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Benson, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 408. Estimated population in July 2024: 407 (-0.2% change)
Males: 202 (49.5%), Females: 206 (50.5%)

Woodford County

Zip code: 61516

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $40,500
Median house value: $65,500

Population by Race

Races in Benson:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)

Ancestries: German (59.3%), Irish (10.3%), English (7.6%), United States (4.4%), Italian (3.7%), Swiss (3.7%).

Elevation: 769 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Map of Benson, IL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Benson

  • High school or higher: 86.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Benson village

  • Never married: 17.8%
  • Now married: 64.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 10.1%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -4 (-1.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Benson:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Benson:

  • CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 31 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
  • GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 42 miles; PEORIA, IL; Abbreviation: PIA)
  • WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 72 miles; STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; Abbreviation: SQI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Benson:

  • MARSHALL COUNTY (about 22 miles; LACON, IL; Abbreviation: C75)
  • HARTENBOWER HECTARES (about 22 miles; LOSTANT, IL; Abbreviation: 2V3)
  • MOUNT HAWLEY AUXILIARY (about 34 miles; PEORIA, IL; Abbreviation: 3MY)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Benson:

  • HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)
  • ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; NORMAL, IL; Full-time enrollment: 18,785)
  • ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
  • ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
  • BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
  • ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
  • MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)

Public primary/middle school in Benson:

  • ROANOKE-BENSON JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 170; Location: 131 N REITER; Grades: 05 – 08)

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