Benson is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,268 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 $56,054.00.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.63% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 education level of Benson citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.22% of adults in Benson have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Benson in 2022 was $24,298, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,192 for a family of four. However, Benson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Benson also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.74% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Benson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.80% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Benson include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.

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