Benson, NY (New York) Houses and Residents
| Benson: | $181,629 |
| New York: | $400,400 |
Total population: 192 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 210 (all nonfarm))
Houses: 162 (77 occupied: 61 owner occupied, 16 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 46% |
Housing density: 2 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $189,596.
Median contract rent in 2022: $865 (lower quartile is $652, upper quartile is $1,014)
Median gross rent in Benson, NY in 2022: $1,407
Housing units in Benson with a mortgage: 22 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,756- In family households: 3,725 (929 male householders, 458 female householders)
1,153 spouses, 956 children (897 natural, 24 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 50 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, foster children, 31 other relatives, 90 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,031 (452 male householders (380 living alone)), 423 female householders (359 living alone)), 156 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 80 (2 institutionalized population)
771 married couples with children.
219 single-parent households (78 men, 141 women).
98.1% of residents of Benson speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 6 (2.7%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.7 |
| State: | 6.3 |
| Here: | 5.8 |
| State: | 3.8 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Benson, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 01 bedroom
- 102 bedrooms
- 393 bedrooms
- 84 bedrooms
- 45+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benson, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 01 bedroom
- 42 bedrooms
- 103 bedrooms
- 04 bedrooms
- 25+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Benson in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 6no vehicle
- 51 vehicle
- 402 vehicles
- 83 vehicles
- 24 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Benson in renter-occupied apartments
- 2no vehicle
- 21 vehicle
- 82 vehicles
- 43 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Benson, New York
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 23 rooms
- 34 rooms
- 105 rooms
- 246 rooms
- 147 rooms
- 28 rooms
- 69+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benson, New York
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 03 rooms
- 24 rooms
- 105 rooms
- 06 rooms
- 07 rooms
- 28 rooms
- 29+ rooms
Benson, NY household income distribution
- 48,176Less than $10,000
- 71,118$10,000 to $19,999
- 72,050$20,000 to $29,999
- 77,727$30,000 to $39,999
- 78,247$40,000 to $49,999
- 76,604$50,000 to $59,999
- 113,416$60,000 to $74,999
- 156,496$75,000 to $99,999
- 123,259$100,000 to $124,999
- 89,224$125,000 to $149,999
- 101,736$150,000 to $199,999
- 118,343$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 26.1%
Number of people working at home: 13 (11.7% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 0
- 5 to 9 minutes: 10
- 10 to 14 minutes: 7
- 15 to 19 minutes: 5
- 20 to 24 minutes: 11
- 25 to 29 minutes: 7
- 30 to 34 minutes: 15
- 35 to 39 minutes: 2
- 40 to 44 minutes: 1
- 45 to 59 minutes: 19
- 60 to 89 minutes: 11
- 90 or more minutes: 0
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 88 (84.6%)
- Worked at home: 16 (15.4%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Benson, New York
- 01995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 4Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- Irish: 64 (25.5%)
- German: 52 (20.7%)
- Italian: 35 (13.9%)
- Other: 18 (7.2%)
- Dutch: 15 (6.0%)
- Polish: 14 (5.6%)
- English: 10 (4.0%)
- Czech: 8 (3.2%)
- French: 8 (3.2%)
- Scottish: 8 (3.2%)
- Scotch-Irish: 5 (2.0%)
- French Canadian: 3 (1.2%)
- Russian: 3 (1.2%)
- Greek: 2 (0.8%)
- Lithuanian: 2 (0.8%)
- Norwegian: 2 (0.8%)
- Swedish: 2 (0.8%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Benson: | 100.0% (4) |
| New York: | 1.4% (54,876) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 178
- Other state: 28
- Northeast: 18
- Midwest: 8
- South: 2
- West: 0
74% of Benson residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 2
- 9th grade: 0
- 10th grade: 2
- 11th grade: 3
- 12th grade, no diploma: 2
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 29
- Less than 1 year of college: 4
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10
- Associate degree: 0
- Bachelor's degree: 25
- Master's degree: 0
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 3
- 9th grade: 3
- 10th grade: 2
- 11th grade: 0
- 12th grade, no diploma: 2
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 24
- Less than 1 year of college: 8
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5
- Associate degree: 9
- Bachelor's degree: 2
- Master's degree: 9
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 143
- Mobile homes: 19
Median worth of mobile homes: $61,356
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.3%
- 62.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 21.3%Wood
- 13.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.3%Electricity
- 43.8%Wood
- 37.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 18.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 0.0% |
| New York: | 14.0% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| New York: | 13.2% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| New York: | 38.2% |
