Benham

Population: 628
Median household income: $52,652
Median home value: $54,500

Benham, a community in Harlan County, Kentucky, has 628 residents. At $52,652, its median household income sits above Harlan County's $37,198.

Between 2019 and 2023, Benham's population grew 10.2% from 570 to 628, while its median home value was little changed from $55,000 to $54,500.

18.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 93.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 628
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $52,652
Median home value: $54,500
Median gross rent: $723
Housing units: 324
Homeownership rate: 93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

570628

Median household income

$42,083$52,652

Median home value

$55,000$54,500

Median gross rent

$579$723

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	570	$42,083	$55,000	$579
2020	581	$43,980	$53,400	$575
2021	675	$43,688	$52,200	$588
2022	610	$50,595	$52,900	$644
2023	628	$52,652	$54,500	$723

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 344.3%

35 to 4419.4%

45 to 5416.9%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 7415.3%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33	5.3%
5 to 17	69	11.0%
18 to 24	63	10.0%
25 to 34	27	4.3%
35 to 44	122	19.4%
45 to 54	106	16.9%
55 to 64	50	8.0%
65 to 74	96	15.3%
75 and over	62	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	561	89.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	64	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.4%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	99	21.4%
High school graduate	144	31.1%
Some college or associate's	133	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	44	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	43	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone52.8%

Carpooled32.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.6%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	105	52.8%
Carpooled	64	32.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	13.6%
Other means	3	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	128	74.4%
15 to 29 min	18	10.5%
30 to 44 min	16	9.3%
45 to 59 min	10	5.8%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 9.6% (60 of 628)

	Count	Share
Family households	219	80.8%
Nonfamily households	52	19.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	271	83.6%
Vacant	53	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	252	93.0%
Renter-occupied	19	7.0%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	324	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2105662
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.23 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.9642, -82.9518