Benton County, Missouri

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Benton County, Missouri is among the highest in the country for median age (74th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Benton County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	20,151	6,191,814	334,922,499	1872nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$52,567	$70,702	$80,734	2627th of 3,221
Median Age	54.5	39.0	38.9	74th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.0%	32.4%	35.7%	2816th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$177,900	$230,300	$332,700	1672nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$773	$1,033	$1,413	2320th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.9%	12.6%	12.5%	563rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	4.0%	5.2%	2040th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	28.6	90.1	n/a	2043rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	4.5%	14.1%	2809th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.3	n/a	n/a	2035th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	83.8%	68.1%	65.2%	189th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.5	23.5	26.4	350th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.6%	13.0%	15.1%	1921st of 3,222
Uninsured	15.1%	n/a	n/a	689th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.3%	46.5%	46.9%	812th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.4%	n/a	n/a	2264th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Benton County, Missouri

Statistic	Benton County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.0%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	15.9	40.1	61.4

Age in Benton County, Missouri

Statistic	Benton County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	54.5	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	17.3%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.2%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	7.2%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.8%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.1%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	31.4%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Benton County, Missouri

Statistic	Benton County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	8,573	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.4%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.8%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.1%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.5%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	19.2%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Benton County, Missouri

Statistic	Benton County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,477	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.0%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.6%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.3%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.6%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.9%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.0%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.5%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Benton County, Missouri

Statistic	Benton County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	13,594	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.1%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.2%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	36.9%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.2%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.0%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$937	$1,948	n/a

Education in Benton County, Missouri

Statistic	Benton County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	11.1%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.0%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.0%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.8%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.1%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Benton County, Missouri

Statistic	Benton County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	42.7%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.6%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.5%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.7%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.2%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Benton County, Missouri

Statistic	Benton County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	62.3%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.1%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.7%	5.8%	16.7%

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