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Benson, AZ
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Benson is a somewhat small city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 5,352 people and two associated neighborhoods, Benson is the 70th largest community in Arizona.

A relatively large number of people in Benson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.60% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Benson has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Benson has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Benson than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Benson may be for you.

As is often the case in a small city, Benson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Benson are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.27% of adults in Benson having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Benson in 2018 was $29,164, which is middle income relative to Arizona, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,656 for a family of four. However, Benson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Benson is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Benson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Benson residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Benson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.79% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Benson include English, German, Irish, Norwegian, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Benson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.


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