Benton County, Indiana

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Key figures

Statistic	Benton County, Indiana	Indiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,735	6,851,073	334,922,499	2585th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,875	$71,957	$80,734	1554th of 3,221
Median Age	39.9	38.1	38.9	2143rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.8%	29.5%	35.7%	2028th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$151,000	$218,200	$332,700	2227th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$774	$1,062	$1,413	2309th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.9%	12.3%	12.5%	1486th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	4.3%	5.2%	1959th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	21.5	191.2	n/a	2268th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.5%	6.3%	14.1%	1736th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.9	n/a	n/a	1523rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.8%	70.6%	65.2%	666th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.4	24.1	26.4	1319th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.6%	10.7%	15.1%	1906th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.5%	n/a	n/a	1339th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.4%	47.3%	46.9%	1970th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.0%	n/a	n/a	1238th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Benton County, Indiana

Statistic	Benton County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	75.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.3%	8.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	9.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.4	41.4	61.4

Age in Benton County, Indiana

Statistic	Benton County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Median Age	39.9	38.1	38.9
Under 18 %	24.6%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.6%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.6%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.1%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.3%	16.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Benton County, Indiana

Statistic	Benton County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Households	3,454	2,716,009	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	64.5%	63.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.8%	29.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.1%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.6%	29.6%	28.7%
Never Married	26.3%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Benton County, Indiana

Statistic	Benton County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,278	$38,351	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.3%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.5%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.1%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.2%	8.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.9%	12.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.9%	29.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.7%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Benton County, Indiana

Statistic	Benton County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Housing Units	3,762	2,976,568	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	86.1%	72.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.4%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.2%	8.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,954.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.2%	29.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.8%	29.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,165	$1,614	n/a

Education in Benton County, Indiana

Statistic	Benton County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Less than High School	11.1%	9.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.0%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.1%	28.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.9%	18.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.0%	10.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Benton County, Indiana

Statistic	Benton County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.8%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.0%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.6%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.6%	30.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.7%	6.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.8%	6.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Benton County, Indiana

Statistic	Benton County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.8%	67.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.1%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.9%	89.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.7%	5.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.5%	8.1%	16.7%

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