Benoit

Population: 572
Median home value: $93,800

Benoit is a community in Bolivar County, Mississippi, home to 572 residents. The median home value of $93,800 is below the Bolivar County median ($123,600).

From 2019 to 2023, Benoit's population grew 16.3% from 492 to 572, while its median home value rose 52.0% from $61,700 to $93,800.

The typical home was built around 1963. 34.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 572
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $93,800
Median gross rent: $495
Housing units: 217
Homeownership rate: 70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Unemployment rate: 13.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

492572

Median household income

$25,875$45,417

Median home value

$61,700$93,800

Median gross rent

$591$495

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	492	$25,875	$61,700	$591
2020	682	$32,813	$84,200	$595
2021	682	$45,417	$95,000	$636
2022	547	—	$82,000	$677
2023	572	—	$93,800	$495

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 1727.8%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 444.7%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8	1.4%
5 to 17	159	27.8%
18 to 24	63	11.0%
25 to 34	58	10.1%
35 to 44	27	4.7%
45 to 54	76	13.3%
55 to 64	98	17.1%
65 to 74	63	11.0%
75 and over	20	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	236	41.3%
Black or African American	324	56.6%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.2%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's38.6%

Bachelor's degree4.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	69	20.2%
High school graduate	106	31.0%
Some college or associate's	132	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	15	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	20	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled16.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	141	75.8%
Carpooled	30	16.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	3.8%
Other means	4	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25	14.0%
15 to 29 min	52	29.1%
30 to 44 min	72	40.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	30	16.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 34.6% (198 of 572)

	Count	Share
Family households	141	72.3%
Nonfamily households	54	27.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	195	89.9%
Vacant	22	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	137	70.3%
Renter-occupied	58	29.7%

1-unit, detached63.6%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	138	63.6%
1-unit, attached	9	4.1%
2 to 4 units	9	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	61	28.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2805220
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.97 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.6516, -91.0087