Benton County

  1. Benton County Legal Resources
  2. Benton County Statistics
  3. Benton County Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Benton County Employment Information
  5. Benton County Family Information
  6. Benton County Education Information
  7. Benton County Business Information
  8. Benton County Public Benefits Information
  9. Benton County Criminal Information
  10. Benton County Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Benton County Cities
  12. Benton County Zip Codes


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Benton County Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 142,475
  • Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 2,166 / 1,033 / 13
  • Land Area (2000): 4,410.987 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 147.711 square kilometers
  • Farm Area (2002): 608,000.000 acres (2,459.968 square kilometers)
  • Farms (2002): 1,313
  • Farms under 50 acres (2002): 73.40%
  • Farms over 500 acres (2002): 7.80%
  • Farm earnings (2005): $86,515,000
  • Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 780,000,000 / 239,000,000 / 19,000,000
  • Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 5.60%
  • Physicians (2004): 333
  • Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 3 (329)
  • Medicare Recipients (2005): 19,109
  • Federal Spending (2004): $3,366,190
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Benton County - Historical Places
Houses (2000): 55,963
Building Permits Issued (2006): 1,017
Valuation of Building Permits (2006): $210,716
Benton County Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 249,852 87.13%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 5,424 1.89%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 31,482 10.98%

Benton County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Benton County Employment Information Back to top
Benton County Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 61,375 57,677 3,698 6.03% 61
1991 61,919 57,714 4,205 6.79% 68
1992 64,491 59,900 4,591 7.12% 72
1993 68,029 63,557 4,472 6.57% 66
1994 71,784 67,917 3,867 5.39% 54
1995 72,095 66,916 5,179 7.18% 72
1996 71,545 66,332 5,213 7.29% 73
1997 71,867 67,484 4,383 6.10% 61
1998 73,301 69,068 4,234 5.78% 58
1999 74,504 70,619 3,885 5.21% 52
2000 76,076 72,324 3,753 4.93% 50
2001 77,082 72,664 4,419 5.73% 57
2002 80,850 75,793 5,057 6.25% 63
2003 82,925 77,215 5,711 6.89% 69
2004 84,814 79,769 5,045 5.95% 60
2005 85,277 80,391 4,886 5.73% 57
2006 83,369 78,632 4,737 5.68% 57
2007 86,894 82,682 4,212 4.85% 49
2008 89,399 84,705 4,695 5.25% 53
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 86,753 81,662 5,091 5.87% 59
Feb 2008 87,056 82,137 4,919 5.65% 57
Mar 2008 88,132 83,536 4,596 5.21% 52
Apr 2008 88,285 84,154 4,131 4.68% 47
May 2008 87,968 83,511 4,457 5.07% 51
Jun 2008 94,180 89,333 4,847 5.15% 51
Jul 2008 89,566 84,714 4,852 5.42% 54
Aug 2008 90,698 85,782 4,916 5.42% 54
Sep 2008 91,957 87,513 4,444 4.83% 48
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Benton County Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 13,556 18.84%
2. Construction 8,442 11.73%
3. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 4,014 5.58%
4. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 3,608 5.01%
5. Public Administration 3,500 4.86%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 3,260 4.53%
7. Utilities 3,174 4.41%
8. Educational Services 2,998 4.17%
9. Food Manufacturing 2,228 3.10%
10. Health Care 1,952 2.71%
11. Repair and Maintenance 1,718 2.39%
12. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 1,378 1.91%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 1,300 1.81%
14. Chemical Manufacturing 1,294 1.80%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,228 1.71%
16. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 1,162 1.61%
17. Metal Manufactuing 1,010 1.40%
18. Department and Other General Stores 964 1.34%
19. Truck Transportation 904 1.26%
20. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 860 1.20%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 8,354 13.81%
2. Educational Services 8,112 13.41%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 7,200 11.90%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 3,758 6.21%
5. Social Assistance 3,266 5.40%
6. Public Administration 2,656 4.39%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 2,020 3.34%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 1,926 3.18%
9. Finance and Insurance 1,926 3.18%
10. Department and Other General Stores 1,922 3.18%
11. Food Manufacturing 1,432 2.37%
12. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 1,416 2.34%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 1,390 2.30%
14. Construction 1,254 2.07%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,054 1.74%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 974 1.61%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 898 1.48%
18. Utilities 760 1.26%
19. Other Direct Selling Estab 646 1.07%
20. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 564 0.93%

