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Benson, NC
Population3,192
Median Age35.4
Pop. Density1,485
Pop. Change9.17%
Married Population40.19%
Household Size2.36
Unemployment Rate8.90%
Median Home Cost$112,500
Homes Owned50.21%
Home Appreciation-1.60%
Percent Religious32.86%
Commute Time25.3

66.13% of people are white, 22.64% are black, 0.53% are asian, 0.53% are native american, and 10.17% claim 'Other'. 10.52% of the people in Benson, NC, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 89.48% are non-hispanic).


lakeisha
Clayton, NC
warning to minorities - 3/4/2009

If you don't meet a certain salary range and stay in a certain neighborhood your child may be named a low income, low achiever with low test scores. Seriously,they are really taking this test score, no child left behind thing to another level. They just simply don't want your child there. The excuse is that minorities of certain backgrounds are bringing down their test scores. This is just a backdrop for racism and an excuse to keep saying that minority students don't test as well as white students. Well, who knows the real truth when the only teachers are white. They want you to stay out of their schools. My six year old daughter was dragged on the floor by her teacher. She is well behaved and loves school. The authorities and the principals did nothing. In fact the authorities protected the teacher instead of my 6 year old daughter. She was treated like a thug. I had to remove her from the school which I am pretty sure made them happy. This teacher still works there.[read more...]