Arizona · Census place 05770
Benson city, AZ
Quick answer
Benson city has 5,331 residents, ranking #91 of 467 places in Arizona. Median household income is $48,854, the median home is worth $145,700 and median gross rent runs $759 a month.
- Population
- 5,331Benson city residents
- Median household income
- $48,854Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $145,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $759Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 53.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Benson city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Benson city median would spend about 18.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.2% of residents and 66.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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