Benson vs River Heights

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

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

River Heights has the higher population (2,179 vs 1,864 in Benson). River Heights has the higher median household income ($109,063 vs $82,019 in Benson). River Heights has the higher median home value ($427,900 vs $281,400 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	River Heights
Population	1,864	2,179
Median age	33.0 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$82,019	$109,063
Median home value	$281,400	$427,900
Median gross rent	$964	$1,134
Housing units	599	707
Homeownership rate	72.3%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.7%	57.1%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	River Heights
Population	1,468 → 1,864 (+27.0%)	2,162 → 2,179 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$58,826 → $82,019 (+39.4%)	$71,750 → $109,063 (+52.0%)
Median home value	$253,700 → $281,400 (+10.9%)	$257,600 → $427,900 (+66.1%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $964 (+65.4%)	$836 → $1,134 (+35.6%)

Benson

Population

1,4681,864

Median household income

$58,826$82,019

Median home value

$253,700$281,400

Median gross rent

$583$964

River Heights

Population

2,1622,179

Median household income

$71,750$109,063

Median home value

$257,600$427,900

Median gross rent

$836$1,134

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	River Heights
Under 5	1.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	28.3%	22.4%
18 to 24	6.9%	13.1%
25 to 34	13.4%	8.3%
35 to 44	22.1%	12.7%
45 to 54	3.0%	15.7%
55 to 64	14.2%	9.2%
65 to 74	6.7%	7.4%
75 and over	4.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	River Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	River Heights
No high school diploma	6.9%	4.5%
High school graduate	34.9%	15.7%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.5%	21.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	River Heights
Drove alone	65.1%	72.4%
Carpooled	7.6%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	20.8%	10.9%
Other means	2.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	River Heights
1-unit, detached	89.1%	92.6%
1-unit, attached	10.9%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Benson	River Heights
Poverty rate	5.0%	5.1%
Average household size	3.11	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	18	16
Median year structure built	1981	1975