2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Benbow had a population of 422. The population density was 86.5 inhabitants per square mile (33.4/km2). 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[23][24][25]
The median age was 41.7 years. The age distribution was 20.6% under the age of 18, 4.0% aged 18 to 24, 29.6% aged 25 to 44, 27.0% aged 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 109.4 males age 18 and over.[23]
The census reported that 99.8% of the population lived in households, 0.2% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 199 households, of which 19.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 35.7% were married-couple households, 13.1% were cohabiting couple households, 26.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 38.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12. There were 99 families (49.7% of all households).[23][26]
There were 229 housing units at an average density of 46.9 units per square mile (18.1 units/km2), of which 13.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 1.2%. Of the 199 occupied units, 59.3% were owner-occupied and 40.7% were renter-occupied.[23][27]
