Benson is a somewhat small city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 5,499 people and two associated neighborhoods, Benson is the 70th largest community in Arizona.

Also of interest is that Benson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Benson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.32% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Benson has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Benson a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Benson is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of people in Benson who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.17% of adults in Benson have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Benson in 2022 was $29,633, which is middle income relative to Arizona, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,532 for a family of four. However, Benson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Benson is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Benson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Benson residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Benson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.79% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Benson include English, German, Irish, Norwegian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Benson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.