Benson is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,534 people and five associated neighborhoods, Benson is the 205th largest community in North Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Benson, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Benson, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Benson’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Benson does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $67,102.00.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.41% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Being a small town, Benson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Benson citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.47% of adults in Benson have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Benson in 2022 was $33,040, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,160 for a family of four. However, Benson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Benson is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 Black or African-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 13.99% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Benson include English, German, Scots-Irish, Irish, and Italian.

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