Bensley vs Woodlake

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

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

Woodlake has the higher population (7,373 vs 5,819 in Bensley). Woodlake has the higher median household income ($133,782 vs $49,695 in Bensley). Woodlake has the higher median home value ($371,900 vs $199,100 in Bensley).

Population, income & housing

	Bensley	Woodlake
Population	5,819	7,373
Median age	29.2 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$49,695	$133,782
Median home value	$199,100	$371,900
Median gross rent	$1,183	$1,888
Housing units	2,433	2,741
Homeownership rate	42.8%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	61.6%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bensley	Woodlake
Population	6,092 → 5,819 (-4.5%)	7,064 → 7,373 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$40,082 → $49,695 (+24.0%)	$104,556 → $133,782 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$138,700 → $199,100 (+43.5%)	$284,200 → $371,900 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,183 (+33.5%)	$1,410 → $1,888 (+33.9%)

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

Woodlake

Population

7,0647,373

Median household income

$104,556$133,782

Median home value

$284,200$371,900

Median gross rent

$1,410$1,888

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bensley	Woodlake
Under 5	8.4%	4.1%
5 to 17	16.4%	19.6%
18 to 24	13.1%	10.7%
25 to 34	22.2%	6.4%
35 to 44	10.1%	18.5%
45 to 54	10.4%	15.1%
55 to 64	10.6%	10.0%
65 to 74	6.5%	11.0%
75 and over	2.3%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bensley	Woodlake
White (non-Hispanic)	26.1%	78.5%
Black or African American	29.0%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	1.9%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	42.5%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bensley	Woodlake
No high school diploma	23.1%	4.3%
High school graduate	38.8%	10.7%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	35.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	26.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bensley	Woodlake
Drove alone	66.4%	76.0%
Carpooled	25.2%	4.7%
Public transit	1.2%	1.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	17.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bensley	Woodlake
1-unit, detached	51.6%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	25.6%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	16.2%	7.3%
20 or more units	2.7%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Bensley	Woodlake
Poverty rate	22.4%	2.3%
Average household size	2.57	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1967	1989