Benson vs East Poultney

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

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

East Poultney has the higher population (257 vs 191 in Benson). East Poultney has the higher median household income ($73,654 vs $33,214 in Benson). East Poultney has the higher median home value ($226,100 vs $164,100 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	East Poultney
Population	191	257
Median age	34.9 yrs	69.2 yrs
Median household income	$33,214	$73,654
Median home value	$164,100	$226,100
Median gross rent	$1,094	—
Housing units	114	149
Homeownership rate	55.7%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.6%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	12.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	East Poultney
Population	253 → 191 (-24.5%)	260 → 257 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$37,344 → $33,214 (-11.1%)	$60,915 → $73,654 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$156,900 → $164,100 (+4.6%)	$187,200 → $226,100 (+20.8%)
Median gross rent	$463 → $1,094 (+136.3%)	—

Benson

Population

253191

Median household income

$37,344$33,214

Median home value

$156,900$164,100

Median gross rent

$463$1,094

East Poultney

Population

260257

Median household income

$60,915$73,654

Median home value

$187,200$226,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	East Poultney
Under 5	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.4%	10.5%
18 to 24	10.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.8%	20.2%
35 to 44	7.3%	13.2%
45 to 54	9.4%	4.7%
55 to 64	8.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	5.8%	46.7%
75 and over	18.8%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	East Poultney
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	83.3%
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%	16.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	East Poultney
No high school diploma	15.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	48.8%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	45.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	East Poultney
Drove alone	79.7%	74.7%
Carpooled	3.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	25.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	East Poultney
1-unit, detached	56.1%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.1%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Benson	East Poultney
Poverty rate	16.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.17	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	27	—
Median year structure built	1955	1978