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Benham, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Benham is a Census city of 725 people across 0.23 square miles of land, in Harlan County. Median household income is $44,946, 82.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Benham
What Benham is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.23 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,095 plus or minus 845
- County holding the largest share of its areaHarlan County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Benham
How many people live in Benham
- Population725 plus or minus 198
- Median age43.6
- Population under 18116 plus or minus 49
- Share under 1816.0 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over153 plus or minus 73
- Share 65 and over21.1 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Households328 plus or minus 91
- Family households256 plus or minus 81
- Share of households that are families78.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Benham
Income and work in Benham
- Median household income$44,946 plus or minus $11,246
- Per capita income$25,274 plus or minus $5,601
- Civilian labor force279 plus or minus 107
- Employed253 plus or minus 103
- Unemployed26 plus or minus 34
- Unemployment rate9.3 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Adults 25 and over535 plus or minus 149
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.1 percent plus or minus 30.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.8 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.6 percent plus or minus 7.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Benham
Housing in Benham
- Housing units371 plus or minus 90
- Occupied units328 plus or minus 91
- Vacant units43 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate11.6 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Owner occupied269 plus or minus 86
- Renter occupied59 plus or minus 40
- Ownership rate82.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$53,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$769
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.5 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Single family units371 plus or minus 91
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Benham
How Benham gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute223 plus or minus 87
- Commuting under 15 minutes156 plus or minus 75
- Share commuting under 15 minutes70.0 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more47 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.1 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Drove alone59.7 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Carpooled26.9 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home11.9 percent plus or minus 11.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Benham
Flood risk in Benham
- NFIP communityCity of Benham
- NFIP community number210099
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/16/15
The City of Benham participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210099 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Harlan County, not Benham
Harlan County context, not Benham figures
- Establishments in Harlan County370
- Covered employment, Harlan County6,280
- Average annual pay, Harlan County$44,461
- Housing units permitted, Harlan County0
Every figure in this section is published for Harlan County as a whole and is not a measurement of Benham.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Benham questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Benham, Kentucky?
725, in 328 households. Benham city covers 0.23 square miles of land, which is 3,095 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Benham in?
Harlan County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Benham?
$44,946. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $53,000. Median gross rent is $769 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Benham in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Benham appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Benham, city of, community 210099, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Benham figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Harlan County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Benham.
Is zoning published for Benham?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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