Benson, North Carolina Population History 1990 - 2019
What is the current population of Benson?
Based on the latest 2020 data from the US census, the current population of Benson is 3,922. Benson, North Carolina is the 5,457th largest city in the US.
What was the peak population of Benson?
The current population of Benson (3,922) is it's peak population.
How quickly is Benson growing?
Benson has grown 30.1% since the 2000. Benson, North Carolina is growing moderately quickly; it is growing faster than 76% of similarly sized cities since 2000.
Population History
| Year | Population | Rank in US |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3,922 | 5,457 |
| 2018 | 3,832 | 5,502 |
| 2017 | 3,732 | 5,566 |
| 2016 | 3,697 | 5,587 |
| 2015 | 3,591 | 5,646 |
| 2014 | 3,536 | 5,679 |
| 2013 | 3,484 | 5,721 |
| 2012 | 3,419 | 5,766 |
| 2011 | 3,378 | 5,796 |
| 2010 | 3,311 | 5,832 |
| 2009 | 3,569 | 5,517 |
| 2008 | 3,490 | 5,568 |
| 2007 | 3,406 | 5,618 |
| 2006 | 3,335 | 5,666 |
| 2005 | 3,248 | 5,721 |
| 2004 | 3,203 | 5,744 |
| 2003 | 3,141 | 5,780 |
| 2002 | 3,075 | 5,839 |
| 2001 | 3,038 | 5,856 |
| 2000 | 3,013 | 5,871 |
| 1990 | 3,146 | 5,371 |
Similarly Sized Cities In US
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5447 | Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 3,941 | -1.8% |
| 5448 | Wellsville, Utah | 3,941 | 42.0% |
| 5449 | Linden, Michigan | 3,939 | 36.9% |
| 5450 | Coquille, Oregon | 3,938 | -5.9% |
| 5451 | Nichols Hills, Oklahoma | 3,938 | -2.8% |
| 5452 | Ball, Louisiana | 3,935 | 6.1% |
| 5453 | Bunker Hill Village, Texas | 3,935 | 7.3% |
| 5454 | Deephaven, Minnesota | 3,928 | 1.9% |
| 5455 | Carefree, Arizona | 3,927 | 32.6% |
| 5456 | Montpelier, Ohio | 3,924 | -9.1% |
| 5457 | Benson, North Carolina | 3,922 | 30.1% |
| 5458 | Highland Beach, Florida | 3,916 | 3.7% |
| 5459 | Medford Lakes, New Jersey | 3,914 | -6.3% |
| 5460 | Roland, Oklahoma | 3,911 | 32.8% |
| 5461 | Eldorado, Illinois | 3,910 | -13.5% |
| 5462 | Lake Park, North Carolina | 3,909 | 82.6% |
| 5463 | Laureldale, Pennsylvania | 3,909 | 4.4% |
| 5464 | Williamstown, Kentucky | 3,909 | 20.1% |
| 5465 | Charleroi, Pennsylvania | 3,901 | -19.7% |
| 5466 | Fairview, North Carolina | 3,900 | 26.6% |
| 5467 | Malden, Missouri | 3,898 | -18.5% |
Similarly Sized Cities In North Carolina
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3793 | Mills River | 7,406 | 29.5% |
| 3816 | Gibsonville | 7,339 | 57.0% |
| 3819 | Kill Devil Hills | 7,333 | 24.0% |
| 3871 | Unionville | 7,195 | 44.1% |
| 3884 | Forest City | 7,162 | -4.8% |
| 3886 | Hillsborough | 7,161 | 30.4% |
| 3901 | Selma | 7,101 | 16.4% |
