Ben Arnold vs Thorndale

A side-by-side comparison of Ben Arnold and Thorndale: population, income, housing, and more.

Ben Arnold and Thorndale are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Thorndale has the higher population (1,295 vs 62 in Ben Arnold). Since 2019, Thorndale's population has grown faster (-8.0% vs -32.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Ben Arnold	Thorndale
Population	62	1,295
Median age	56.1 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$62,857
Median home value	—	$139,400
Median gross rent	—	$923
Housing units	27	706
Homeownership rate	100.0%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ben Arnold	Thorndale
Population	92 → 62 (-32.6%)	1,407 → 1,295 (-8.0%)
Median household income	—	$58,917 → $62,857 (+6.7%)
Median home value	—	$87,800 → $139,400 (+58.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$633 → $923 (+45.8%)

Ben Arnold

Population

9262

Thorndale

Population

1,4071,295

Median household income

$58,917$62,857

Median home value

$87,800$139,400

Median gross rent

$633$923

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ben Arnold	Thorndale
Under 5	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	12.9%	13.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	17.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	17.5%
45 to 54	33.9%	13.7%
55 to 64	33.9%	13.9%
65 to 74	19.4%	7.4%
75 and over	0.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ben Arnold	Thorndale
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	62.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.0%
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	0.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	22.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ben Arnold	Thorndale
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.3%
High school graduate	11.1%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	88.9%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ben Arnold	Thorndale
Drove alone	100.0%	86.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ben Arnold	Thorndale
1-unit, detached	22.2%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	77.8%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Ben Arnold	Thorndale
Poverty rate	0.0%	7.6%
Average household size	2.30	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	—	1967