Benton

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


Benton Legal Resources Back to top

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Benton Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 23,542
  • Land Area (2000): 268.944 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.473 square kilometers
Benton Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 23,240 2002 22,207 2005 24,933
2000 24,389 2003 23,411 2006 25,966
2001 22,059 2004 Not Available 2007 27,758

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Houses (2000): 10,074
Benton Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 21,382 90.52%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 167 0.71%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,073 8.78%

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Benton 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 11,349 10,993 357 3.14% 31
2001 11,317 10,932 385 3.40% 34
2002 11,445 10,974 472 4.12% 41
2003 11,507 10,969 537 4.67% 47
2004 11,978 11,446 532 4.44% 45
2005 12,504 11,991 512 4.10% 41
2006 12,833 12,277 557 4.34% 43
2007 12,981 12,448 534 4.11% 41
2008 13,104 12,581 523 3.99% 40
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 12,793 12,201 592 4.63% 46
Feb 2008 12,770 12,225 545 4.27% 43
Mar 2008 12,841 12,351 490 3.82% 38
Apr 2008 13,022 12,557 465 3.57% 36
May 2008 13,196 12,659 537 4.07% 41
Jun 2008 13,401 12,833 568 4.24% 42
Jul 2008 13,466 12,937 529 3.93% 39
Aug 2008 13,213 12,732 481 3.64% 36
Sep 2008 13,232 12,730 502 3.79% 38
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Benton Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 700 11.55%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 360 5.94%
3. Public Administration 351 5.79%
4. Health Care 312 5.15%
5. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 257 4.24%
6. Finance and Insurance 212 3.50%
7. Truck Transportation 204 3.37%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 176 2.90%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 173 2.85%
10. Repair and Maintenance 157 2.59%
11. Metal Manufactuing 153 2.52%
12. Educational Services 152 2.51%
13. Utilities 132 2.18%
14. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 123 2.03%
15. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 121 2.00%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 118 1.95%
17. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 118 1.95%
18. Other Transportation 107 1.77%
19. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 102 1.68%
20. Department and Other General Stores 97 1.60%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 1,113 21.14%
2. Educational Services 438 8.32%
3. Finance and Insurance 437 8.30%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 311 5.91%
5. Department and Other General Stores 269 5.11%
6. Public Administration 257 4.88%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 237 4.50%
8. Social Assistance 198 3.76%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 144 2.74%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 142 2.70%
11. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 115 2.18%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 108 2.05%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 104 1.98%
14. Construction 99 1.88%
15. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 85 1.61%
16. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 76 1.44%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 71 1.35%
18. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 67 1.27%
19. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 64 1.22%
20. Info Services and Data Processing 62 1.18%

Benton Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 403 6.65%
2. Other Management Occupations 342 5.64%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 337 5.56%
4. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 335 5.53%
5. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 309 5.10%
6. Other Installation / Maintenance 294 4.85%
7. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 201 3.32%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 192 3.17%
9. Vehicle Mechanics 185 3.05%
10. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 180 2.97%
11. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 175 2.89%
12. Other Construction Trades 155 2.56%
13. Business Operations Specialists 149 2.46%
14. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 146 2.41%
15. Top Executives 129 2.13%
16. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 120 1.98%
17. Electricians 107 1.77%
18. Other Office and Admin Support 100 1.65%
19. Law Enforcement Workers 95 1.57%
20. Other Food Preparation and Servers 93 1.53%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 469 8.91%
2. Secretaries and Admins 371 7.05%
3. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 238 4.52%
4. Registered Nurses 220 4.18%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 205 3.89%
6. Health Technologists and Technicians 188 3.57%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 188 3.57%
8. Other Management Occupations 186 3.53%
9. Child Care Workers 180 3.42%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 171 3.25%
11. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 168 3.19%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 159 3.02%
13. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 157 2.98%
14. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 156 2.96%
15. Cashiers 135 2.56%
16. Other Production Occupations 133 2.53%
17. Customer Service Representatives 132 2.51%
18. Business Operations Specialists 108 2.05%
19. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 108 2.05%
20. Other Healthcare Support 99 1.88%

Benton Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 10,614 58.54%
15-35 hours 1,723 9.50%
1-14 hours 466 2.57%
No regular hours 5,328 29.39%

Benton Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 385 3.53%
5 AM-5:29 AM 208 1.91%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 443 4.06%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,152 10.57%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,549 14.21%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,813 16.63%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,802 16.53%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,117 10.24%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 376 3.45%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 419 3.84%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 170 1.56%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 113 1.04%
Noon-3:59 PM 482 4.42%
4 PM-11:59 PM 874 8.02%

Benton Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 439 4.03%
5-9 2,022 18.55%
10-14 1,890 17.33%
15-19 1,075 9.86%
20-24 800 7.34%
25-29 616 5.65%
30-34 1,914 17.55%
35-39 372 3.41%
40-44 494 4.53%
45-59 776 7.12%
60-89 234 2.15%
At least 90 271 2.49%

Benton 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 0.21% 6,819 62.54%
30-44 0 0.00% 2,780 25.50%
45-59 0 0.00% 776 7.12%
At least 60 3 0.03% 502 4.60%