Benton County Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Engineers 5,132 7.13%
2. Other Management Occupations 4,908 6.82%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 3,258 4.53%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 2,646 3.68%
5. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 2,566 3.57%
6. Other Production Occupations 2,564 3.56%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 2,560 3.56%
8. Agricultural Workers 2,226 3.09%
9. Life and Physical Scientists 2,134 2.97%
10. Vehicle Mechanics 1,926 2.68%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 1,850 2.57%
12. Business Operations Specialists 1,650 2.29%
13. Other Construction Trades 1,594 2.21%
14. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 1,554 2.16%
15. Computer Specialists 1,546 2.15%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 1,530 2.13%
17. Carpenters 1,426 1.98%
18. Top Executives 1,348 1.87%
19. Operations Managers Non Finance 1,324 1.84%
20. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 1,300 1.81%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 4,456 7.37%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 3,392 5.61%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 3,066 5.07%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 2,294 3.79%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 2,264 3.74%
6. Other Management Occupations 2,190 3.62%
7. Registered Nurses 2,056 3.40%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 2,050 3.39%
9. Cashiers 2,034 3.36%
10. Child Care Workers 1,976 3.27%
11. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 1,662 2.75%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 1,614 2.67%
13. Health Technologists and Technicians 1,502 2.48%
14. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 1,302 2.15%
15. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 1,202 1.99%
16. Business Operations Specialists 1,190 1.97%
17. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 1,178 1.95%
18. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 1,150 1.90%
19. Waiters and Waitresses 1,060 1.75%
20. Other Production Occupations 1,040 1.72%

Benton County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 118,950 56.25%
15-35 hours 26,404 12.49%
1-14 hours 7,822 3.70%
No regular hours 58,296 27.57%

Benton County Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 4,761 3.76%
5 AM-5:29 AM 5,199 4.11%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 7,495 5.92%
6 AM-6:29 AM 15,109 11.93%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 17,396 13.74%
7 AM-7:29 AM 16,508 13.04%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 19,216 15.18%
8 AM-8:29 AM 10,700 8.45%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 5,706 4.51%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 5,719 4.52%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 2,227 1.76%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 1,296 1.02%
Noon-3:59 PM 7,768 6.14%
4 PM-11:59 PM 7,512 5.93%

Benton County Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 4,687 3.70%
5-9 19,255 15.21%
10-14 23,347 18.44%
15-19 24,228 19.14%
20-24 18,461 14.58%
25-29 5,552 4.39%
30-34 11,724 9.26%
35-39 2,357 1.86%
40-44 3,212 2.54%
45-59 7,640 6.03%
60-89 3,921 3.10%
At least 90 2,228 1.76%

Benton County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 470 0.37% 95,060 75.08%
30-44 326 0.26% 16,967 13.40%
45-59 174 0.14% 7,466 5.90%
At least 60 272 0.21% 5,877 4.64%

Benton County Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 380 0.29%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 16,518 12.57%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 105,244 80.06%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 380 0.29%
Color 4 Box Other 724 0.55%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 1,242 0.94%
Color 6 Box Walked 2,124 1.62%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 4,845 3.69%

Benton County 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.


