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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Benson is $27,368, which is lower than the state average of $30,019 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Benson median household income is $57,000, which has grown by 40.74% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 22.70% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Benson residents spend 28.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 28.6 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #369

Benson, IL	27,368 USD
Illinois	30,019 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benson, IL	34,050 USD
Illinois	32,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benson, IL	43,750 USD
Illinois	39,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benson, IL	21,607 USD
Illinois	26,489 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #406

Benson, IL	57,000 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Benson, IL	60,331 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #268

Benson, IL	40.74%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Benson, IL		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.20%	$11,931, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.80%	$16,472, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.54%	$400, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	9.78%	$21,894, see rank	16.75%	$26,034	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Benson, IL	70,000 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Benson, IL	71,526 USD
Illinois	92,664 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Benson, IL	Illinois	U.S.
White	$56,750, see rank	$62,152	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Benson, IL	Illinois	U.S.
25 to 44	$71,000, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,125, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$33,750, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Benson, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	320, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	165, 51.56%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	132, 80.00%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	132, 80.00%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	130, 98.48%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2, 1.52%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	33, 20.00%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	155, 48.44%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	94, 60.65%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	94, 60.65%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	85, 90.43%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	9, 9.57%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	61, 39.35%, see rank	38.96%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Benson, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	206, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	183, 88.83%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	13, 6.31%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	8, 3.88%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	1, 0.49%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1, 0.49%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Benson, IL	28.2 minutes
Illinois	28.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Benson, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	215	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	130, 60.47%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21, 16.15%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	15, 11.54%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	17, 13.08%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	12, 9.23%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	47, 36.15%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	85, 39.53%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	26, 30.59%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	27, 31.76%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	27, 31.76%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5, 5.88%, see rank	6.66%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Benson, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	215, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	6, 2.79%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	10, 4.65%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	44, 20.47%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2, 0.93%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	22, 10.23%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	15, 6.98%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	6, 2.79%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8, 3.72%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	18, 8.37%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	39, 18.14%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	18, 8.37%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	6, 2.79%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	21, 9.77%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Benson, IL	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	39	9.68%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	13	11.40%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.