Benson vs North Clarendon

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

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

North Clarendon has the higher population (273 vs 191 in Benson). North Clarendon has the higher median household income ($38,750 vs $33,214 in Benson). Benson has the higher median home value ($164,100 vs $157,500 in North Clarendon).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	North Clarendon
Population	191	273
Median age	34.9 yrs	59.8 yrs
Median household income	$33,214	$38,750
Median home value	$164,100	$157,500
Median gross rent	$1,094	$751
Housing units	114	148
Homeownership rate	55.7%	53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.6%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	12.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	North Clarendon
Population	253 → 191 (-24.5%)	447 → 273 (-38.9%)
Median household income	$37,344 → $33,214 (-11.1%)	$26,023 → $38,750 (+48.9%)
Median home value	$156,900 → $164,100 (+4.6%)	$87,000 → $157,500 (+81.0%)
Median gross rent	$463 → $1,094 (+136.3%)	$583 → $751 (+28.8%)

Benson

Population

253191

Median household income

$37,344$33,214

Median home value

$156,900$164,100

Median gross rent

$463$1,094

North Clarendon

Population

447273

Median household income

$26,023$38,750

Median home value

$87,000$157,500

Median gross rent

$583$751

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	North Clarendon
Under 5	3.7%	1.8%
5 to 17	19.4%	6.2%
18 to 24	10.5%	6.6%
25 to 34	16.8%	11.0%
35 to 44	7.3%	5.9%
45 to 54	9.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	8.4%	29.7%
65 to 74	5.8%	16.5%
75 and over	18.8%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	North Clarendon
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	96.7%
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%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	North Clarendon
No high school diploma	15.7%	11.2%
High school graduate	48.8%	61.8%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	14.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	North Clarendon
Drove alone	79.7%	59.7%
Carpooled	3.1%	23.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	13.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	North Clarendon
1-unit, detached	56.1%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	15.5%
Mobile home & other	21.1%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	Benson	North Clarendon
Poverty rate	16.2%	7.3%
Average household size	2.17	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	27	15
Median year structure built	1955	1974