COMPARING TWO PLACES
Benham vs Bristol
PLACE A
Benham, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Bristol, Pennsylvania
Benham is 95% smaller than Bristol. Bristol earns more, with a median household income $31,096 higher.
BENHAMBRISTOLDIFFERENCE
Total population4559,970−95% vs Bristol
Population density1,9445,872−3,927
Population growth2.4%1.4%+1.0 pts
Median age43.638.9+4.7
Male47.3%47.0%+0.4 pts
Female52.7%53.0%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.9%71.1%+18.8 pts
Black0.4%3.7%−3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%16.7%−16.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other9.4%7.1%+2.2 pts
Median household income$44,946$76,042−$31,096
Per capita income$25,274$43,798−$18,524
Poverty rate15.7%8.6%+7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3800.457−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%20.9%−3.1 pts
Graduate degree8.6%6.7%+1.9 pts
Unemployment rate9.3%5.1%+4.2 pts
Labor force participation45.2%66.7%−21.4 pts
Median home value$53,000$271,100−$218,100
Median gross rent$769$1,409−$640
Owner-occupied82.0%61.0%+21.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.6%3.8%+7.8 pts
Rent-burdened households8.5%55.0%−46.5 pts
Average commute14.432.0−17.5
Worked from home11.9%11.4%+0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Uninsured4.3%7.0%−2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025