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. Much of the housing stock in Benson was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Benson economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Benson, where 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.

A relatively large number of people in Benson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.41% 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.

As is often the case in a small town, Benson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Benson is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.47% of adults in Benson have a college 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.