Benton County, Iowa

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Benton County, Iowa is among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (119th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for uninsured.

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Key figures

Statistic	Benton County, Iowa	Iowa	United States	Rank
Total Population	25,724	3,210,507	334,922,499	1627th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$86,962	$75,059	$80,734	373rd of 3,221
Median Age	43.1	38.6	38.9	1181st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.6%	31.4%	35.7%	1160th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$208,200	$208,000	$332,700	1324th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$826	$972	$1,413	1915th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.4%	11.1%	12.5%	2956th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.0%	3.6%	5.2%	2932nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	35.9	57.5	n/a	1853rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.8%	5.9%	14.1%	2857th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.7	n/a	n/a	319th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	85.0%	71.7%	65.2%	119th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.9	19.8	26.4	1458th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.5%	11.3%	15.1%	880th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.0%	n/a	n/a	3014th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.9%	48.3%	46.9%	396th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.9%	n/a	n/a	869th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Benton County, Iowa

Statistic	Benton County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	82.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.0%	7.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	10.7	31.4	61.4

Age in Benton County, Iowa

Statistic	Benton County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Median Age	43.1	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	22.9%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	10.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.6%	12.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.5%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.8%	18.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Benton County, Iowa

Statistic	Benton County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Households	10,202	1,315,707	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.6%	61.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.6%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.7%	13.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.9%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	24.2%	31.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Benton County, Iowa

Statistic	Benton County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,865	$40,877	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.9%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.0%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.8%	18.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.9%	8.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.4%	11.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	19.7%	26.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.8%	8.8%	n/a

Housing in Benton County, Iowa

Statistic	Benton County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Housing Units	11,114	1,437,699	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	88.8%	72.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.2%	14.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.2%	8.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,964.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	15.0%	28.3%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.5%	27.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,727	$2,897	n/a

Education in Benton County, Iowa

Statistic	Benton County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Less than High School	4.8%	6.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.3%	30.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.3%	31.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.4%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.2%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Benton County, Iowa

Statistic	Benton County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.4%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.0%	76.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	2.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.6%	41.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.7%	4.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.3%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Benton County, Iowa

Statistic	Benton County, Iowa	Iowa	United States
Born in State of Residence	84.5%	69.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	3.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.7%	90.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.9%	7.8%	16.7%

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