Benton County, Washington

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Key figures

Statistic	Benton County, Washington	Washington	United States	Rank
Total Population	212,905	7,816,116	334,922,499	327th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$89,874	$98,141	$80,734	301st of 3,221
Median Age	36.3	38.3	38.9	2842nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	33.2%	39.6%	35.7%	563rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$407,800	$564,600	$332,700	274th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,306	$1,760	$1,413	413th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.0%	9.9%	12.5%	2228th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	5.1%	5.2%	1084th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	125.2	117.6	n/a	840th of 3,222
Foreign Born	11.4%	15.4%	14.1%	311th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.8	n/a	n/a	538th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.6%	63.8%	65.2%	2528th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.2	26.6	26.4	2105th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.9%	19.8%	15.1%	659th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.5%	n/a	n/a	2010th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.7%	49.1%	46.9%	1548th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.3%	n/a	n/a	342nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Benton County, Washington

Statistic	Benton County, Washington	Washington	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	64.6%	63.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25.6%	14.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	9.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	6.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.7%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	51.4	56.5	61.4

Age in Benton County, Washington

Statistic	Benton County, Washington	Washington	United States
Median Age	36.3	38.3	38.9
Under 18 %	26.1%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.5%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.5%	15.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.6%	14.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.4%	24.0%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.9%	16.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Benton County, Washington

Statistic	Benton County, Washington	Washington	United States
Households	78,046	3,064,820	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.6%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.0%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.9%	14.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.1%	27.7%	28.7%
Never Married	32.7%	32.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Benton County, Washington

Statistic	Benton County, Washington	Washington	United States
Per Capita Income	$42,435	$53,744	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.7%	11.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.2%	14.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.9%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	13.0%	18.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.0%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.6%	22.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.8%	11.5%	n/a

Housing in Benton County, Washington

Statistic	Benton County, Washington	Washington	United States
Housing Units	83,101	3,306,620	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.0%	61.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	16.9%	22.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.1%	7.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.4%	36.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.3%	30.0%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,163	$4,556	n/a

Education in Benton County, Washington

Statistic	Benton County, Washington	Washington	United States
Less than High School	10.6%	7.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	23.3%	21.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.8%	31.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.3%	24.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.9%	15.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Benton County, Washington

Statistic	Benton County, Washington	Washington	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.6%	64.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.5%	63.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.1%	3.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	3.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.6%	25.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.4%	8.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.9%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Benton County, Washington

Statistic	Benton County, Washington	Washington	United States
Born in State of Residence	52.8%	46.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.0%	7.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.5%	7.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	78.4%	78.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	16.8%	9.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	15.3%	18.9%	16.7%

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