Bensley vs Enon

A side-by-side comparison of Bensley and Enon: population, income, housing, and more.

Bensley and Enon are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bensley has the higher population (5,819 vs 4,035 in Enon). Enon has the higher median household income ($79,100 vs $49,695 in Bensley). Enon has the higher median home value ($241,200 vs $199,100 in Bensley).

Population, income & housing

	Bensley	Enon
Population	5,819	4,035
Median age	29.2 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,695	$79,100
Median home value	$199,100	$241,200
Median gross rent	$1,183	$1,610
Housing units	2,433	1,787
Homeownership rate	42.8%	63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	31.2%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bensley	Enon
Population	6,092 → 5,819 (-4.5%)	4,425 → 4,035 (-8.8%)
Median household income	$40,082 → $49,695 (+24.0%)	$69,515 → $79,100 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$138,700 → $199,100 (+43.5%)	$168,200 → $241,200 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,183 (+33.5%)	$1,345 → $1,610 (+19.7%)

Bensley

Population

6,0925,819

Median household income

$40,082$49,695

Median home value

$138,700$199,100

Median gross rent

$886$1,183

Enon

Population

4,4254,035

Median household income

$69,515$79,100

Median home value

$168,200$241,200

Median gross rent

$1,345$1,610

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bensley	Enon
Under 5	8.4%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.4%	17.8%
18 to 24	13.1%	5.9%
25 to 34	22.2%	16.5%
35 to 44	10.1%	15.3%
45 to 54	10.4%	10.7%
55 to 64	10.6%	12.1%
65 to 74	6.5%	10.9%
75 and over	2.3%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bensley	Enon
White (non-Hispanic)	26.1%	55.4%
Black or African American	29.0%	20.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	42.5%	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bensley	Enon
No high school diploma	23.1%	7.4%
High school graduate	38.8%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bensley	Enon
Drove alone	66.4%	78.5%
Carpooled	25.2%	4.8%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	13.6%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bensley	Enon
1-unit, detached	51.6%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	25.6%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	16.2%	17.5%
20 or more units	2.7%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bensley	Enon
Poverty rate	22.4%	7.4%
Average household size	2.57	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1967	1982