COMPARING TWO PLACES
Benton vs Orange Cove
PLACE A
Benton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Orange Cove, California
Benton is 92% smaller than Orange Cove. Orange Cove earns more, with a median household income $12,129 higher. Orange Cove has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs 0%).
BENTONORANGE COVEDIFFERENCE
Total population8199,811−92% vs Orange Cove
Population density1,3725,475−4,103
Population growth-0.1%6.3%−6.4 pts
Median age55.926.0+29.9
Male40.8%50.9%−10.1 pts
Female59.2%49.1%+10.1 pts
Foreign-born2.9%34.6%−31.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.6%2.0%+90.6 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino1.4%97.2%−95.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other6.0%0.2%+5.8 pts
Median household income$34,500$46,629−$12,129
Per capita income$28,218$15,477+$12,741
Poverty rate26.2%34.0%−7.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5010.450+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%10.1%+0.2 pts
Graduate degree3.5%2.6%+1.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%16.7%−11.2 pts
Labor force participation41.3%63.0%−21.7 pts
Median home value$168,400$254,000−$85,600
Median gross rent$956$1,103−$147
Owner-occupied43.4%43.2%+0.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.5%2.9%+18.5 pts
Rent-burdened households56.1%63.8%−7.6 pts
Average commute26.928.2−1.3
Worked from home7.2%1.4%+5.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.0%14.1%−8.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025