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Benson, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Benson is a Census borough of 157 people across 0.35 square miles of land, in Somerset County. Median household income is $68,250, 87.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Benson through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 157 with a margin of error of plus or minus 90, which is 57.3 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Benson
What Benson is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.35 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land444 plus or minus 254
- County holding the largest share of its areaSomerset 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.
Benson
How many people live in Benson
- Population157 plus or minus 90
- Median age49.9 plus or minus 11.8
- Population under 1831 plus or minus 35
- Share under 1819.7 percent plus or minus 19.3
- Population 65 and over26 plus or minus 21
- Share 65 and over16.6 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Households63 plus or minus 31
- Family households44 plus or minus 26
- Share of households that are families69.8 percent plus or minus 22.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Benson
Income and work in Benson
- Median household income$68,250 plus or minus $33,107
- Per capita income$31,890
- Civilian labor force78 plus or minus 52
- Employed78 plus or minus 52
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over114 plus or minus 59
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.6 percent plus or minus 63.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.5 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.8 percent plus or minus 14.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Benson
Housing in Benson
- Housing units71 plus or minus 33
- Occupied units63 plus or minus 31
- Vacant units8 plus or minus 10
- Vacancy rate11.3 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Owner occupied55 plus or minus 29
- Renter occupied8 plus or minus 10
- Ownership rate87.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$80,800 plus or minus $37,602
- Single family units68 plus or minus 35
- Share single family95.8 percent plus or minus 21.5
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Benson
How Benson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute67 plus or minus 50
- Commuting under 15 minutes10 plus or minus 10
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.9 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more15 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.4 percent plus or minus 20.6
- Drove alone82.1 percent plus or minus 28.2
- Carpooled1.3 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home14.1 percent plus or minus 13.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Benson
Flood risk in Benson
- NFIP communityBorough of Benson
- NFIP community number420793
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/19/12
The Borough of Benson participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420793 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.
Somerset County, not Benson
Somerset County context, not Benson figures
- Establishments in Somerset County1,647
- Covered employment, Somerset County23,303
- Average annual pay, Somerset County$50,925
- Housing units permitted, Somerset County72
Every figure in this section is published for Somerset County as a whole and is not a measurement of Benson.
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.
Coverage
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
Benson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Benson, Pennsylvania?
157, in 63 households. Benson borough covers 0.35 square miles of land, which is 444 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Benson in?
Somerset 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 Benson?
$68,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $80,800. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Benson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Benson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Benson, borough of, community 420793, 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 Benson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Somerset 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 Benson.
Is zoning published for Benson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.