Benson city, AZ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,318 ( 213 from 2010 )
Land area: 41.6 square miles
Population density: 127.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,776	71.00%	0.3%
Black:	10	0.19%	76.7%
Indian:	34	0.64%	6.2%
Asian:	31	0.58%	3.3%
2+ races:	308	5.79%	258.1%
Hispanic:	1,159	21.79%	2.9%

Total non-White:	1,542	29.00%	17.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-12	-0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	225	5.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,105
3,788	74.20%
43	0.84%
32	0.63%
30	0.59%
86	1.68%
1,126	22.06%
1,317	25.80%

2000
4,827
3,657	75.76%
5	0.10%
41	0.85%
0	0.00%
62	1.28%
1,040	21.55%
1,170	24.24%

1990
3,824
2,939	76.86%
0	0.00%
54	1.41%
0	0.00%
n/a
831	21.73%
885	23.14%

1980
4,160
3,164	76.06%
0	0.00%
26	0.62%
9	0.22%
n/a
953	22.91%
996	23.94%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

131	2.7
147	3.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

718	18.8
285	7.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-225	-5.4
-111	-2.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Benson city, AZ

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
50.1
975	18.3%
4,343	81.7%
1,608	30.2%

2,323
2.28

1,375	59.2%
950	69.1%
152	11.1%
948	40.8%

2010
Number	Percent
52.5
917	18.0%
4,188	82.0%
1,597	31.3%

2,369
2.12

1,404	59.3%
1,071	76.3%
102	7.3%
965	40.7%

2000
Number	Percent
49.9
909	18.8%
3,918	81.2%
1,334	27.6%

2,115
2.24

1,442	68.2%
1,185	82.2%
70	4.9%
673	31.8%

1990
Number	Percent
44.6
948	24.8%
2,876	75.2%
964	25.2%

1,627
2.32

1,131	69.5%
937	82.8%
92	8.1%
496	30.5%

1980
Number	Percent
37.9
1,150	27.6%
3,010	72.4%
803	19.3%

1,573
2.61

1,172	74.5%
974	83.1%
75	6.4%
401	25.5%

2022 Housing Data for Benson city, AZ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	94	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	165	7.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	86	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	273	11.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	184	7.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	62	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	106	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	56	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	136	5.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	160	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	228	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	341	14.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	152	6.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	133	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	125	5.4%
$200,000 or more	22	0.9%

Median Household Income	49,955
Per Capita Income	29,164

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	266	11.5%
Public Assistance	94	4.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	464	20.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,490	68.9%
Unemployed	161	7.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,651	76.4%
Not in Labor Force	511	23.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	590	627	48.5%
Non-Profit	44	150	22.7%
Self-Employed	166	57	74.4%

Local Government	5	161	3.0%
State Government	25	42	37.3%
Federal Government	152	73	67.6%

Total Private + Self	756	684	52.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	226	426	34.7%
Total	982	1,110	46.9%

Pct. Govt.	21.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	155	7.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	644	30.6%
Professional, Technical	505	24.0%
Service Occupations	512	24.3%
All others	288	13.7%

White Collar		62.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	342	16.3%
Retail trade	335	15.9%
Health care and social assistance	283	13.5%
Transportation and warehousing	233	11.1%
Educational services	155	7.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	130	6.2%
Public administration	109	5.2%
Construction	90	4.3%
Information	89	4.2%
Other services	74	3.5%
Manufacturing	73	3.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	71	3.4%
Utilities	66	3.1%
Finance and insurance	35	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13	0.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,086	20.42%
Puerto Rican	8	0.15%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	18	0.34%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	18	0.34%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	47	0.88%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	19	0.36%
Korean	17	0.32%
Filipino	14	0.26%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,563	90.7%
Spanish	413	8.2%
Korean	17	0.3%
German, other Germanic	17	0.3%
Tagalog	14	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	9	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,171	22.0%
German	728	13.7%
Irish	631	11.9%
Norwegian	361	6.8%
Swedish	194	3.6%
Scottish	173	3.3%
Ukrainian	169	3.2%
French	154	2.9%
European	142	2.7%
Italian	129	2.4%
Hungarian	106	2.0%
French Canadian	100	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	97	1.8%
American	90	1.7%
British	84	1.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,231	98.4%
Not a citizen	87	1.6%

Native	5,105	96.0%
Foreign-born	213	4.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
157	4.1%	247	6.4%	1,357	35.2%	1,159	30.1%	796	20.6%	140	3.6%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	157	4.1%
9-12 Years	247	6.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,357	35.2%
Some College	1,159	30.1%
Bach. Degree	796	20.6%
Grad Degree	140	3.6%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +834	R +439	D + 1.2%
D +395
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	111%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,183	68.1%	Joe Biden (D)	1,395	29.8%	99	2.1%	4,677	19	21	0.14%
2016	88%	Donald Trump (R)	2,349	64.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,000	27.2%	322	8.8%	3,671	16	18	0.14%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Benson city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,395

29.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,183

68.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,677

Turnout: 111%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Benson city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,000

27.2%

Donald Trump (R)

2,349

64.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

172

4.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.9%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

3,671

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Benson city, AZ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S3	110%	Martha McSally* (R)	3,108	67.3%	Mark Kelly (D)	1,494	32.3%	19 [+]	0.4%	4,621	18	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 19 (0.4%);
2018	S1	82%	Martha McSally (R)	2,250	65.0%	Kyrsten Sinema (D)	1,089	31.5%	120 [+]	3.5%	3,459	17	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Angela Green (Green) 113 (3.3%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.2%);
2018	G	83%	Doug Ducey* (R)	2,524	72.9%	David Garcia (D)	827	23.9%	111 [+]	3.2%	3,462	17	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Angel Torres (Green) 105 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.2%);
2016	S3	85%	John McCain* (R)	2,162	60.5%	Ann Kirkpatrick (D)	1,092	30.6%	317 [+]	8.9%	3,571	7	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Swing (Green) 264 (7.4%); Other (Write-in) 53 (1.5%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,023
Median Value	$117,800

Occupied	2,323	76.8%
Vacant	700	23.2%

Owned	1,518	65.3%
Rented	805	34.7%
Median Rent	$743

Single-Family Units	1,282	42.4%
Detached	1,230	40.7%
Attached	52	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	233	7.7%
Mobile Homes	1,316	43.5%

Benson city, AZ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Benson city, AZ

2022 Housing Data for Benson city, AZ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Benson city, AZ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Benson city, AZ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Benson city, AZ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Benson city, AZ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Benson city, AZ