Benson vs Lewiston

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

Benson and Lewiston are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lewiston has the higher population (2,225 vs 1,864 in Benson). Lewiston has the higher median household income ($88,333 vs $82,019 in Benson). Lewiston has the higher median home value ($332,300 vs $281,400 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Lewiston
Population	1,864	2,225
Median age	33.0 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$82,019	$88,333
Median home value	$281,400	$332,300
Median gross rent	$964	$841
Housing units	599	714
Homeownership rate	72.3%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.7%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Lewiston
Population	1,468 → 1,864 (+27.0%)	2,084 → 2,225 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$58,826 → $82,019 (+39.4%)	$59,926 → $88,333 (+47.4%)
Median home value	$253,700 → $281,400 (+10.9%)	$185,900 → $332,300 (+78.8%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $964 (+65.4%)	$850 → $841 (-1.1%)

Benson

Population

1,4681,864

Median household income

$58,826$82,019

Median home value

$253,700$281,400

Median gross rent

$583$964

Lewiston

Population

2,0842,225

Median household income

$59,926$88,333

Median home value

$185,900$332,300

Median gross rent

$850$841

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Lewiston
Under 5	1.4%	6.3%
5 to 17	28.3%	29.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	13.4%	11.0%
35 to 44	22.1%	10.4%
45 to 54	3.0%	16.3%
55 to 64	14.2%	7.9%
65 to 74	6.7%	6.2%
75 and over	4.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Lewiston
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	86.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Lewiston
No high school diploma	6.9%	3.0%
High school graduate	34.9%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.5%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Lewiston
Drove alone	65.1%	66.8%
Carpooled	7.6%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	10.2%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	20.8%	14.1%
Other means	2.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Lewiston
1-unit, detached	89.1%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	10.9%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Lewiston
Poverty rate	5.0%	2.7%
Average household size	3.11	3.23
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1981	1975