COMPARING TWO PLACES
Benham vs Middlesborough
PLACE A
Benham, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Middlesborough, Kentucky
Benham is 95% smaller than Middlesborough. Benham earns more, with a median household income $13,840 higher. Benham has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -9%).
BENHAMMIDDLESBOROUGHDIFFERENCE
Total population4558,776−95% vs Middlesborough
Population density1,9441,189+756
Population growth2.4%-9.0%+11.4 pts
Median age43.642.1+1.5
Male47.3%49.9%−2.6 pts
Female52.7%50.1%+2.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.9%88.4%+1.5 pts
Black0.4%5.8%−5.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%1.0%−0.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other9.4%4.1%+5.3 pts
Median household income$44,946$31,106+$13,840
Per capita income$25,274$22,625+$2,649
Poverty rate15.7%31.0%−15.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3800.517−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%18.9%−1.1 pts
Graduate degree8.6%6.8%+1.8 pts
Unemployment rate9.3%8.5%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation45.2%43.5%+1.7 pts
Median home value$53,000$99,900−$46,900
Median gross rent$769$598+$171
Owner-occupied82.0%54.6%+27.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.6%9.5%+2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households8.5%54.4%−45.9 pts
Average commute14.417.5−3.0
Worked from home11.9%4.2%+7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.3%5.4%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025