What is the population of Benson CDP?

Benson CDP has 191 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #129 of 179 in Vermont.

What is the median household income in Benson CDP?

Median household income in Benson CDP is $33,214 a year, 57.7% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Benson CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,094 a month and the median home value is $164,100, so rent absorbs about 39.5% of median household income.

Is Benson CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Benson CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 39.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Benson, VT population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Benson, Vermont (Benson, VT — Census place “Benson CDP”) is 191 residents, ranking #129 of 179 places in Vermont. Median household income is $33,214, the median home is worth $164,100 and median gross rent runs $1,094 a month. Looking for the Benson Vermont ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Benson, VT: 05743.

Population: 191Benson CDP residents
Median household income: $33,214Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $164,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,094Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 34.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 55.7%Owner-occupied households

Benson ZIP codes (Vermont)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Benson.

The Benson VT ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

05743

What the numbers mean in Benson CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Benson CDP median would spend about 39.5% 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 4.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.2% of residents and 55.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Benson CDP, VT in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Benson CDP is a very small community in Vermont, with 191 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #129 of 179 ranked by population — larger than 28% of them. The median age here is 34.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Benson CDP earn a median of $33,214 a year, 57.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 50% below the $65,898 median for the 48 Vermont cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 16.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Benson CDP is valued at $164,100, 45.9% below the national figure and 33% below the $245,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,094 a month, 22.2% below the national figure, or roughly $13,128 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 39.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is a stretch on median earnings. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 55.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

With 191 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Benson CDP against its county rather than against national figures.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Benson CDP?: Benson CDP has 191 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #129 of 179 in Vermont.
What is the median household income in Benson CDP?: Median household income in Benson CDP is $33,214 a year, 57.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Benson CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,094 a month and the median home value is $164,100, so rent absorbs about 39.5% of median household income.
Is Benson CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Benson CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 39.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Benson CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.