Benton County, Arkansas

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Key figures

Statistic	Benton County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	303,632	3,049,391	334,922,499	238th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$93,506	$60,773	$80,734	243rd of 3,221
Median Age	35.9	38.5	38.9	2882nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	37.8%	25.7%	35.7%	354th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$323,500	$188,000	$332,700	518th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,277	$947	$1,413	446th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.6%	16.0%	12.5%	2921st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.1%	4.9%	5.2%	2468th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	358.2	58.7	n/a	437th of 3,222
Foreign Born	12.7%	5.4%	14.1%	262nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.5	n/a	n/a	623rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.0%	66.4%	65.2%	2564th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.6	22.5	26.4	2217th of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.7%	8.8%	15.1%	359th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.5%	n/a	n/a	1337th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.8%	47.0%	46.9%	233rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.1%	n/a	n/a	251st of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Benton County, Arkansas

Statistic	Benton County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	58.0%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18.5%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	15.3%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	60.3	51.2	61.4

Age in Benton County, Arkansas

Statistic	Benton County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	35.9	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	25.4%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.8%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.0%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.8%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.8%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Benton County, Arkansas

Statistic	Benton County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	111,919	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	73.1%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	37.8%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.3%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	22.2%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	27.9%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Benton County, Arkansas

Statistic	Benton County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$47,067	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.2%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.6%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	15.5%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.6%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.2%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.9%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Benton County, Arkansas

Statistic	Benton County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	122,703	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.0%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.8%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.8%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,001.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.0%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.2%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,823	$1,040	n/a

Education in Benton County, Arkansas

Statistic	Benton County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	9.5%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.8%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.0%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.8%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.0%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Benton County, Arkansas

Statistic	Benton County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.8%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.2%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.1%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.2%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.8%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Benton County, Arkansas

Statistic	Benton County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	40.4%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.0%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	8.6%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.2%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	11.5%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	11.5%	5.9%	16.7%

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