Benton County Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 105,632 (283,306 people)
Families (2000): 76,214 (241,648 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 31,493
People at same address in 1995: 136,039
Benton County Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 6,484 6.10%
$10,000-$14,999 5,975 5.62%
$15,000-$19,999 6,090 5.73%
$20,000-$24,999 6,565 6.18%
$25,000-$29,999 5,975 5.62%
$30,000-$34,999 7,371 6.94%
$35,000-$39,999 6,318 5.95%
$40,000-$44,999 6,003 5.65%
$45,000-$49,999 5,211 4.91%
$50,000-$59,999 10,456 9.84%
$60,000-$74,999 13,060 12.29%
$75,000-$99,999 14,683 13.82%
$100,000-$124,999 6,338 5.97%
$125,000-$149,999 2,500 2.35%
$150,000-$199,999 1,704 1.60%
$200,000 or more 1,491 1.40%

Benton County Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 12,288 23.24%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 15,419 29.17%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 2,040 3.86%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 8,246 15.60%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 305 0.58%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 8,172 15.46%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 99 0.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 3,805 7.20%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 38 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 1,446 2.74%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 14 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 987 1.87%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 7 0.01%

Benton County Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 88,554 29.62%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 43,389 14.51%
Public Assistance 4,788 1.60%
Retirement 19,281 6.45%
Self Employment 12,992 4.35%
Social Security 24,624 8.24%
Supplemental Security 3,451 1.15%
Wage / Salary 85,799 28.70%
Other 16,086 5.38%

Benton County Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 31,272 50.53%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 30,616 49.47%

Benton County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 10,906 10.21%
Color 1 Box Married 66,624 62.37%
Color 2 Box Never Married 27,412 25.66%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,873 1.75%

Benton County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 12,675 11.51%
Color 1 Box Married 66,465 60.36%
Color 2 Box Never Married 21,934 19.92%
Color 3 Box Widowed 9,047 8.22%

Benton County 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.


Benton County Education Information Back to top
Benton County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 11,649 5.78%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 23,148 11.48%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 49,550 24.58%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 51,209 25.41%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 18,451 9.15%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 30,066 14.92%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 17,477 8.67%

Benton County 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 2,359 1.66% 2,710 1.90% 5,069 3.56%
Kindergarten 4,349 3.05% 334 0.23% 4,683 3.29%
Grades 1-4 17,262 12.12% 1,773 1.24% 19,035 13.36%
Grades 5-8 18,660 13.10% 1,455 1.02% 20,115 14.12%
Grades 9-12 19,644 13.79% 626 0.44% 20,270 14.23%
Undergrad college 8,905 6.25% 798 0.56% 9,703 6.81%
Graduate or professional school 1,446 1.01% 466 0.33% 1,912 1.34%
Total 72,625 50.97% 8,162 5.73% 80,787 56.70%

