Benton County, Mississippi

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Benton County, Mississippi is among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (83rd of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Benton County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,589	2,946,779	334,922,499	2682nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$46,016	$56,447	$80,734	2934th of 3,221
Median Age	44.5	38.6	38.9	828th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.8%	25.1%	35.7%	3046th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$105,100	$169,800	$332,700	2914th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$731	$954	$1,413	2582nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.5%	18.9%	12.5%	424th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.1%	5.8%	5.2%	2499th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	18.7	62.8	n/a	2364th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.5%	2.4%	14.1%	898th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.6	n/a	n/a	2760th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	86.0%	70.0%	65.2%	83rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	34.1	25.6	26.4	164th of 3,221
Worked from Home	1.9%	5.9%	15.1%	3166th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.6%	n/a	n/a	416th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.9%	43.5%	46.9%	2236th of 3,222
Broadband Access	61.8%	n/a	n/a	3085th 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, Mississippi

Statistic	Benton County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	60.4%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.4%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	34.5%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	51.5	56.1	61.4

Age in Benton County, Mississippi

Statistic	Benton County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	44.5	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	21.1%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.0%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.4%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.9%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.7%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.0%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Benton County, Mississippi

Statistic	Benton County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	3,074	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	65.7%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.6%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.8%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.7%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	23.7%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Benton County, Mississippi

Statistic	Benton County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,190	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.5%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	22.1%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.2%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.0%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.5%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.4%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.2%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Benton County, Mississippi

Statistic	Benton County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	4,091	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.9%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.9%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	24.9%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	14.0%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.9%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$720	$1,215	n/a

Education in Benton County, Mississippi

Statistic	Benton County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	18.4%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.2%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.6%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.9%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.8%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Benton County, Mississippi

Statistic	Benton County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.3%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	88.4%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	13.2%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	19.6%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.8%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Benton County, Mississippi

Statistic	Benton County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	62.3%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.0%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.1%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.1%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	8.1%	3.1%	16.7%

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