Benton vs Shullsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Benton and Shullsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Benton and Shullsburg are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shullsburg has the higher population (1,310 vs 904 in Benton). Benton has the higher median household income ($63,594 vs $58,500 in Shullsburg). Benton has the higher median home value ($139,300 vs $130,700 in Shullsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Shullsburg
Population	904	1,310
Median age	37.6 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,594	$58,500
Median home value	$139,300	$130,700
Median gross rent	$1,079	$909
Housing units	380	526
Homeownership rate	77.2%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Shullsburg
Population	896 → 904 (+0.9%)	1,327 → 1,310 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$57,188 → $63,594 (+11.2%)	$47,222 → $58,500 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$110,400 → $139,300 (+26.2%)	$93,000 → $130,700 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $1,079 (+63.5%)	$593 → $909 (+53.3%)

Benton

Population

896904

Median household income

$57,188$63,594

Median home value

$110,400$139,300

Median gross rent

$660$1,079

Shullsburg

Population

1,3271,310

Median household income

$47,222$58,500

Median home value

$93,000$130,700

Median gross rent

$593$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Shullsburg
Under 5	6.6%	5.3%
5 to 17	19.8%	22.3%
18 to 24	6.2%	4.0%
25 to 34	12.1%	9.8%
35 to 44	14.3%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.0%	9.1%
55 to 64	11.0%	14.2%
65 to 74	13.4%	15.3%
75 and over	5.8%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Shullsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	82.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.1%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	16.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Shullsburg
No high school diploma	4.8%	8.4%
High school graduate	36.1%	44.8%
Some college or associate's	42.0%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Shullsburg
Drove alone	86.1%	90.7%
Carpooled	9.4%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Shullsburg
1-unit, detached	88.7%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Shullsburg
Poverty rate	10.2%	12.1%
Average household size	2.52	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1959	1950