
Population	1,349	204
Median age	38.7 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$35,000	$24,871
Median home value	$167,700	$103,600
Median gross rent	$530	—
Housing units	646	111
Homeownership rate	58.7%	46.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Farner
Population	1,526 → 1,349 (-11.6%)	287 → 204 (-28.9%)
Median household income	$34,511 → $35,000 (+1.4%)	$23,750 → $24,871 (+4.7%)
Median home value	$115,300 → $167,700 (+45.4%)	$66,400 → $103,600 (+56.0%)
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

Farner

Population

287204

Median household income

$23,750$24,871

Median home value

$66,400$103,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Farner
Under 5	6.5%	10.8%
5 to 17	11.1%	11.8%
18 to 24	16.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.1%	21.1%
35 to 44	12.3%	10.8%
45 to 54	9.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.0%	16.2%
65 to 74	13.6%	24.5%
75 and over	4.2%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Farner
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	97.5%
Black or African American	3.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Farner
No high school diploma	19.6%	26.6%
High school graduate	39.7%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Farner
Drove alone	75.0%	66.7%
Carpooled	18.9%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	10.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Farner
1-unit, detached	57.1%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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%	23.4%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Farner
Poverty rate	14.5%	45.1%
Average household size	2.25	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	27	—
Median year structure built	1985	1960