Bensley vs Matoaca

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

Bensley and Matoaca 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 2,448 in Matoaca). Matoaca has the higher median household income ($57,445 vs $49,695 in Bensley). Matoaca has the higher median home value ($205,100 vs $199,100 in Bensley).

Population, income & housing

	Bensley	Matoaca
Population	5,819	2,448
Median age	29.2 yrs	31.1 yrs
Median household income	$49,695	$57,445
Median home value	$199,100	$205,100
Median gross rent	$1,183	$995
Housing units	2,433	1,191
Homeownership rate	42.8%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	29.8%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bensley	Matoaca
Population	6,092 → 5,819 (-4.5%)	2,490 → 2,448 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$40,082 → $49,695 (+24.0%)	$57,212 → $57,445 (+0.4%)
Median home value	$138,700 → $199,100 (+43.5%)	$150,500 → $205,100 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,183 (+33.5%)	$1,100 → $995 (-9.5%)

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

Matoaca

Population

2,4902,448

Median household income

$57,212$57,445

Median home value

$150,500$205,100

Median gross rent

$1,100$995

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bensley	Matoaca
Under 5	8.4%	6.8%
5 to 17	16.4%	21.9%
18 to 24	13.1%	9.0%
25 to 34	22.2%	17.2%
35 to 44	10.1%	9.8%
45 to 54	10.4%	13.9%
55 to 64	10.6%	9.0%
65 to 74	6.5%	8.6%
75 and over	2.3%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bensley	Matoaca
White (non-Hispanic)	26.1%	59.8%
Black or African American	29.0%	30.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	42.5%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bensley	Matoaca
No high school diploma	23.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	38.8%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bensley	Matoaca
Drove alone	66.4%	75.7%
Carpooled	25.2%	5.9%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	18.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bensley	Matoaca
1-unit, detached	51.6%	99.9%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	25.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bensley	Matoaca
Poverty rate	22.4%	9.0%
Average household size	2.57	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	24	33
Median year structure built	1967	1964