COMPARING TWO PLACES
Benton vs Cleveland
PLACE A
Benton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Cleveland, Tennessee
Benton is 98% smaller than Cleveland. Cleveland earns more, with a median household income $24,059 higher. Cleveland has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 0%).
BENTONCLEVELANDDIFFERENCE
Total population81951,172−98% vs Cleveland
Population density1,3721,645−273
Population growth-0.1%14.7%−14.8 pts
Median age55.936.4+19.5
Male40.8%48.3%−7.5 pts
Female59.2%51.7%+7.5 pts
Foreign-born2.9%8.8%−5.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.6%73.5%+19.1 pts
Black0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%11.4%−10.0 pts
Asian0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Other6.0%5.9%+0.1 pts
Median household income$34,500$58,559−$24,059
Per capita income$28,218$32,659−$4,441
Poverty rate26.2%16.7%+9.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5010.471+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%30.2%−19.9 pts
Graduate degree3.5%12.5%−9.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%6.0%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation41.3%60.0%−18.7 pts
Median home value$168,400$272,200−$103,800
Median gross rent$956$1,034−$78
Owner-occupied43.4%48.0%−4.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.5%8.0%+13.5 pts
Rent-burdened households56.1%47.5%+8.6 pts
Average commute26.921.3+5.6
Worked from home7.2%9.7%−2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured6.0%10.2%−4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025