Benton vs South Wayne

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

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

Benton has the higher population (904 vs 475 in South Wayne). South Wayne has the higher median household income ($64,028 vs $63,594 in Benton). Benton has the higher median home value ($139,300 vs $123,000 in South Wayne).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	South Wayne
Population	904	475
Median age	37.6 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,594	$64,028
Median home value	$139,300	$123,000
Median gross rent	$1,079	$810
Housing units	380	207
Homeownership rate	77.2%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	South Wayne
Population	896 → 904 (+0.9%)	392 → 475 (+21.2%)
Median household income	$57,188 → $63,594 (+11.2%)	$46,719 → $64,028 (+37.0%)
Median home value	$110,400 → $139,300 (+26.2%)	$86,800 → $123,000 (+41.7%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $1,079 (+63.5%)	$655 → $810 (+23.7%)

Benton

Population

896904

Median household income

$57,188$63,594

Median home value

$110,400$139,300

Median gross rent

$660$1,079

South Wayne

Population

392475

Median household income

$46,719$64,028

Median home value

$86,800$123,000

Median gross rent

$655$810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	South Wayne
Under 5	6.6%	4.4%
5 to 17	19.8%	16.2%
18 to 24	6.2%	5.3%
25 to 34	12.1%	12.6%
35 to 44	14.3%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.0%	15.2%
55 to 64	11.0%	16.8%
65 to 74	13.4%	12.0%
75 and over	5.8%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	South Wayne
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	South Wayne
No high school diploma	4.8%	12.5%
High school graduate	36.1%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	42.0%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	South Wayne
Drove alone	86.1%	63.3%
Carpooled	9.4%	18.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	16.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	South Wayne
1-unit, detached	88.7%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	11.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Benton	South Wayne
Poverty rate	10.2%	14.3%
Average household size	2.52	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	23	18
Median year structure built	1959	1967