Benson vs Richmond

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

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

Richmond has the higher population (2,971 vs 1,864 in Benson). Richmond has the higher median household income ($103,047 vs $82,019 in Benson). Richmond has the higher median home value ($348,700 vs $281,400 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Richmond
Population	1,864	2,971
Median age	33.0 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$82,019	$103,047
Median home value	$281,400	$348,700
Median gross rent	$964	$930
Housing units	599	934
Homeownership rate	72.3%	86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.7%	32.3%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Richmond
Population	1,468 → 1,864 (+27.0%)	2,672 → 2,971 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$58,826 → $82,019 (+39.4%)	$61,667 → $103,047 (+67.1%)
Median home value	$253,700 → $281,400 (+10.9%)	$212,100 → $348,700 (+64.4%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $964 (+65.4%)	$797 → $930 (+16.7%)

Benson

Population

1,4681,864

Median household income

$58,826$82,019

Median home value

$253,700$281,400

Median gross rent

$583$964

Richmond

Population

2,6722,971

Median household income

$61,667$103,047

Median home value

$212,100$348,700

Median gross rent

$797$930

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Richmond
Under 5	1.4%	5.9%
5 to 17	28.3%	31.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	5.5%
25 to 34	13.4%	6.9%
35 to 44	22.1%	17.7%
45 to 54	3.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	14.2%	9.2%
65 to 74	6.7%	8.8%
75 and over	4.0%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Richmond
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	90.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Richmond
No high school diploma	6.9%	1.9%
High school graduate	34.9%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16.5%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Richmond
Drove alone	65.1%	78.4%
Carpooled	7.6%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.8%	5.5%
Other means	2.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Richmond
1-unit, detached	89.1%	89.0%
1-unit, attached	10.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Richmond
Poverty rate	5.0%	2.7%
Average household size	3.11	3.33
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1981	1982