Benton County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Benton County Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $410,961,000
Retail sales (2002): $1,636,459,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $194,012,000
Value of Manufacturers' Shipments (2002): $882,250
Retired workers (2005): 14,505
Benton County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths Color 2 Box Business Expansions Color 3 Box Business Contractions Color 4 Box Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 18 15 55 46 34
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 2 0 7 1 1
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 3 2 11 12 14
1999 - Construction 67 65 122 88 72
1999 - Educational Services 2 2 10 6 4
1999 - Finance & Insurance 28 8 43 31 67
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance 35 32 99 103 106
1999 - Information 9 1 12 11 9
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 1 2 4 4 1
1999 - Manufacturing 12 16 34 36 21
1999 - Mining 2 1 0 0 1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 35 22 82 80 108
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 45 29 76 52 95
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 14 18 39 22 56
1999 - Retail Trade 42 48 167 143 165
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing 3 8 16 12 11
1999 - Unclassified 13 7 0 0 1
1999 - Utilities 1 1 1 1 4
1999 - Wholesale Trade 8 12 20 19 43
1999 - Total 340 289 798 667 813
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 19 22 56 25 50
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 1 4 2 3 3
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 4 3 12 10 14
2000 - Construction 71 58 107 102 81
2000 - Educational Services 1 6 7 5 5
2000 - Finance & Insurance 14 22 38 31 78
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance 38 23 114 88 120
2000 - Information 4 5 15 7 14
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 1 2 1 5 1
2000 - Manufacturing 6 14 36 28 29
2000 - Mining 0 0 2 1 0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 24 41 79 79 104
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 37 39 67 67 96
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 9 15 31 38 49
2000 - Retail Trade 63 43 179 165 130
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing 6 6 7 23 6
2000 - Unclassified 25 6 3 1 1
2000 - Utilities 0 1 1 1 4
2000 - Wholesale Trade 11 9 23 22 35
2000 - Total 334 319 780 701 820
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 11 25 45 49 30
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 3 0 2 2 2
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 4 1 12 12 16
2001 - Construction 67 55 110 102 100
2001 - Educational Services 6 2 4 7 3
2001 - Finance & Insurance 20 18 39 32 72
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance 31 39 126 82 118
2001 - Information 5 8 8 12 14
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 2 0 4 2 2
2001 - Manufacturing 12 10 30 36 25
2001 - Mining 2 0 1 2 0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 28 25 82 77 102
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 34 31 68 61 108
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 12 14 21 25 66
2001 - Retail Trade 49 42 176 177 147
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing 12 4 16 12 10
2001 - Unclassified 12 14 2 1 4
2001 - Utilities 0 1 4 0 1
2001 - Wholesale Trade 10 9 25 22 36
2001 - Total 320 298 775 713 856
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 20 19 47 43 29
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 0 2 3 1 2
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 8 6 14 10 15
2002 - Construction 73 50 137 95 96
2002 - Educational Services 7 3 8 6 2
2002 - Finance & Insurance 27 6 52 40 64
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance 61 28 129 104 98
2002 - Information 5 7 6 13 13
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 1 4 4 1
2002 - Manufacturing 8 13 27 39 27
2002 - Mining 0 0 2 1 3
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 31 28 84 79 98
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 38 31 79 59 103
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 22 20 31 28 47
2002 - Retail Trade 58 60 164 177 144
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing 18 11 15 13 11
2002 - Unclassified 1 11 0 0 0
2002 - Utilities 1 0 2 0 3
2002 - Wholesale Trade 15 13 20 26 34
2002 - Total 393 309 824 738 790
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 12 12 42 46 31
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 0 0 1 2 2
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 4 6 16 19 7
2003 - Construction 73 48 141 108 111
2003 - Educational Services 4 2 7 4 10
2003 - Finance & Insurance 15 12 60 39 70
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance 41 32 141 108 118
2003 - Information 7 7 10 11 11
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 1 6 4 1
2003 - Manufacturing 6 13 26 35 29
2003 - Mining 0 1 2 1 2
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 26 14 82 89 106
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 45 31 79 80 102
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 18 12 37 31 49
2003 - Retail Trade 56 46 181 174 136
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing 9 6 14 21 13
2003 - Unclassified 1 1 0 0 0
2003 - Utilities 1 0 2 2 2
2003 - Wholesale Trade 4 10 25 22 35
2003 - Total 322 254 872 796 835
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 21 12 39 41 43
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 2 1 1 1 2
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 10 3 16 13 14
2004 - Construction 79 79 121 133 101
2004 - Educational Services 4 1 8 6 11
2004 - Finance & Insurance 34 17 64 37 63
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance 32 30 145 112 124
2004 - Information 8 5 14 14 5
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 1 2 4 3
2004 - Manufacturing 12 8 26 37 29
2004 - Mining 0 0 1 1 1
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 30 24 80 74 126
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 46 37 73 71 124
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 29 16 34 37 53
2004 - Retail Trade 38 58 173 156 153
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing 12 10 16 16 15
2004 - Unclassified 3 1 0 0 0
2004 - Utilities 0 1 1 0 5
2004 - Wholesale Trade 10 3 26 19 39
2004 - Total 370 307 840 772 911
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 19 14 44 41 44
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 2 0 4 1 1
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 6 8 15 12 16
2005 - Construction 81 75 148 108 102
2005 - Educational Services 3 3 8 8 10
2005 - Finance & Insurance 33 16 42 55 83
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance 36 30 140 117 126
2005 - Information 3 3 10 14 12
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 1 0 5 2 2
2005 - Manufacturing 13 10 37 37 21
2005 - Mining 0 1 0 1 1
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 30 27 72 81 134
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 46 39 76 87 113
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 23 17 31 43 65
2005 - Retail Trade 37 44 177 169 130
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing 8 10 21 13 15
2005 - Unclassified 2 2 0 1 0
2005 - Utilities 0 1 1 1 2
2005 - Wholesale Trade 14 5 29 23 32
2005 - Total 357 305 860 814 909

