Population 190 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Benoit
Household size in Benoit
| Period | Benoit | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.53 | 2.56 | 2.55 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.32 | 2.59 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.34 | 2.59 | 2.58 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.74 | 2.57 | 2.56 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.21 | +0.01 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Benoit average 2.74 people, a bit above the national 2.65, so families with children are somewhat more common here. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.53, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Benoit
| Period | Benoit | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.8 | 37.9 | 38.2 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 42.1 | 39.1 | 39.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 39.9 | 39.9 | 40.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 40.9 | 40.0 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −2.9 | +2.1 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
At 40.9, the median age in Benoit is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Benoit
| Period | Benoit | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.5% | 12.1% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.3% | 12.0% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 9.6% | 11.2% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.2% | 12.0% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | −5.3 pts | −0.1 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 6.2% of households in Benoit, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Benoit
Renters in Benoit
| Period | Benoit | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 35.7% | 27.9% | 28.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 44.7% | 30.4% | 30.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 27.9% | 30.6% | 31.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 35.5% | 29.2% | 29.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | −0.2 pts | +1.3 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting in Benoit is about as common as it is nationally: 35.5% of households rent, against 34.8%. Renters make up a bigger share here than in the Birmingham area overall (29.2%). Among homeowners, 52.0% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Benoit
| Period | Benoit | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.1% | 12.5% | 14.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.1% | 12.8% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.3% | 13.6% | 15.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 19.1% | 11.6% | 13.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | +4.0 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 19.1% of the housing in Benoit, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Benoit
| Period | Benoit | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1972 | 1979 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1975 | 1981 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1980 | 1982 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1976 | 1984 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +4 | +5 | +6 | +6 |
The typical home in Benoit was built around 1976, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in the wider Birmingham area, where the median home dates to 1984.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Benoit
| Period | Benoit | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $412 | $827 | $716 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $503 | $903 | $785 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $540 | $984 | $858 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $545 | $1,238 | $1,091 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$133 | +$412 | +$375 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Benoit costs $545 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 26.2% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Benoit
Bachelor's degrees in Benoit
| Period | Benoit | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.4% | 28.3% | 23.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.0% | 29.1% | 24.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 15.1% | 31.1% | 26.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.3% | 34.7% | 29.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | −3.1 pts | +6.4 pts | +5.7 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Benoit have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 9.3%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Benoit
| Period | Benoit | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 75.3% | 85.7% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 81.1% | 86.8% | 84.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 83.6% | 88.9% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 81.9% | 90.5% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.6 pts | +4.9 pts | +6.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in six adults in Benoit never finished high school, well above the national share: only 81.9% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Benoit
| Period | Benoit | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.6% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 11.6% | 9.2% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.8% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.2% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −1.4 pts | −3.6 pts | −3.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Benoit: 9.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Benoit compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benoit | 2.74 | 40.9 | 6.2% | 35.5% | 19.1% | 1976 | $545 | 9.3% | 81.9% | 9.2% |
| Cordova | 2.43 | 45.8 | 11.0% | 26.5% | 20.0% | 1976 | $497 | 9.3% | 80.0% | 5.6% |
| Burnwell | 2.24 | 40.8 | 17.9% | 18.3% | 18.2% | 1992 | $616 | 9.2% | 92.6% | 0.0% |
| Sipsey | 2.44 | 35.1 | 7.2% | 31.7% | 21.5% | 1987 | $928 | 13.7% | 83.5% | 0.8% |
| Sumiton | 2.63 | 39.9 | 13.5% | 26.7% | 16.5% | 1980 | $1,089 | 14.4% | 81.2% | 7.6% |
| America | 2.37 | 53.2 | 9.8% | 19.5% | 24.1% | 1987 | $944 | 15.4% | 76.0% | 0.0% |
| Empire | 2.53 | 39.6 | 13.4% | 25.7% | 19.9% | 1988 | $1,036 | 12.1% | 81.2% | 5.4% |
| Dora | 2.84 | 44.7 | 8.9% | 11.9% | 14.4% | 1982 | $985 | 19.6% | 89.2% | 2.3% |
| Goodsprings | 2.13 | 52.9 | 7.8% | 10.9% | 24.5% | 1984 | $797 | 8.3% | 71.4% | 1.3% |
| Parrish | 2.50 | 44.7 | 12.9% | 22.0% | 21.3% | 1979 | $867 | 9.9% | 80.3% | 2.4% |
| Hull | 2.27 | 48.6 | 12.6% | 15.9% | 17.2% | 1989 | $953 | 4.1% | 69.6% | 3.9% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Benoit. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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