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Benson, IL

482 Population
0.2 square miles 2,950.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.5 ±6.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 40 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,257 ±$5,468 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: $40,014 ±$699
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $45,104 ±$196
$74,886 ±$14,481 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: $70,872 ±$1,112
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $81,702 ±$363

5% ±3.1% (24  ±16) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 12% 42,918 (±0.7% / ±2,367)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,454,217 (±0.2% / ±18,530)

25.4 minutes ±2.2 (6,410  ±1,881) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 20.6 3,111,395 (±0.3 / ±63,713)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 28.1 148,440,910 (±0.1 / ±701,124)

Families

203 ±42 Number of households
  • the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 152,843 ±982
  • Illinois: 5,001,904 ±7,673
2.4 ±0.2 (482  ±110) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 2.3 356,665 (±0 / ±106)
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,414,044

2.5% ±3.2% (3  ±4) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 5% † 3,974 (±0.6% / ±513)
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 5% 150,099 (±0.1% / ±3,035)

Housing

215 ±43 Number of housing units
  • the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 167,809 ±220
  • Illinois: 5,443,501 ±767

$118,200 ±$5,474 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: $160,500 ±$2,499
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $250,500 ±$863

5.4% ±4.9% (26  ±24.4) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 10.9% 39,593 (±0.6% / ±2,170.7)
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,442,284 (±0.1% / ±14,975.1)

Social

96% ±24.8% (339  ±56) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 93.6% 235,204 (±1.3% / ±3,288.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.3% 7,887,284 (±0.3% / ±22,684.6)
13% ±7.1% (46  ±26.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 31.6% 79,463 (±0.8% / ±1,910.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in Illinois: 37.2% 3,249,494 (±0.2% / ±13,788.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.6% ±1.5% (3  ±7) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 4.1% 15,106
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 14.5% 1,833,810

12.6% ±4.9% (51  ±23) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in the Peoria, IL Metro Area: 6.6% 18,567 (±0.3% / ±790)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 5% 493,667 (±0.1% / ±4,919)
51 Total veterans ±23 43 Male ±19 8 Female ±9

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