Benton County, Tennessee

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Key figures

Statistic	Benton County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,006	7,066,383	334,922,499	2099th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$51,746	$69,595	$80,734	2677th of 3,221
Median Age	47.8	38.9	38.9	375th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.8%	31.1%	35.7%	3049th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$153,600	$286,700	$332,700	2183rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$768	$1,189	$1,413	2356th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.8%	13.8%	12.5%	806th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	4.7%	5.2%	1071st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	40.6	171.4	n/a	1732nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.5%	6.1%	14.1%	1760th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.3	n/a	n/a	2799th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.1%	66.9%	65.2%	1518th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.5	25.7	26.4	1092nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.9%	12.9%	15.1%	2429th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.8%	n/a	n/a	887th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.3%	46.8%	46.9%	2474th of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.1%	n/a	n/a	2697th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Benton County, Tennessee

Statistic	Benton County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.8%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	19.3	46.4	61.4

Age in Benton County, Tennessee

Statistic	Benton County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	47.8	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	20.1%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.8%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.2%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.7%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.2%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Benton County, Tennessee

Statistic	Benton County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	7,121	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.0%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.4%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.7%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.6%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	22.9%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Benton County, Tennessee

Statistic	Benton County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,044	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.9%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.1%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.9%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.6%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.8%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.3%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.8%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Benton County, Tennessee

Statistic	Benton County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	8,569	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.6%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.8%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.9%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.9%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.2%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$738	$1,442	n/a

Education in Benton County, Tennessee

Statistic	Benton County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	11.5%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	48.9%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.8%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.5%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Benton County, Tennessee

Statistic	Benton County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	50.4%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.9%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.9%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.6%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.4%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Benton County, Tennessee

Statistic	Benton County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	60.2%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.4%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.5%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	6.1%	16.7%

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