Bensley is a city of 5,949 people in Virginia. The median age is 28.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. 39% of homes are owner-occupied. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 46% less than in Virginia as a whole. The foreign-born share is 26%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,547, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 28.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bensley
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share2.2% → 43.9%(+41.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share75.4% → 29.8%(−45.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age31.1 → 28.6(−2.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 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)59%(170)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.6%(19)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.1%(58)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 288 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
Bensley, decade by decade
Bensley 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
1990
5,093
$61,910
$141,604
6.8%
49.9
2000
5,435
$55,602
$134,438
6.8%
76.1
2010
5,819
$48,106
$214,491
13.2%
85.7
2020
5,971
$47,454
$171,504
8.0%
83.8
2024
5,949
$50,547
$218,500
17.6%
82.9
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.
