Bensley vs Ettrick

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

Bensley and Ettrick 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 5,760 in Ettrick). Ettrick has the higher median household income ($54,857 vs $49,695 in Bensley). Bensley has the higher median home value ($199,100 vs $184,400 in Ettrick).

Population, income & housing

	Bensley	Ettrick
Population	5,819	5,760
Median age	29.2 yrs	24.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,695	$54,857
Median home value	$199,100	$184,400
Median gross rent	$1,183	$1,223
Housing units	2,433	1,755
Homeownership rate	42.8%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	15.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bensley	Ettrick
Population	6,092 → 5,819 (-4.5%)	5,201 → 5,760 (+10.7%)
Median household income	$40,082 → $49,695 (+24.0%)	$62,429 → $54,857 (-12.1%)
Median home value	$138,700 → $199,100 (+43.5%)	$136,000 → $184,400 (+35.6%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,183 (+33.5%)	$1,069 → $1,223 (+14.4%)

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

Ettrick

Population

5,2015,760

Median household income

$62,429$54,857

Median home value

$136,000$184,400

Median gross rent

$1,069$1,223

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bensley	Ettrick
Under 5	8.4%	4.6%
5 to 17	16.4%	7.8%
18 to 24	13.1%	37.8%
25 to 34	22.2%	11.1%
35 to 44	10.1%	7.2%
45 to 54	10.4%	3.7%
55 to 64	10.6%	14.7%
65 to 74	6.5%	8.5%
75 and over	2.3%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bensley	Ettrick
White (non-Hispanic)	26.1%	23.5%
Black or African American	29.0%	67.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	42.5%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bensley	Ettrick
No high school diploma	23.1%	14.0%
High school graduate	38.8%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bensley	Ettrick
Drove alone	66.4%	71.8%
Carpooled	25.2%	2.6%
Public transit	1.2%	2.7%
Walked	0.0%	10.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.2%	9.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bensley	Ettrick
1-unit, detached	51.6%	88.4%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	25.6%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	16.2%	1.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bensley	Ettrick
Poverty rate	22.4%	9.2%
Average household size	2.57	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1967	1977