San Benito

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  7. San Benito Public Benefits Information
  8. San Benito Criminal Information
  9. San Benito Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. San Benito Zip Codes


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San Benito Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 23,444
  • Land Area (2000): 28.504 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.539 square kilometers
San Benito Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 23,653 2002 24,488 2005 24,788
2000 25,403 2003 24,442 2006 25,399
2001 23,976 2004 24,615 2007 25,150

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Houses (2000): 9,120
San Benito Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 23,551 99.73%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 64 0.27%

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San Benito Employment Information Back to top
San Benito Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 0 0 0 --% 0
1991 0 0 0 --% 0
1992 0 0 0 --% 0
1993 0 0 0 --% 0
1994 0 0 0 --% 0
1995 0 0 0 --% 0
1996 0 0 0 --% 0
1997 0 0 0 --% 0
1998 0 0 0 --% 0
1999 0 0 0 --% 0
2000 8,821 8,163 658 7.46% 75
2001 9,094 8,334 760 8.35% 83
2002 9,670 8,746 924 9.56% 96
2003 9,933 8,928 1,005 10.11% 101
2004 9,923 9,002 921 9.28% 93
2005 9,104 8,421 683 7.50% 75
2006 9,136 8,554 582 6.37% 64
2007 9,094 8,579 515 5.66% 57
2008 9,182 8,612 570 6.20% 62
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 9,119 8,572 547 6.00% 60
Feb 2008 9,069 8,549 520 5.73% 57
Mar 2008 9,137 8,614 523 5.72% 57
Apr 2008 9,144 8,666 478 5.23% 52
May 2008 9,171 8,644 527 5.75% 57
Jun 2008 9,271 8,658 613 6.61% 66
Jul 2008 9,246 8,632 614 6.64% 66
Aug 2008 9,237 8,584 653 7.07% 71
Sep 2008 9,241 8,589 652 7.06% 71
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

San Benito Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 516 13.33%
2. Educational Services 304 7.85%
3. Public Administration 266 6.87%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 264 6.82%
5. Health Care 252 6.51%
6. Repair and Maintenance 198 5.11%
7. Truck Transportation 176 4.55%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 171 4.42%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 121 3.12%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 109 2.82%
11. Food Manufacturing 108 2.79%
12. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 107 2.76%
13. Department and Other General Stores 77 1.99%
14. Other Transportation 70 1.81%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 69 1.78%
16. Apparel Manufacturing 62 1.60%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 56 1.45%
18. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 54 1.39%
19. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 51 1.32%
20. Finance and Insurance 50 1.29%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 919 25.16%
2. Educational Services 682 18.67%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 185 5.07%
4. Department and Other General Stores 169 4.63%
5. Social Assistance 165 4.52%
6. Apparel Manufacturing 163 4.46%
7. Finance and Insurance 162 4.44%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 133 3.64%
9. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 121 3.31%
10. Public Administration 120 3.29%
11. Private Household Services 107 2.93%
12. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 84 2.30%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 49 1.34%
14. Construction 47 1.29%
15. Personal and Laundry Services 47 1.29%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 47 1.29%
17. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 36 0.99%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 29 0.79%
19. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 28 0.77%
20. Food Manufacturing 27 0.74%

San Benito Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 333 8.60%
2. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 201 5.19%
3. Other Management Occupations 176 4.55%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 163 4.21%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 162 4.18%
6. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 161 4.16%
7. Vehicle Mechanics 155 4.00%
8. Other Production Occupations 147 3.80%
9. Construction Laborers 132 3.41%
10. Law Enforcement Workers 118 3.05%
11. Other Sales and Related Occupations 111 2.87%
12. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 104 2.69%
13. Agricultural Workers 103 2.66%
14. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 93 2.40%
15. Carpenters 88 2.27%
16. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 82 2.12%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 70 1.81%
18. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 67 1.73%
19. Cashiers 64 1.65%
20. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 62 1.60%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 329 9.01%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 268 7.34%
3. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 196 5.37%
4. Cashiers 195 5.34%
5. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 165 4.52%
6. Other Office and Admin Support 164 4.49%
7. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 163 4.46%
8. Health Technologists and Technicians 159 4.35%
9. Secretaries and Admins 138 3.78%
10. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 128 3.50%
11. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 128 3.50%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 112 3.07%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 110 3.01%
14. Other Financial Specialists 107 2.93%
15. Other Sales and Related Occupations 96 2.63%
16. Other Management Occupations 92 2.52%
17. Child Care Workers 90 2.46%
18. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 80 2.19%
19. Food Processing Workers 62 1.70%
20. Waiters and Waitresses 60 1.64%

San Benito Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 7,076 42.66%
15-35 hours 1,616 9.74%
1-14 hours 314 1.89%
No regular hours 7,582 45.71%

San Benito Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 168 2.32%
5 AM-5:29 AM 118 1.63%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 320 4.41%
6 AM-6:29 AM 583 8.04%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 786 10.84%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,229 16.95%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,470 20.28%
8 AM-8:29 AM 771 10.63%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 268 3.70%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 302 4.17%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 193 2.66%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 102 1.41%
Noon-3:59 PM 397 5.48%
4 PM-11:59 PM 543 7.49%

San Benito Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 255 3.52%
5-9 1,263 17.42%
10-14 1,640 22.62%
15-19 1,797 24.79%
20-24 835 11.52%
25-29 253 3.49%
30-34 647 8.92%
35-39 24 0.33%
40-44 86 1.19%
45-59 207 2.86%
60-89 86 1.19%
At least 90 157 2.17%