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Benton County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Benton County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 255,068 89.73%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 29,204 10.27%

Benton County Government Finances By Year

Year Color 0 Box Property Taxes Color 1 Box Other Taxes Color 2 Box Intergov. Revenue Color 3 Box Utility Revenue Color 4 Box Employee Retirement Revenue Color 5 Box Other Revenue Total Revenue Salaries & Wages Total Debt Total Cash & Securities
1970 $1,019 $374 $1,002 $0 $0 $310 $2,331 $1,204 $5 $579
1971 $1,125 $450 $1,190 $0 $0 $425 $2,740 $1,500 $5 $1,029
1972 $1,238 $588 $1,271 $0 $0 $328 $2,837 $1,500 $5 $935
1973 $1,282 $704 $1,510 $0 $0 $362 $3,154 $1,576 $427 $1,298
1974 $1,412 $953 $1,855 $0 $0 $374 $3,641 $1,440 $398 $1,457
1975 $1,526 $1,424 $1,614 $0 $0 $617 $3,757 $1,600 $370 $2,162
1976 $1,893 $2,381 $2,036 $0 $0 $463 $4,392 $1,952 $288 $3,425
1977 $1,964 $3,145 $2,208 $0 $0 $517 $4,689 $3,034 $3,121 $5,890
1978 $2,316 $3,748 $2,478 $0 $0 $1,164 $5,958 $2,175 $3,053 $6,416
1979 $2,657 $6,209 $3,217 $0 $0 $1,678 $7,552 $2,428 $2,914 $8,287
1980 $2,910 $7,277 $3,753 $0 $0 $2,420 $9,083 $2,900 $2,740 $11,142
1981 $3,485 $6,892 $5,018 $0 $0 $2,929 $11,432 $3,750 $1,300 $12,272
1982 $3,928 $6,447 $4,195 $0 $0 $3,955 $12,078 $5,196 $2,505 $13,866
1983 $4,779 $3,420 $6,433 $0 $0 $4,111 $15,323 $5,770 $5,570 $13,489
1984 $5,441 $2,953 $6,867 $0 $0 $2,934 $15,242 $6,028 $5,515 $12,031
1985 $5,644 $1,749 $5,309 $0 $0 $3,477 $14,430 $5,861 $4,015 $13,448
1986 $5,959 $2,402 $5,791 $0 $0 $3,756 $15,506 $7,456 $3,685 $7,383
1987 $6,460 $1,821 $8,529 $0 $0 $3,872 $18,861 $6,714 $3,330 $3,382
1988 $6,349 $2,931 $7,365 $0 $0 $2,749 $16,463 $10,728 $3,299 $10,291
1989 $7,298 $2,693 $7,774 $0 $0 $2,971 $18,043 $11,185 $3,029 $11,558
1990 $7,737 $2,846 $7,449 $0 $0 $3,084 $18,270 $10,594 $2,422 $14,104
1991 $7,813 $2,949 $10,015 $0 $0 $3,302 $21,130 $9,435 $2,325 $15,309
1992 $7,132 $3,523 $10,723 $0 $0 $2,838 $20,693 $11,143 $1,651 $14,438
1993 $8,789 $4,519 $12,734 $0 $0 $2,796 $24,319 $9,757 $945 $16,219
1994 $9,552 $5,397 $13,928 $0 $0 $3,015 $26,495 $13,570 $1,900 $13,812
1995 $10,324 $5,636 $14,520 $0 $0 $5,119 $29,963 $14,665 $1,655 $17,447
1996 $11,636 $4,886 $14,147 $0 $0 $4,689 $30,472 $16,037 $1,425 $14,853
1997 $11,738 $6,733 $21,586 $0 $0 $4,798 $38,122 $17,353 $7,185 $23,358
1998 $12,597 $7,376 $25,783 $0 $0 $8,830 $47,210 $17,829 $4,745 $21,944
1999 $14,407 $7,591 $24,855 $0 $0 $7,050 $46,312 $19,103 $6,550 $23,726
2000 $15,453 $9,104 $26,353 $0 $0 $7,435 $49,241 $20,554 $6,255 $25,150
2001 $15,428 $9,587 $27,189 $0 $0 $8,995 $51,612 $21,314 $29,535 $41,896
2002 $15,911 $11,144 $28,401 $0 $0 $9,332 $53,644 $23,216 $34,575 $68,849
2003 $16,518 $12,127 $32,708 $0 $0 $8,040 $57,266 $24,293 $33,265 $53,058
2004 $17,464 $13,812 $32,163 $0 $0 $8,426 $58,053 $26,413 $34,048 $40,118
2005 $19,202 $13,543 $38,906 $0 $0 $7,884 $65,992 $28,890 $32,630 $42,474
2006 $19,540 $15,571 $39,765 $0 $0 $9,486 $68,791 $30,813 $31,975 $49,421


