Moving to Benham, Kentucky

Population: 599. Estimated population in July 2024: 556 (-7.2% change)
Males: 290 (48.4%), Females: 309 (51.6%)

Harlan County

Zip code: 40807

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.2 years
Median household income: $25,250
Median house value: $39,100

Population by Race

Races in Benham:

• White Non-Hispanic (88.5%)
• Black (9.8%)
• American Indian (0.7%)
• Hispanic (0.5%)
• Two or more races (0.5%)

Ancestries: United States (34.2%), Irish (7.0%), English (6.7%), German (5.5%), Dutch (2.5%), Hungarian (2.5%).

Elevation: 1560 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Benham

• High school or higher: 71.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.5%
• Unemployed: 15.9%
• Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Benham city

• Never married: 14.5%
• Now married: 61.2%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 16.9%
• Divorced: 6.4%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -78 (-11.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Benham:

• WHITESBURG ARH HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WHITESBURG, KY)
• WELMONT LONESOME PINE HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BIG STONE GAP, VA)
• LEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; PENNINGTON GAP, VA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Benham:

• TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 52 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; Abbreviation: TRI)
• TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 101 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Abbreviation: HTS)
• MC GHEE TYSON (about 108 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: TYS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Benham:

• LEE COUNTY (about 29 miles; JONESVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: 0VG)
• TUCKER-GUTHRIE MEMORIAL (about 29 miles; HARLAN, KY; Abbreviation: I35)
• LONESOME PINE (about 31 miles; WISE, VA; Abbreviation: LNP)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Benham:

• NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
• WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)
• EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
• CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 70 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
• SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
• MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Full-time enrollment: 6,866)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 96 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)