Benson vs Wellsville

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

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

Wellsville has the higher population (4,120 vs 1,864 in Benson). Wellsville has the higher median household income ($110,543 vs $82,019 in Benson). Wellsville has the higher median home value ($403,500 vs $281,400 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Wellsville
Population	1,864	4,120
Median age	33.0 yrs	30.5 yrs
Median household income	$82,019	$110,543
Median home value	$281,400	$403,500
Median gross rent	$964	$1,057
Housing units	599	1,160
Homeownership rate	72.3%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.7%	39.7%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Wellsville
Population	1,468 → 1,864 (+27.0%)	3,757 → 4,120 (+9.7%)
Median household income	$58,826 → $82,019 (+39.4%)	$89,643 → $110,543 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$253,700 → $281,400 (+10.9%)	$258,400 → $403,500 (+56.2%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $964 (+65.4%)	$930 → $1,057 (+13.7%)

Benson

Population

1,4681,864

Median household income

$58,826$82,019

Median home value

$253,700$281,400

Median gross rent

$583$964

Wellsville

Population

3,7574,120

Median household income

$89,643$110,543

Median home value

$258,400$403,500

Median gross rent

$930$1,057

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Wellsville
Under 5	1.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	28.3%	30.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	9.6%
25 to 34	13.4%	11.9%
35 to 44	22.1%	11.8%
45 to 54	3.0%	14.4%
55 to 64	14.2%	6.8%
65 to 74	6.7%	7.2%
75 and over	4.0%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Wellsville
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
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	2.7%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Wellsville
No high school diploma	6.9%	3.4%
High school graduate	34.9%	22.7%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.5%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Wellsville
Drove alone	65.1%	70.5%
Carpooled	7.6%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.6%	1.4%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.8%	14.0%
Other means	2.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Wellsville
1-unit, detached	89.1%	95.6%
1-unit, attached	10.9%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Wellsville
Poverty rate	5.0%	6.2%
Average household size	3.11	3.64
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1981	1990