| 3918 | Oak Ridge | 7,049 | 70.4% |
| 3971 | King | 6,861 | 13.7% |
| 3995 | Marvin | 6,792 | 371.6% |
| 4015 | Woodfin | 6,717 | 20.3% |
| 4063 | Trinity | 6,606 | -1.7% |
| 4146 | Carolina Beach | 6,399 | 25.1% |
| 4173 | Hamlet | 6,328 | 1.9% |
| 4186 | Boiling Spring Lakes | 6,287 | 107.4% |
| 4200 | St. James | 6,248 | 616.5% |
| 4260 | Cherryville | 6,072 | 9.8% |
| 4312 | Zebulon | 5,917 | 44.4% |
| 4457 | Bessemer City | 5,577 | 4.5% |
| 4471 | Nashville | 5,554 | 25.2% |
| 4499 | Stokesdale | 5,489 | 67.8% |
| 4529 | Angier | 5,415 | 60.3% |
| 4594 | Whiteville | 5,299 | 2.6% |
| 4604 | Wadesboro | 5,275 | -5.7% |
| 4612 | Mocksville | 5,252 | 23.5% |
| 4621 | Walkertown | 5,242 | 25.9% |
| 4643 | Williamston | 5,202 | -12.4% |
| 4650 | Sawmills | 5,189 | 4.8% |
| 4656 | Archer Lodge | 5,159 | |
| 4659 | Erwin | 5,156 | 14.2% |
| 4666 | Ayden | 5,141 | 9.1% |
| 4768 | Raeford | 4,956 | 29.7% |
| 4786 | Pleasant Garden | 4,932 | 4.4% |
| 4788 | Long View | 4,930 | 3.8% |
| 4795 | Midway | 4,912 | 9.0% |
| 4866 | Dallas | 4,797 | 27.7% |
| 4888 | Farmville | 4,764 | 7.4% |
| 4889 | Ahoskie | 4,763 | -3.4% |
| 4949 | Carolina Shores | 4,659 | 147.6% |
| 4950 | Granite Falls | 4,659 | 0.5% |
| 4965 | Edenton | 4,614 | -7.5% |
| 4967 | Creedmoor | 4,612 | 91.4% |
| 4974 | Wingate | 4,594 | 89.2% |
| 4978 | Newport | 4,591 | 37.0% |
| 4986 | Mount Olive | 4,578 | 0.5% |
| 5014 | Boiling Springs | 4,535 | 16.6% |
| 5052 | Jamestown | 4,487 | 44.7% |
| 5069 | Cramerton | 4,458 | 49.0% |
| 5073 | Beaufort | 4,452 | 17.3% |
| 5094 | Valdese | 4,420 | -5.9% |
| 5133 | Pittsboro | 4,368 | 83.2% |
| 5152 | Shallotte | 4,351 | 144.7% |
| 5157 | Canton | 4,347 | 8.2% |
| 5248 | China Grove | 4,220 | 14.4% |
| 5255 | Spindale | 4,202 | 5.4% |
| 5257 | North Wilkesboro | 4,200 | 0.7% |
| 5272 | Tabor City | 4,163 | 63.8% |
| 5284 | Burgaw | 4,149 | 19.9% |
| 5311 | Randleman | 4,115 | 14.4% |
| 5318 | Franklin | 4,105 | 7.4% |
| 5337 | Rutherfordton | 4,087 | -2.0% |
| 5368 | Sunset Beach | 4,037 | 90.5% |
| 5375 | Weaverville | 4,027 | 37.4% |
| 5381 | Trent Woods | 4,021 | -4.8% |
| 5389 | Elkin | 4,011 | -4.0% |
| 5399 | Gamewell | 3,996 | 3.7% |
| 5429 | Southport | 3,966 | 62.9% |
| 5457 | Benson | 3,922 | 30.1% |
| 5462 | Lake Park | 3,909 | 82.6% |
| 5466 | Fairview | 3,900 | 26.6% |
| 5490 | Wallace | 3,863 | 15.3% |
| 5539 | Midland | 3,805 | 48.5% |
| 5564 | Eastover | 3,762 | -1.9% |
| 5566 | Stanley | 3,762 | 22.8% |
| 5601 | Lowell | 3,716 | 39.2% |
| 5604 | Hudson | 3,709 | 20.8% |
| 5613 | Emerald Isle | 3,695 | 6.0% |
| 5631 | Ranlo | 3,668 | 64.5% |
| 5637 | Lillington | 3,657 | 25.4% |
| 5673 | Louisburg | 3,619 | 12.7% |
