Benjamin vs Knox City

A side-by-side comparison of Benjamin and Knox City: population, income, housing, and more.

Benjamin and Knox City are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Knox City has the higher population (822 vs 236 in Benjamin). Benjamin has the higher median household income ($49,375 vs $41,477 in Knox City). Benjamin has the higher median home value ($61,300 vs $59,300 in Knox City).

Population, income & housing

	Benjamin	Knox City
Population	236	822
Median age	31.4 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,375	$41,477
Median home value	$61,300	$59,300
Median gross rent	$520	$579
Housing units	134	447
Homeownership rate	65.6%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benjamin	Knox City
Population	145 → 236 (+62.8%)	1,229 → 822 (-33.1%)
Median household income	$37,917 → $49,375 (+30.2%)	$38,977 → $41,477 (+6.4%)
Median home value	$42,800 → $61,300 (+43.2%)	$38,100 → $59,300 (+55.6%)
Median gross rent	$473 → $520 (+9.9%)	$498 → $579 (+16.3%)

Benjamin

Population

145236

Median household income

$37,917$49,375

Median home value

$42,800$61,300

Median gross rent

$473$520

Knox City

Population

1,229822

Median household income

$38,977$41,477

Median home value

$38,100$59,300

Median gross rent

$498$579

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benjamin	Knox City
Under 5	6.8%	2.2%
5 to 17	24.6%	15.8%
18 to 24	0.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	30.5%	11.4%
35 to 44	3.8%	8.3%
45 to 54	5.1%	13.5%
55 to 64	11.4%	18.7%
65 to 74	9.3%	13.6%
75 and over	8.1%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benjamin	Knox City
White (non-Hispanic)	68.6%	59.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	30.5%	30.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benjamin	Knox City
No high school diploma	5.0%	18.2%
High school graduate	16.1%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	64.0%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benjamin	Knox City
Drove alone	92.2%	67.2%
Carpooled	7.8%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	13.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benjamin	Knox City
1-unit, detached	81.3%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Benjamin	Knox City
Poverty rate	5.1%	14.5%
Average household size	3.56	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	22	11
Median year structure built	1956	1968