COMPARING TWO PLACES
Benson vs Vail
PLACE A
Benson, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Vail, Arizona
Benson is 99% smaller than Vail. Vail earns more, with a median household income $62,654 higher. Vail has grown faster since 2000 (33% vs -2%).
BENSONVAILDIFFERENCE
Total population17716,315−99% vs Vail
Population density500719−219
Population growth-2.1%33.3%−35.4 pts
Median age49.940.7+9.2
Male65.6%53.3%+12.3 pts
Female34.4%46.7%−12.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.1%64.0%+34.1 pts
Black0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%19.6%−19.6 pts
Asian0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Other1.9%7.9%−5.9 pts
Median household income$68,250$130,904−$62,654
Per capita income$31,890$47,544−$15,654
Poverty rate5.1%4.3%+0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3310.304+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%42.9%−25.4 pts
Graduate degree8.8%16.5%−7.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation56.9%63.5%−6.6 pts
Median home value$80,800$414,600−$333,800
Median gross rent$531$2,057−$1,526
Owner-occupied87.3%91.1%−3.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.3%3.8%+7.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%37.9%−37.9 pts
Average commute29.529.7−0.2
Worked from home14.1%20.4%−6.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured6.4%3.2%+3.2 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024