| 5705 | Kitty Hawk | 3,571 | 19.1% |
| 5795 | Red Oak | 3,468 | 27.0% |
| 5804 | Wilkesboro | 3,453 | 7.9% |
| 5814 | Maiden | 3,443 | 5.4% |
| 5847 | Whispering Pines | 3,399 | 63.8% |
| 5859 | Flat Rock | 3,383 | 25.6% |
| 5864 | Elizabethtown | 3,378 | -11.6% |
| 5867 | Windsor | 3,373 | 45.6% |
| 5876 | Plymouth | 3,361 | -18.7% |
| 5894 | Swansboro | 3,344 | 89.3% |
| 5930 | Red Springs | 3,302 | -5.1% |
| 5970 | Rural Hall | 3,264 | 32.9% |
| 5979 | Spencer | 3,257 | -3.0% |
| 6004 | Locust | 3,238 | 27.2% |
| 6018 | Troy | 3,222 | -8.7% |
| 6110 | Landis | 3,138 | 2.8% |
| 6138 | Mineral Springs | 3,111 | 67.9% |
| 6140 | Wallburg | 3,107 | 8.1% |
| 6155 | Warsaw | 3,089 | 1.2% |
| 6221 | River Bend | 3,026 | 3.3% |
| 6228 | Granite Quarry | 3,012 | 34.1% |
| 6263 | Nags Head | 2,975 | 9.7% |
| 6280 | Murfreesboro | 2,961 | 20.5% |
| 6282 | Southern Shores | 2,958 | 33.3% |
| 6287 | Pembroke | 2,951 | 7.6% |
| 6360 | Yadkinville | 2,876 | 1.1% |
| 6415 | Holly Ridge | 2,827 | 240.6% |
| 6454 | Marshville | 2,787 | 17.1% |
| 6471 | Troutman | 2,769 | 56.7% |
| 6494 | Wilson's Mills | 2,756 | 101.9% |
| 6513 | Sylva | 2,738 | 12.3% |
| 6515 | Cajah's Mountain | 2,737 | 1.1% |
| 6542 | Wentworth | 2,720 | -2.1% |
| 6547 | Tobaccoville | 2,718 | 18.9% |
| 6556 | Bermuda Run | 2,709 | 89.5% |
| 6595 | Grifton | 2,682 | 18.4% |
| 6635 | Liberty | 2,658 | 0.0% |
| 6673 | La Grange | 2,619 | -7.6% |
| 6695 | Fairmont | 2,597 | -0.4% |
| 6747 | Polkton | 2,561 | 30.5% |
| 6759 | Wrightsville Beach | 2,556 | -1.3% |
| 6762 | Carthage | 2,553 | 28.5% |
| 6784 | Haw River | 2,535 | 32.9% |
| 6817 | Coats | 2,500 | 33.8% |
| 6866 | Surf City | 2,469 | 67.2% |
| 6894 | Norwood | 2,449 | -5.2% |
| 6975 | Mayodan | 2,382 | -3.4% |
| 7037 | Maxton | 2,346 | -13.6% |
| 7063 | Laurel Park | 2,330 | 17.3% |
| 7070 | Green Level | 2,326 | 7.0% |
| 7089 | Navassa | 2,306 | 66.7% |
| 7109 | St. Pauls | 2,296 | 14.1% |
| 7137 | Enfield | 2,274 | -7.2% |
| 7140 | Calabash | 2,270 | 75.1% |
| 7165 | Four Oaks | 2,254 | 34.6% |
| 7183 | Franklinton | 2,241 | 27.9% |
| 7215 | Mount Pleasant | 2,222 | 53.2% |
| 7227 | Jonesville | 2,215 | -2.0% |
| 7306 | Rockwell | 2,159 | 9.5% |
| 7307 | Taylorsville | 2,159 | 18.8% |
| 7343 | Spruce Pine | 2,143 | 5.3% |
| 7393 | Madison | 2,116 | -6.4% |
| 7398 | Hertford | 2,113 | 1.8% |
| 7420 | Belville | 2,103 | 77.3% |
| 7432 | Kure Beach | 2,098 | 34.7% |
| 7511 | Cape Carteret | 2,061 | 65.9% |
| 7589 | Pine Level | 2,019 | 32.7% |
| 7596 | Sharpsburg | 2,013 | -16.9% |
| 7603 | Hildebran | 2,010 | 6.4% |
| 7668 | Badin | 1,973 | 59.2% |
| 7685 | Yanceyville | 1,963 | -8.9% |