San Benito Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 23 0.32% 6,020 83.03%
30-44 6 0.08% 751 10.36%
45-59 0 0.00% 207 2.86%
At least 60 0 0.00% 243 3.35%

San Benito Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 33 0.44%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,279 17.15%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 5,439 72.94%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 18 0.24%
Color 4 Box Other 143 1.92%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 29 0.39%
Color 6 Box Walked 309 4.14%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 207 2.78%

San Benito Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


San Benito Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 7,094 (23,456 people)
Families (2000): 5,819 (21,637 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,339
People at same address in 1995: 12,659
San Benito Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,465 20.65%
$10,000-$14,999 824 11.62%
$15,000-$19,999 764 10.77%
$20,000-$24,999 589 8.30%
$25,000-$29,999 503 7.09%
$30,000-$34,999 465 6.55%
$35,000-$39,999 524 7.39%
$40,000-$44,999 300 4.23%
$45,000-$49,999 312 4.40%
$50,000-$59,999 423 5.96%
$60,000-$74,999 350 4.93%
$75,000-$99,999 312 4.40%
$100,000-$124,999 137 1.93%
$125,000-$149,999 32 0.45%
$150,000-$199,999 40 0.56%
$200,000 or more 54 0.76%

San Benito Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,187 16.80%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,719 24.33%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 136 1.92%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,137 16.09%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 12 0.17%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,193 16.89%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 8 0.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 800 11.32%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 439 6.21%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 3 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 431 6.10%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

San Benito Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,116 27.61%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,328 7.17%
Public Assistance 708 3.82%
Retirement 1,128 6.09%
Self Employment 679 3.66%
Social Security 2,454 13.24%
Supplemental Security 722 3.90%
Wage / Salary 5,001 26.99%
Other 1,395 7.53%

San Benito Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,096 50.02%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,094 49.98%

San Benito Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 589 7.56%
Color 1 Box Married 4,869 62.52%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,141 27.49%
Color 3 Box Widowed 189 2.43%

San Benito Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 809 8.66%
Color 1 Box Married 5,057 54.14%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,497 26.73%
Color 3 Box Widowed 977 10.46%

San Benito Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


San Benito Education Information Back to top
San Benito Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 4,552 28.91%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 2,629 16.69%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,752 23.83%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,926 18.58%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 550 3.49%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 930 5.91%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 409 2.60%

San Benito Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 430 1.83% 86 0.37% 516 2.20%
Kindergarten 587 2.50% 10 0.04% 597 2.55%
Grades 1-4 1,861 7.94% 43 0.18% 1,904 8.12%
Grades 5-8 1,571 6.70% 10 0.04% 1,581 6.74%
Grades 9-12 1,651 7.04% 20 0.09% 1,671 7.13%
Undergrad college 873 3.72% 102 0.44% 975 4.16%
Graduate or professional school 68 0.29% 0 0.00% 68 0.29%
Total 7,041 30.03% 271 1.16% 7,312 31.19%

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San Benito Public Benefits Information Back to top
San Benito Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 15,778 67.30%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 7,668 32.70%

San Benito Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


San Benito Criminal Information Back to top
San Benito Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 2.114 0.296 0.000 0.550 2.959 0.127 13.867 40.883 2.072 56.948
2000 1.142 0.315 0.000 0.354 1.811 0.118 9.172 52.710 1.890 63.890
2001 2.127 0.501 0.042 0.292 2.961 0.000 12.513 87.045 2.711 102.269
2002 0.980 0.245 0.000 0.531 1.756 0.000 10.822 69.340 3.389 83.551
2003 1.391 0.327 0.000 0.736 2.455 0.082 14.647 73.521 2.537 90.705
2004 2.194 0.528 0.000 0.894 3.616 0.203 14.503 92.220 2.234 108.958
2005 2.259 0.565 0.000 0.928 3.752 0.161 8.189 55.470 2.138 65.798
2006 2.008 0.394 0.039 0.551 2.992 0.315 13.032 46.144 2.165 61.341
2007 1.789 0.199 0.000 0.557 2.545 0.119 12.127 39.960 1.829 53.917

San Benito Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 8 43
2005 7 48
2006 2 44
2007 0 0

San Benito Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 1,417
2000 1,669
2001 2,523
2002 2,089

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San Benito Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
San Benito Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 4,425 18.87%
10-19 Years 4,166 17.77%
20-29 Years 3,217 13.72%
30-39 Years 2,967 12.66%
40-49 Years 2,538 10.83%
50-59 Years 2,002 8.54%
60-69 Years 1,810 7.72%
70-79 Years 1,598 6.82%
80-89 Years 607 2.59%
90+ Years 114 0.49%

San Benito Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 11,117 47.42%
Color 1 Box Female 12,327 52.58%

San Benito Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 20,380 86.93%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 2,919 12.45%
Color 2 Box Asian 51 0.22%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 45 0.19%
Color 1 Box African-American 27 0.12%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 21 0.09%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.00%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%

San Benito Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 645 21.40%
2. United States Or American 510 16.92%
3. English 509 16.89%
4. Irish 367 12.18%
5. French Non-Basque 157 5.21%
6. Scottish 107 3.55%
7. Swedish 103 3.42%
8. Scotch Irish 88 2.92%
9. Polish 73 2.42%
10. Italian 66 2.19%

San Benito Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 16,510 77.33%
2. Only English 4,722 22.12%
3. Other Indo European 32 0.15%
4. French 29 0.14%
5. Tagalog 12 0.06%
6. Japanese 10 0.05%
7. Italian 9 0.04%
8. German 9 0.04%
9. Korean 9 0.04%
10. Scandinavian 7 0.03%

San Benito Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 19,445 82.34%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,524 6.45%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 2,646 11.20%

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San Benito Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


San Benito Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
78586