Is Benns Church, VA growing?

Name: Growth in Benns Church, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Benns Church, VA had an estimated 1,813 (±416) residents in 2020–2024, against 551 in 2015–2019.

That is a change of +229.0%, a measurable increase.

Its housing went from 308 to 593 homes (+92.5%), a measurable increase.

29.2% of today’s homes were built in 2020 or later.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents now: 1,813 (±416)
Amount of change: +229.0%
Homes change: +92.5%
Built 2020 or later: 29.2%

Residents and homes in Benns Church, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Residents	551 (±196)	1,813 (±416)	+229.0%	Measurable increase
Housing units	308 (±98)	593 (±148)	+92.5%	Measurable increase
Households that rent	20.7% (±14.6 points)	6.7% (±7.8 points)	−14.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Growth in Benns Church against Isle of Wight County, its state and the nation

Change between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
	Residents	Verdict	Housing units
Benns Church	+229.0%	Measurable increase	+92.5%
Isle of Wight County	+9.1%	Measurable increase	+9.2%
Virginia	+3.0%	Measurable increase	+4.9%
United States	+3.1%	Measurable increase	+4.6%

A change in a place’s boundaries between the two periods (an annexation, say) changes its counts as well; the Census Bureau’s figures are for the place as it was drawn in each period.

New homes in Benns Church

Housing units by year built, 2020–2024
Year built	Benns Church	Isle of Wight County	Virginia	United States
2020 or later	29.2% (±12.7 points)	4.0%	1.7%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	24.6% (±12.7 points)	13.9%	9.9%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	0.0% (±6.5 points)	19.6%	14.9%	13.6%

53.8% of the homes in Benns Church were built in 2010 or later.

The median age of residents is 33.1 years.

Growth in places near Benns Church

Change in residents between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
Place	Distance	Residents now	Amount of change	Verdict
Benns Church	—	1,813	+229.0%	Measurable increase
Smithfield	2.9 mi	8,834	+5.6%	Measurable increase
Carrollton	3.5 mi	8,436	+31.0%	Measurable increase
Newport News	10 mi	184,216	+2.5%	Measurable increase
Rushmere	10 mi	1,033	+2.8%	Not a measurable change
Windsor	12 mi	2,852	+4.8%	Measurable increase
Portsmouth	14 mi	97,190	+2.2%	Measurable increase
Bethel Manor	14 mi	4,393	+1.9%	Not a measurable change
Suffolk	17 mi	98,796	+9.7%	Measurable increase

Benns Church is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Benns Church

Is Benns Church growing?

Benns Church, VA had an estimated 1,813 residents in 2020–2024 and 551 in 2015–2019, a change of +229.0%: a measurable increase by the Census Bureau’s test.

How many homes have been added in Benns Church?

The estimated number of housing units went from 308 in 2015–2019 to 593 in 2020–2024 (+92.5%), a measurable increase.

How much new construction is there in Benns Church?

29.2% of homes in Benns Church were built in 2020 or later and 24.6% between 2010 and 2019.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Benns Church CDP, Virginia (place:06712, in state:51).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25001_001E, B25001_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0017PE, DP04_0017PM, DP04_0018PE, DP04_0018PM, DP05_0018E, DP05_0018M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.