Benton County, Oregon

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Benton County, Oregon is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (59th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (130th of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Benton County, Oregon	Oregon	United States	Rank
Total Population	96,303	4,254,293	334,922,499	639th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$77,702	$83,011	$80,734	687th of 3,221
Median Age	34.5	40.4	38.9	3001st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	54.2%	36.8%	35.7%	59th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$513,000	$477,600	$332,700	130th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,410	$1,525	$1,413	306th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.2%	11.9%	12.5%	752nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.0%	5.4%	5.2%	438th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	142.6	44.3	n/a	792nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.9%	9.8%	14.1%	403rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	82.2	n/a	n/a	57th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	56.9%	63.3%	65.2%	3071st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.6	23.0	26.4	2622nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	20.3%	19.0%	15.1%	127th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.9%	n/a	n/a	2824th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.9%	46.7%	46.9%	2725th of 3,222
Broadband Access	92.5%	n/a	n/a	145th 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, Oregon

Statistic	Benton County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	76.2%	71.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.4%	14.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.6%	4.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.5%	6.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	40.2	46.3	61.4

Age in Benton County, Oregon

Statistic	Benton County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Median Age	34.5	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	15.7%	19.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	21.7%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.1%	14.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.8%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.7%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.0%	19.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Benton County, Oregon

Statistic	Benton County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Households	38,537	1,718,422	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	54.5%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.4%	27.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.6%	15.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.9%	28.4%	28.7%
Never Married	44.5%	32.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Benton County, Oregon

Statistic	Benton County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,624	$45,612	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.3%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.0%	15.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.2%	18.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.8%	12.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.2%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.6%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.3%	16.0%	n/a

Housing in Benton County, Oregon

Statistic	Benton County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Housing Units	40,951	1,857,992	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.8%	62.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	22.0%	17.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.9%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	43.1%	36.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	39.3%	31.3%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,884	$3,876	n/a

Education in Benton County, Oregon

Statistic	Benton County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Less than High School	4.6%	8.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	13.9%	22.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.2%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	28.0%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	26.2%	14.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Benton County, Oregon

Statistic	Benton County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.1%	62.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	58.6%	64.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.4%	2.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	7.3%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	46.3%	32.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.8%	5.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.4%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Benton County, Oregon

Statistic	Benton County, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Born in State of Residence	42.6%	45.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.0%	4.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.9%	5.0%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.0%	84.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.2%	9.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	11.6%	12.3%	16.7%

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