COMPARING TWO PLACES
Colonial Beach vs Bensville
PLACE A
Colonial Beach, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Bensville, Maryland
Colonial Beach is 74% smaller than Bensville. Bensville earns more, with a median household income $109,559 higher.
COLONIAL BEACHBENSVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population4,15115,848−74% vs Bensville
Population density1,696938+758
Population growth10.3%––
Median age46.039.3+6.7
Male48.9%52.4%−3.5 pts
Female51.1%47.6%+3.5 pts
Foreign-born1.5%11.1%−9.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.2%19.0%+53.2 pts
Black19.5%60.9%−41.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%8.1%−7.2 pts
Asian1.4%4.4%−3.1 pts
Other6.0%7.5%−1.6 pts
Median household income$60,513$170,072−$109,559
Per capita income$36,186$61,096−$24,910
Poverty rate24.4%5.4%+19.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.377+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.8%41.8%−13.0 pts
Graduate degree12.3%19.5%−7.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%3.9%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation43.4%73.2%−29.8 pts
Median home value$268,200$521,300−$253,100
Median gross rent$620$2,722−$2,102
Owner-occupied79.9%96.8%−16.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.6%3.0%+25.6 pts
Rent-burdened households50.3%12.3%+37.9 pts
Average commute40.141.8−1.7
Worked from home10.8%16.0%−5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured6.2%3.9%+2.3 pts
Population, 2011 – 2024