Benson is a city of 1,776 people in Utah. Few US cities rank higher on income. This skews young, with a median age of 32.6. The foreign-born share is 1%. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Growth has run 22% since 2000, or 325 more people.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $93,194, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Benson
What changed most since 2000
Median home value (2024 dollars)$241,734 → $291,300(+21%)US over the same years: +71%
Homes owned by their occupants84.1% → 73.8%(−10.3 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Median age25.7 → 32.6(+6.9 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(19)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 19 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Benson, decade by decade
Benson population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
1,451
$75,360
$241,734
22.9%
13.7
2010
1,485
$91,247
$261,820
22.0%
16.8
2020
1,492
$61,050
$289,920
24.6%
24.0
2024
1,776
$93,194
$291,300
35.0%
17.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
