Benson vs Chittenden

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

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

Benson has the higher population (191 vs 123 in Chittenden). Chittenden has the higher median household income ($101,500 vs $33,214 in Benson). Chittenden has the higher median home value ($230,400 vs $164,100 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Chittenden
Population	191	123
Median age	34.9 yrs	52.3 yrs
Median household income	$33,214	$101,500
Median home value	$164,100	$230,400
Median gross rent	$1,094	—
Housing units	114	54
Homeownership rate	55.7%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.6%	47.0%
Unemployment rate	12.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Chittenden
Population	253 → 191 (-24.5%)	110 → 123 (+11.8%)
Median household income	$37,344 → $33,214 (-11.1%)	$104,167 → $101,500 (-2.6%)
Median home value	$156,900 → $164,100 (+4.6%)	$207,700 → $230,400 (+10.9%)
Median gross rent	$463 → $1,094 (+136.3%)	$788 → $871 (+10.5%)

Benson

Population

253191

Median household income

$37,344$33,214

Median home value

$156,900$164,100

Median gross rent

$463$1,094

Chittenden

Population

110123

Median household income

$104,167$101,500

Median home value

$207,700$230,400

Median gross rent

$788$871

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Chittenden
Under 5	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	10.5%	18.7%
25 to 34	16.8%	26.8%
35 to 44	7.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.4%	10.6%
55 to 64	8.4%	16.3%
65 to 74	5.8%	20.3%
75 and over	18.8%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Chittenden
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	80.5%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.0%
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%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Chittenden
No high school diploma	15.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	48.8%	9.0%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	44.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	28.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	19.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Chittenden
Drove alone	79.7%	47.5%
Carpooled	3.1%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	17.8%
Walked	6.3%	10.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	21.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Chittenden
1-unit, detached	56.1%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Chittenden
Poverty rate	16.2%	2.4%
Average household size	2.17	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	27	31
Median year structure built	1955	1964