What is the population of Benson County, North Dakota?

The population of Benson County, North Dakota is 6,249, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Benson County, North Dakota?

The median household income in Benson County, North Dakota is $67,025, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Benson County, North Dakota is $199,998, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Benson County, North Dakota is 1.9%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health D

Income D

Education F

Metric	Benson County	North Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Population	6,249	774,506	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	4.3	11.0	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-2.02%	0.82%	0.57%
Median age	32.9	36.2	37.1
Households	1,922	324,959	128,459,983

Year	Benson County

Group	Share

Benson County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Benson County	North Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$67,025	$76,061	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.96%	3.65%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	2.8%	5.2%

Metric	Benson County	North Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$199,998	$140,972	$242,182
Median rent	$616	$934	$1,342
Homeownership rate	74.2%	63.4%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Benson County	North Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	13.7	13.9	22.5
Work from home	4.5%	7.3%	13.4%

Benson County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Benson County	North Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	29.0%	31.6%
Average household size	3.04	2.31	2.54

Benson County has a health index of D, which means it is barely healthy.

Metric	Benson County	North Dakota Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	71.8	79.4	78.3
Self-rated poor health	22.8%	14.3%	16.3%
Smokers	31.1%	18.7%	19.0%