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Population (year 2000): 4,711. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,934 (+4.7% change)
Males: 2,304 (48.9%), Females: 2,407 (51.1%)
Cochise County
Zip code:
85602
Median resident age: 49.6 years
Median household income: $28,289 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,800 (year 2000)
Races in Benson:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.2%)
- Hispanic (19.8%)
- Other race (5.7%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Black (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (19.0%), English (17.7%),
Irish (10.9%), United States (5.6%), French (3.5%), Scotch-Irish
(2.9%).
Elevation: 3583 feet
Land area: 35.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Benson
- High school or higher: 77.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 12.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Benson city
- Never married: 14.7%
- Now married: 58.6%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 11.7%
- Divorced: 13.6%
4.6% Foreign born (2.3% Latin America, 1.3%
North America, 0.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +856 (+22.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Benson:
- BENSON HOSPITAL (450 SOUTH OCOTILLO STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Benson:
- SIERRA VISTA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 28 miles;
SIERRA VISTA, AZ)
- SUMMIT HOSPITAL OF SOUTHEAST AZ (about 41 miles;
TUCSON, AZ)
- NORTHERN COCHISE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 41 miles;
WILLCOX, AZ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Benson:
- SIERRA VISTA MUNI-LIBBY AAF (about 26 miles; FORT
HUACHUCA SIERRA VISTA, AZ; ID: FHU)
- DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB (about 42 miles; TUCSON, AZ; ID:
DMA)
- TUCSON INTL (about 45 miles; TUCSON, AZ; ID: TUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Benson:
- BENSON MUNICIPAL (about 4 miles; BENSON, AZ; ID:
E95)
- TOMBSTONE MUNI (about 29 miles; TOMBSTONE, AZ; ID:
P29)
- COCHISE COUNTY (about 36 miles; WILLCOX, AZ; ID:
P33)
Amtrak station:
BENSON (4TH & SAN PEDRO STS.). Services: partially
wheelchair accessible, public payphones, intercity bus
service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Benson:
- PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; TUCSON, AZ;
Full-time enrollment: 14,177)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (about 49 miles; TUCSON, AZ;
FT enrollment: 29,915)
- COCHISE COLLEGE (about 66 miles; DOUGLAS, AZ; FT
enrollment: 2,585)
- EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 71 miles; THATCHER,
AZ; FT enrollment: 3,085)
- CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE (about 110 miles; COOLIDGE,
AZ; FT enrollment: 2,333)
- CHANDLER/GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 142 miles;
CHANDLER, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,990)
- MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 147 miles; MESA, AZ;
FT enrollment: 11,928)
Public high school in Benson:
- BENSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 398; Location:
360 S. PATAGONIA; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Benson:
- BENSON PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 320;
Location: 360 S PATAGONIA STREET; Grades: PK - 04)
- BENSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 298;
Location: 360 S PATAGONIA STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
- VISIONS UNLIMITED ACADEMY (Students: 67;
Location: 1275 EAST BARNEY LANE; Grades: KG - 08)
- NEW WEST SCHOOLS (Students: 67; Location: 98
N. OAK DR.; Grades: KG - 12)
- NEW WEST SCHOOL (Students: 40; Location: 3225
W. NAVAJO TRAIL; Grades: 06 - 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Benson:
- FULL GOSPEL ASSEMBLY SCHOOL (Students: 26;
Location: 151 WEST WALKER PO BOX 2137; Grades: KG - 11)
- GRACE CHAPEL SCHOOL (Students: 13; Location:
11050 S POST ROAD BOX 1880; Grades: PK - 5)
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