Benton Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 8 0.07%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,247 11.20%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 9,419 84.63%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 12 0.11%
Color 4 Box Other 44 0.40%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 26 0.23%
Color 6 Box Walked 147 1.32%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 226 2.03%

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Benton Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 9,349 (23,185 people)
Families (2000): 6,720 (19,861 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 3,056
People at same address in 1995: 11,144
Benton Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 758 8.11%
$10,000-$14,999 643 6.88%
$15,000-$19,999 664 7.10%
$20,000-$24,999 780 8.34%
$25,000-$29,999 604 6.46%
$30,000-$34,999 539 5.77%
$35,000-$39,999 607 6.49%
$40,000-$44,999 584 6.25%
$45,000-$49,999 473 5.06%
$50,000-$59,999 1,033 11.05%
$60,000-$74,999 989 10.58%
$75,000-$99,999 938 10.03%
$100,000-$124,999 384 4.11%
$125,000-$149,999 89 0.95%
$150,000-$199,999 142 1.52%
$200,000 or more 122 1.30%

Benton Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,347 25.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 3,039 32.42%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 295 3.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,646 17.56%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 32 0.34%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,306 13.93%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 7 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 502 5.35%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 6 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 134 1.43%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 60 0.64%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Benton Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 7,405 29.29%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,036 12.01%
Public Assistance 260 1.03%
Retirement 1,914 7.57%
Self Employment 1,071 4.24%
Social Security 2,927 11.58%
Supplemental Security 326 1.29%
Wage / Salary 7,137 28.23%
Other 1,206 4.77%

Benton Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,974 54.34%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,499 45.66%

Benton Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 943 10.67%
Color 1 Box Married 5,838 66.03%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,780 20.13%
Color 3 Box Widowed 281 3.18%

Benton Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,278 13.19%
Color 1 Box Married 5,926 61.17%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,291 13.33%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,193 12.31%

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Benton Education Information Back to top
Benton Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,043 5.94%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 2,206 12.57%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 6,398 36.45%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 4,119 23.46%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 827 4.71%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,075 11.82%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 887 5.05%

Benton 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 254 1.08% 253 1.07% 507 2.15%
Kindergarten 381 1.62% 13 0.06% 394 1.67%
Grades 1-4 1,312 5.57% 48 0.20% 1,360 5.78%
Grades 5-8 1,217 5.17% 63 0.27% 1,280 5.44%
Grades 9-12 1,178 5.00% 133 0.56% 1,311 5.57%
Undergrad college 528 2.24% 107 0.45% 635 2.70%
Graduate or professional school 115 0.49% 45 0.19% 160 0.68%
Total 4,985 21.17% 662 2.81% 5,647 23.99%

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Benton Public Benefits Information Back to top
Benton Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 21,103 90.97%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 2,095 9.03%

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Benton Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 59
Benton 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 1.506 0.387 0.000 0.387 2.281 0.043 9.682 43.417 3.959 57.100
2000 3.157 0.410 0.000 0.451 4.018 0.000 6.560 45.635 4.346 56.542
2001 2.539 0.272 0.000 0.453 3.264 0.181 27.653 48.778 2.765 79.378
2002 3.557 0.360 0.045 0.585 4.548 0.270 16.932 46.247 2.747 66.195
2003 3.887 0.214 0.043 0.342 4.485 0.128 16.872 43.527 3.844 64.243
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 2.848 0.321 0.160 0.922 4.251 0.160 11.310 51.017 3.168 65.496
2006 2.426 0.385 0.000 0.347 3.158 0.039 9.936 48.679 3.582 62.197
2007 3.278 0.504 0.000 1.045 4.827 0.072 12.537 38.908 2.558 54.002

Benton Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 9 50
2005 9 51
2006 7 54
2007 9 55

Benton Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 1,380
2000 1,477
2001 1,823
2002 1,571

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Benton Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Benton Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 3,254 13.82%
10-19 Years 3,293 13.99%
20-29 Years 3,138 13.33%
30-39 Years 3,385 14.38%
40-49 Years 3,490 14.82%
50-59 Years 2,555 10.85%
60-69 Years 1,897 8.06%
70-79 Years 1,574 6.69%
80-89 Years 780 3.31%
90+ Years 176 0.75%

Benton Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 11,283 47.93%
Color 1 Box Female 12,259 52.07%

Benton Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 21,743 92.36%
Color 1 Box African-American 887 3.77%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 431 1.83%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 241 1.02%
Color 2 Box Asian 119 0.51%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 99 0.42%
Color 6 Box Other Race 12 0.05%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 10 0.04%

Benton Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 4,498 29.46%
2. Irish 2,777 18.19%
3. German 2,387 15.64%
4. English 1,878 12.30%
5. French Non-Basque 587 3.85%
6. Scotch Irish 534 3.50%
7. Scottish 404 2.65%
8. Italian 376 2.46%
9. Dutch 367 2.40%
10. Polish 153 1.00%

Benton Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 21,128 96.41%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 399 1.82%
3. German 115 0.52%
4. French 54 0.25%
5. Other Slavic 37 0.17%
6. Hindi 32 0.15%
7. Gujarathi 28 0.13%
8. Japanese 24 0.11%
9. Laotian 16 0.07%
10. Tagalog 16 0.07%

Benton Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 23,293 98.61%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 102 0.43%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 227 0.96%

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Benton Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
72015 72019  
72018 72158