Benjamin Rhodes lived in enumeration district 558 which belongs to the Manhattan tract 159, in a rented home.

This tract has a total population of 4749, which is an increase of 565 since 1910. There are 2260 whites who are 3rd (or higher) generation immigrants, which is about 48% of the total. There are 56 black residents in this tract, which is about 1% of the total population. The largest white ethnic group in this tract is Irish . They have a population of 722, which comprises about 15% of the total tract population. About 39% of the Irish residents are 1st generation. Germans are the second largest with 446 ( 9% ), and English are the third with 218 ( 5% ). The first generation immigrants make up about 38% and 49% of these groups, respectively. There are 98.9 persons per acre in this tract, which is an increase of 11.8 since 1910. About 9% of families on their homes.