Benns Church, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,813

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

33.1

1.78% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.02%

17.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$56,151

19.3% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$338,800

Population & Diversity

Benns Church, VA is home to a population of 1.81k people, from which 99.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.717% of Benns Church, VA residents were born outside of the country (13 people).

In 2024, there were 1.65 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (1k people) in Benns Church, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 606 White (Non-Hispanic) and 159 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Benns Church, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Benns Church, VA was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Benns Church, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Benns Church, VA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1k ± 317
White (Non-Hispanic)
606 ± 309
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
159 ± 201

2.26%

Hispanic Population

41 people

2.26% of the people in Benns Church, VA are hispanic (41 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Benns Church, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

0.717%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

13 people

1.11%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

16 people

As of 2024, 0.717% of Benns Church, VA residents (13 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Benns Church, VA was 1.11%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Benns Church, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
69 ± 52
Gulf War (2001-)
56 ± 77
Vietnam
7 ± 23

Benns Church, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.23 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Benns Church, VA.

Economy

The economy of Benns Church, VA employs 805 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Benns Church, VA were Health Care & Social Assistance (250 people), Manufacturing (124 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (89 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($177,667), Manufacturing ($73,684), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,087).

Employment

Occupations

805

2024 Value

± 228

34.2%

1 Year growth

± 32.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Benns Church, VA grew at a rate of 34.2%, from 600 employees to 805 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Benns Church, VA, are Management Occupations (100 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (99 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (89 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Benns Church, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

805

2024 Value

± 228

34.2%

1 Year growth

± 32.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Benns Church, VA grew at a rate of 34.2%, from 600 employees to 805 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Benns Church, VA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (250 people), Manufacturing (124 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (89 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Benns Church, VA, though some of these residents may live in Benns Church, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,967

Median earning men ± $27,023

$22,421

Median earning women ± $35,744

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($177,667), Manufacturing ($74,539), and Construction ($33,315).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,543) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($21,413).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Benns Church, VA was $338,800 in 2024, which is 1.02 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $240,200 to $338,800, a 41% increase. The homeownership rate in Benns Church, VA is 93.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Benns Church, VA have an average commute time of 23.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Benns Church, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$338,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$83,176

$553

Median Property Taxes

±$184

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Benns Church, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Benns Church, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

93.3%

Homeownership

2024

48.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 93.3% of the housing units in Benns Church, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 91.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Benns Church, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,151

Median Household Income

± $33,331

593

Number of Households

± 186

In 2024, the median household income of the 593 households in Benns Church, VA declined from $56,151 from the previous year's value of $69,598.

The following chart displays the households in Benns Church, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Benns Church, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (88.8%)
Walked (3.02%)
Worked At Home (3.02%)

In 2024, 88.8% of workers in Benns Church, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (3.02%) and those who worked at home (3.02%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Benns Church, VA have a shorter commute time (23.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.259% of the workforce in Benns Church, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Benns Church, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Benns Church, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Benns Church, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.02% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Benns Church, VA (91 out of 1.81k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Benns Church, VA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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