Benson vs Pawlet

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

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

Pawlet has the higher population (306 vs 191 in Benson). Pawlet has the higher median household income ($53,000 vs $33,214 in Benson). Pawlet has the higher median home value ($275,000 vs $164,100 in Benson).

Population, income & housing

	Benson	Pawlet
Population	191	306
Median age	34.9 yrs	57.0 yrs
Median household income	$33,214	$53,000
Median home value	$164,100	$275,000
Median gross rent	$1,094	$1,489
Housing units	114	149
Homeownership rate	55.7%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.6%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	12.3%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benson	Pawlet
Population	253 → 191 (-24.5%)	219 → 306 (+39.7%)
Median household income	$37,344 → $33,214 (-11.1%)	$31,250 → $53,000 (+69.6%)
Median home value	$156,900 → $164,100 (+4.6%)	$183,800 → $275,000 (+49.6%)
Median gross rent	$463 → $1,094 (+136.3%)	$1,313 → $1,489 (+13.4%)

Benson

Population

253191

Median household income

$37,344$33,214

Median home value

$156,900$164,100

Median gross rent

$463$1,094

Pawlet

Population

219306

Median household income

$31,250$53,000

Median home value

$183,800$275,000

Median gross rent

$1,313$1,489

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benson	Pawlet
Under 5	3.7%	2.9%
5 to 17	19.4%	16.7%
18 to 24	10.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.8%	24.5%
35 to 44	7.3%	3.9%
45 to 54	9.4%	1.0%
55 to 64	8.4%	18.6%
65 to 74	5.8%	17.0%
75 and over	18.8%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benson	Pawlet
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	72.2%
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%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	26.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benson	Pawlet
No high school diploma	15.7%	2.8%
High school graduate	48.8%	45.9%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benson	Pawlet
Drove alone	79.7%	63.8%
Carpooled	3.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	9.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	26.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benson	Pawlet
1-unit, detached	56.1%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	9.4%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.1%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Benson	Pawlet
Poverty rate	16.2%	13.1%
Average household size	2.17	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	27	58
Median year structure built	1955	1938