Benson is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,268 people and five associated neighborhoods, Benson is the 205th largest community in North Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Benson was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Benson economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Benson, where the median household income is $56,054.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Benson is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Benson is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Benson who work in healthcare (19.15%), sales jobs (11.82%), and business and financial occupations (9.14%). Also of interest is that Benson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.63% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. The population of Benson overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Benson, 24.22% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Benson in 2022 was $24,298, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,192 for a family of four. However, Benson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Benson also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.74% of its population below the federal poverty line.Benson is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Benson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.80% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Benson include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Benson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
