Bensville

Population: 14,792
Median household income: $161,568
Median home value: $475,800

Bensville, a community in Charles County, Maryland, has 14,792 residents. The median household income of $161,568 is above the Charles County median ($120,592).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bensville's population grew 11.8% from 13,227 to 14,792, while its median home value rose 29.8% from $366,600 to $475,800.

37.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 94.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,792
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $161,568
Median home value: $475,800
Median gross rent: $2,680
Housing units: 4,797
Homeownership rate: 94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,22714,792

Median household income

$127,096$161,568

Median home value

$366,600$475,800

Median gross rent

$2,519$2,680

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,227	$127,096	$366,600	$2,519
2020	13,658	$140,060	$373,400	$2,444
2021	14,483	$143,011	$384,400	$2,294
2022	14,202	$145,769	$440,100	$2,213
2023	14,792	$161,568	$475,800	$2,680

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1721.6%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 347.8%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5417.5%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	663	4.5%
5 to 17	3,188	21.6%
18 to 24	1,444	9.8%
25 to 34	1,157	7.8%
35 to 44	1,892	12.8%
45 to 54	2,590	17.5%
55 to 64	2,523	17.1%
65 to 74	998	6.7%
75 and over	337	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,411	23.1%
Black or African American	9,099	61.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	55	0.4%
Asian	636	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	931	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	660	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree17.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	632	6.7%
High school graduate	2,474	26.1%
Some college or associate's	2,856	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,913	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,622	17.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 43 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit3.3%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,092	80.0%
Carpooled	307	4.0%
Public transit	251	3.3%
Walked	25	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	847	11.1%
Other means	90	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	482	7.1%
15 to 29 min	1,626	24.0%
30 to 44 min	1,593	23.5%
45 to 59 min	915	13.5%
60+ min	2,149	31.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.15
Poverty rate: 9.3% (1,366 of 14,719)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,729	79.5%
Nonfamily households	963	20.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,692	97.8%
Vacant	105	2.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,410	94.0%
Renter-occupied	282	6.0%

1-unit, detached91.1%

1-unit, attached8.3%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,368	91.1%
1-unit, attached	398	8.3%
2 to 4 units	22	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2406662
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.6130, -77.0047