Benns Church vs Rushmere

A side-by-side comparison of Benns Church and Rushmere: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Benns Church has the higher population (1,443 vs 1,087 in Rushmere). Rushmere has the higher median household income ($76,429 vs $69,598 in Benns Church). Rushmere has the higher median home value ($331,700 vs $240,200 in Benns Church).

Population, income & housing

	Benns Church	Rushmere
Population	1,443	1,087
Median age	33.7 yrs	57.8 yrs
Median household income	$69,598	$76,429
Median home value	$240,200	$331,700
Median gross rent	—	$928
Housing units	501	558
Homeownership rate	91.2%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	30.8%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benns Church	Rushmere
Population	551 → 1,443 (+161.9%)	1,005 → 1,087 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$65,338 → $69,598 (+6.5%)	$48,438 → $76,429 (+57.8%)
Median home value	$209,200 → $240,200 (+14.8%)	$234,700 → $331,700 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,094 → $928 (-15.2%)

Benns Church

Population

5511,443

Median household income

$65,338$69,598

Median home value

$209,200$240,200

Rushmere

Population

1,0051,087

Median household income

$48,438$76,429

Median home value

$234,700$331,700

Median gross rent

$1,094$928

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benns Church	Rushmere
Under 5	3.9%	3.9%
5 to 17	26.1%	12.9%
18 to 24	4.4%	5.8%
25 to 34	20.5%	8.6%
35 to 44	14.8%	5.6%
45 to 54	4.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	4.1%	33.7%
65 to 74	17.5%	12.6%
75 and over	3.9%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benns Church	Rushmere
White (non-Hispanic)	47.1%	66.1%
Black or African American	39.6%	28.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benns Church	Rushmere
No high school diploma	13.0%	8.0%
High school graduate	41.0%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benns Church	Rushmere
Drove alone	82.1%	81.8%
Carpooled	4.3%	3.2%
Public transit	3.6%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	15.0%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benns Church	Rushmere
1-unit, detached	44.7%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	22.8%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.3%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	Benns Church	Rushmere
Poverty rate	6.1%	6.4%
Average household size	2.86	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1996	1983