Year Color 0 Box Education Color 1 Box Financial Control Color 2 Box Public Buildings Color 3 Box Public Health Color 4 Box Transportation Color 5 Box Parks & Recreation Total Expenses
Color 6 Box Protective Services Color 7 Box Welfare Color 8 Box Interest On General Debt Color 9 Box Utilities Color 10 Box Employee Retirement Color 11 Box Other
1970 $369 $470 $44 $475 $1,077 $90 $3,016
$226 $5 $0 $0 $0 $260
1971 $573 $497 $34 $562 $995 $0 $3,240
$260 $5 $0 $0 $0 $314
1972 $357 $540 $40 $587 $1,129 $0 $3,314
$292 $4 $1 $0 $0 $364
1973 $508 $675 $94 $565 $1,347 $208 $4,178
$304 $5 $13 $0 $0 $459
1974 $653 $861 $63 $750 $1,477 $127 $4,772
$350 $3 $17 $0 $0 $471
1975 $865 $1,129 $82 $818 $1,088 $116 $4,964
$426 $4 $15 $0 $0 $421
1976 $1,168 $1,206 $73 $838 $1,673 $200 $6,191
$463 $4 $13 $0 $0 $553
1977 $1,866 $1,718 $151 $893 $2,526 $206 $8,707
$608 $5 $12 $0 $0 $722
1978 $2,177 $1,557 $0 $915 $1,779 $209 $8,856
$614 $6 $166 $0 $0 $1,433
1979 $3,328 $2,297 $0 $1,135 $2,633 $215 $12,401
$275 $7 $178 $0 $0 $2,333
1980 $3,156 $2,767 $0 $1,243 $3,748 $314 $14,104
$980 $11 $167 $0 $0 $1,718
1981 $3,271 $3,445 $0 $1,127 $3,907 $378 $15,895
$1,386 $15 $157 $0 $0 $2,209
1982 $2,605 $4,272 $0 $1,687 $3,787 $441 $17,470
$2,305 $8 $152 $0 $0 $2,213
1983 $0 $4,412 $0 $1,481 $4,015 $646 $22,614
$1,878 $0 $146 $0 $0 $10,036
1984 $0 $4,414 $0 $1,613 $2,841 $663 $18,834
$1,739 $16 $380 $0 $0 $7,168
1985 $0 $4,907 $0 $2,163 $2,849 $488 $16,347
$1,439 $0 $362 $0 $0 $4,139
1986 $0 $5,487 $0 $2,044 $3,395 $621 $17,974
$1,572 $0 $431 $0 $0 $4,424
1987 $3 $5,007 $0 $2,486 $4,951 $1,067 $20,950
$1,651 $0 $394 $0 $0 $5,391
1988 $0 $5,278 $0 $2,270 $3,247 $1,249 $19,596
$1,533 $0 $303 $0 $0 $5,716
1989 $0 $6,255 $0 $2,468 $2,858 $529 $19,243
$1,590 $0 $442 $0 $0 $5,101
1990 $0 $5,219 $0 $3,017 $3,892 $125 $18,576
$1,602 $0 $302 $0 $0 $4,419
1991 $9 $7,083 $0 $3,626 $3,190 $81 $22,027
$1,956 $0 $223 $0 $0 $5,859
1992 $0 $8,040 $0 $3,273 $3,140 $102 $23,231
$2,408 $0 $172 $0 $0 $6,096
1993 $17 $7,199 $0 $3,843 $3,647 $111 $24,764
$2,582 $0 $120 $0 $0 $7,245
1994 $0 $8,720 $0 $4,618 $5,994 $131 $31,092
$3,174 $0 $62 $0 $0 $8,393
1995 $0 $9,064 $0 $4,944 $6,052 $167 $33,333
$3,935 $0 $105 $0 $0 $9,066
1996 $0 $9,577 $0 $6,690 $7,276 $151 $37,075
$3,434 $0 $85 $0 $0 $9,862
1997 $0 $9,740 $0 $7,021 $6,088 $313 $38,772
$3,422 $0 $143 $0 $0 $12,045
1998 $0 $10,474 $0 $7,957 $10,825 $202 $49,523
$4,353 $0 $365 $0 $0 $15,347
1999 $0 $11,154 $0 $9,255 $5,449 $215 $43,012
$4,047 $0 $353 $0 $0 $12,539
2000 $50 $10,062 $0 $9,851 $6,083 $763 $46,300
$4,261 $0 $338 $0 $0 $14,892
2001 $0 $12,028 $0 $11,080 $7,394 $652 $52,871
$4,566 $0 $845 $0 $0 $16,306
2002 $0 $12,594 $0 $12,965 $6,628 $654 $68,658
$4,858 $0 $1,772 $0 $0 $29,187
2003 $0 $13,944 $0 $13,127 $7,169 $619 $81,803
$29,435 $0 $1,785 $0 $0 $15,724
2004 $0 $15,151 $0 $13,561 $8,202 $749 $67,617
$5,231 $0 $1,229 $0 $0 $23,494
2005 $0 $15,209 $0 $14,121 $9,098 $603 $69,375
$5,964 $0 $1,497 $0 $0 $22,883
2006 $0 $16,500 $0 $14,765 $7,659 $1,291 $69,204
$6,811 $0 $1,436 $0 $0 $20,742

