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Most Expensive Benson Neighborhoods
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| 1 | Spilona / Ogburn Cross... |
| 2 | Town Center |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Benson NEIGHBORHOODS Town Center, Spilona / Ogburn Crossroads
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Benson, NC Angier, Clayton, Coats, Dunn, Four Oaks, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Lillington, Smithfield
POPULATION
3,003
| BENSON INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 3,003 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 1,372 |
| BENSON HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 42.86% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 47.59% |
| % VACANT | 9.55% |
| TYPE OF BENSON HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 59.62% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 2.11% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 13.70% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 12.10% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 12.46% |
| OTHER | 0.01% |
| SIZE OF BENSON HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 0.59% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 11.15% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 37.32% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 42.27% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 6.85% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.82% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 6.56% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 36.52% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 43.73% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 13.19% |
| BENSON REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $128,320 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $421 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$81,000 | 25.51% |
| $81,001-$162,000 | 44.56% |
| $162,001-$325,000 | 22.79% |
| $325,001-$487,000 | 6.12% |
| $487,001-$651,000 | 0.00% |
| $651,001-$812,000 | 0.68% |
| $812,001-$1,218,000 | 0.34% |
| $1,218,001-$1,625,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,625,000 | 0.00% |
| PEOPLE OF Benson | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 9.09% |
| 5 TO 17 | 18.41% |
| 18 TO 24 | 9.89% |
| 25 TO 34 | 12.95% |
| 35 TO 54 | 28.07% |
| 55 TO 64 | 8.36% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 13.22% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 66.76% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 15.27% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $26,582 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $14,350 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 24.98% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (17.03%), Retail (11.56%), Education (10.02%), Construction (8.63%), Accomodation (8.55%), Healthcare (8.01%), Public Service (6.55%), Wholesale (5.78%), Other (4.55%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (4.31%), Administration (3.85%), Finance (3.47%), Transportation (3.24%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 4.53% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 57.54% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 34.10% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.53% |
| ASIAN | 1.33% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.00% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 5.53% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 0.97% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 7.09% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (33.60%), Unclassified (26.14%), United States or American (18.78%), English (6.63%), German (3.13%), Irish (2.96%), Scotch-Irish (2.26%), Scottish (2.20%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 7.36% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (82.22%) , Spanish (6.83%) |
Benson is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,003 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Benson is the 244th largest community in North Carolina.
Benson is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Benson is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Benson who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.02%), sales jobs (11.86%), and teaching (8.17%).
Being a small town, Benson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Benson is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 15.27% of adults 25 and older in Benson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Benson in 2000 was $14,350, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $57,400 for a family of four.
Benson is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Benson home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Benson is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Benson include English, German, Irish, Scotch-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Benson is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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