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Benoit, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Benoit is a Census town of 509 people across 0.97 square miles of land, in Bolivar County. 81.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Benoit
What Benoit is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.97 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land522 plus or minus 244
- County holding the largest share of its areaBolivar 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.
Benoit
How many people live in Benoit
- Population509 plus or minus 238
- Median age39.7 plus or minus 11.1
- Population under 18179 plus or minus 101
- Share under 1835.2 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Population 65 and over79 plus or minus 34
- Share 65 and over15.5 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Households180 plus or minus 68
- Family households126 plus or minus 62
- Share of households that are families70.0 percent plus or minus 22.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Benoit
- Per capita income$20,265 plus or minus $7,156
- Civilian labor force153 plus or minus 87
- Employed140 plus or minus 87
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate8.5 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over316 plus or minus 153
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher76.6 percent plus or minus 47.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.2 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Benoit
- Housing units203 plus or minus 68
- Occupied units180 plus or minus 68
- Vacant units23 plus or minus 14
- Vacancy rate11.3 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Owner occupied147 plus or minus 65
- Renter occupied33 plus or minus 28
- Ownership rate81.7 percent plus or minus 18.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$83,100 plus or minus $75,004
- Median gross rent, monthly$455 plus or minus $174
- Single family units144 plus or minus 63
- Share single family70.9 percent plus or minus 20.3
- Units in buildings of two or more5 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more2.5 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Mobile homes54 plus or minus 30
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Benoit gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute135 plus or minus 86
- Commuting under 15 minutes15 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.1 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more94 plus or minus 71
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more69.6 percent plus or minus 28.6
- Drove alone98.5 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Benoit
- NFIP communityTown of Benoit
- NFIP community number280013
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/21/17(M)
The Town of Benoit participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280013 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.
Bolivar County, not Benoit
Bolivar County context, not Benoit figures
- Establishments in Bolivar County709
- Covered employment, Bolivar County10,569
- Average annual pay, Bolivar County$44,457
- Housing units permitted, Bolivar County15
Every figure in this section is published for Bolivar County as a whole and is not a measurement of Benoit.
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
Benoit questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Benoit, Mississippi?
509, in 180 households. Benoit town covers 0.97 square miles of land, which is 522 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Benoit in?
Bolivar County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Is Benoit in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Benoit appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Benoit, town of, community 280013, 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 Benoit figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bolivar 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 Benoit.
Is zoning published for Benoit?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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