Benton County 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.


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Correctional Institution Population (2000): 264
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People With A Disability (2000): 52,000
Benton County Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 22,461 15.76%
10-19 Years 23,996 16.84%
20-29 Years 16,495 11.58%
30-39 Years 20,500 14.39%
40-49 Years 22,796 16.00%
50-59 Years 16,394 11.51%
60-69 Years 9,340 6.56%
70-79 Years 6,842 4.80%
80-89 Years 3,172 2.23%
90+ Years 479 0.34%

Benton County Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 70,785 49.68%
Color 1 Box Female 71,690 50.32%

Benton County Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 116,457 81.74%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 17,806 12.50%
Color 2 Box Asian 3,104 2.18%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 2,598 1.82%
Color 1 Box African-American 1,227 0.86%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 964 0.68%
Color 6 Box Other Race 193 0.14%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 126 0.09%

Benton County Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 57,085 23.07%
2. English 37,382 15.11%
3. Irish 32,377 13.09%
4. United States Or American 20,576 8.32%
5. Norwegian 13,862 5.60%
6. French Non-Basque 10,585 4.28%
7. Swedish 8,270 3.34%
8. Italian 7,832 3.17%
9. Dutch 7,658 3.10%
10. Scottish 7,533 3.04%

Benton County Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 227,501 85.77%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 27,233 10.27%
3. German 1,812 0.68%
4. French 1,230 0.46%
5. Serbo Croatian 948 0.36%
6. Chinese 830 0.31%
7. Vietnamese 818 0.31%
8. Other Slavic 630 0.24%
9. Russian 492 0.19%
10. Tagalog 438 0.17%

Benton County Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 262,400 91.51%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 8,512 2.97%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 15,846 5.53%

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