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Benton County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 9,421
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 118 / 86 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,052.339 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.236 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 248,000.000 acres (1,003.408 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 394
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 16.80%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 42.90%
Farm earnings (2005): $3,169,000
Gallons of water used per day (total) (2000): 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 88.60%
Physicians (2004): 7
Medicare Recipients (2005): 1,697
Federal Spending (2004): $60,915

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	2,154	11.01%
Rural, Non-farm	17,406	88.99%

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	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	4,674	4,526	149	3.18%	32
1991	4,682	4,511	171	3.64%	37
1992	4,823	4,597	226	4.69%	47
1993	5,100	4,852	249	4.87%	49
1994	5,276	4,993	284	5.37%	54
1995	5,375	5,129	247	4.59%	46
1996	5,260	5,045	215	4.08%	41
1997	5,153	4,973	180	3.49%	35
1998	5,072	4,914	158	3.11%	31
1999	5,486	5,325	162	2.95%	30
2000	4,857	4,723	134	2.76%	28
2001	4,845	4,679	165	3.41%	34
2002	4,892	4,647	246	5.02%	50
2003	4,668	4,413	255	5.46%	55
2004	4,603	4,359	244	5.31%	53
2005	4,592	4,355	237	5.16%	52
2006	4,608	4,384	224	4.87%	49
2007	4,595	4,402	193	4.20%	42
2008	4,624	4,398	226	4.89%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	4,515	4,364	151	3.34%	33
Feb 1990	4,486	4,287	199	4.44%	44
Mar 1990	4,539	4,327	212	4.67%	47
Apr 1990	4,666	4,516	150	3.21%	32
May 1990	4,828	4,677	151	3.13%	31
Jun 1990	4,791	4,629	162	3.38%	34
Jul 1990	4,719	4,583	136	2.88%	29
Aug 1990	4,952	4,813	139	2.81%	28
Sep 1990	4,635	4,515	120	2.59%	26
Oct 1990	4,739	4,620	119	2.51%	25
Nov 1990	4,645	4,533	112	2.41%	24
Dec 1990	4,577	4,443	134	2.93%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	4,566	4,300	266	5.83%	58
Feb 1991	4,570	4,338	232	5.08%	51
Mar 1991	4,500	4,278	222	4.93%	49
Apr 1991	4,775	4,613	162	3.39%	34
May 1991	4,846	4,689	157	3.24%	32
Jun 1991	4,663	4,510	153	3.28%	33
Jul 1991	4,605	4,472	133	2.89%	29
Aug 1991	4,835	4,692	143	2.96%	30
Sep 1991	4,717	4,605	112	2.37%	24
Oct 1991	4,816	4,679	137	2.84%	28
Nov 1991	4,663	4,511	152	3.26%	33
Dec 1991	4,624	4,446	178	3.85%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	4,651	4,377	274	5.89%	59
Feb 1992	4,628	4,348	280	6.05%	61
Mar 1992	4,640	4,369	271	5.84%	58
Apr 1992	4,786	4,568	218	4.55%	46
May 1992	4,935	4,697	238	4.82%	48
Jun 1992	4,736	4,485	251	5.30%	53
Jul 1992	4,772	4,565	207	4.34%	43
Aug 1992	4,890	4,683	207	4.23%	42
Sep 1992	4,829	4,636	193	4.00%	40
Oct 1992	5,034	4,868	166	3.30%	33
Nov 1992	5,005	4,822	183	3.66%	37
Dec 1992	4,967	4,740	227	4.57%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	4,826	4,542	284	5.88%	59
Feb 1993	4,973	4,677	296	5.95%	60
Mar 1993	5,105	4,790	315	6.17%	62
Apr 1993	5,086	4,804	282	5.54%	55
May 1993	5,245	4,907	338	6.44%	64
Jun 1993	5,005	4,688	317	6.33%	63
Jul 1993	5,072	4,879	193	3.81%	38
Aug 1993	5,204	5,012	192	3.69%	37
Sep 1993	5,018	4,854	164	3.27%	33
Oct 1993	5,309	5,130	179	3.37%	34
Nov 1993	5,254	5,046	208	3.96%	40
Dec 1993	5,106	4,892	214	4.19%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	5,204	4,906	298	5.73%	57
Feb 1994	5,225	4,887	338	6.47%	65
Mar 1994	5,236	4,828	408	7.79%	78
Apr 1994	5,255	4,920	335	6.37%	64
May 1994	5,378	5,093	285	5.30%	53
Jun 1994	5,255	4,961	294	5.59%	56
Jul 1994	5,238	4,972	266	5.08%	51
Aug 1994	5,348	5,060	288	5.39%	54
Sep 1994	5,235	5,014	221	4.22%	42
Oct 1994	5,335	5,092	243	4.55%	46
Nov 1994	5,322	5,100	222	4.17%	42
Dec 1994	5,286	5,082	204	3.86%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	5,216	4,951	265	5.08%	51
Feb 1995	5,291	5,007	284	5.37%	54
Mar 1995	5,279	5,038	241	4.57%	46
Apr 1995	5,342	5,117	225	4.21%	42
May 1995	5,442	5,193	249	4.58%	46
Jun 1995	5,471	5,175	296	5.41%	54
Jul 1995	5,396	5,145	251	4.65%	47
Aug 1995	5,544	5,289	255	4.60%	46
Sep 1995	5,314	5,101	213	4.01%	40
Oct 1995	5,442	5,243	199	3.66%	37
Nov 1995	5,450	5,208	242	4.44%	44
Dec 1995	5,316	5,076	240	4.51%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	5,036	4,741	295	5.86%	59
Feb 1996	5,018	4,733	285	5.68%	57
Mar 1996	5,043	4,793	250	4.96%	50
Apr 1996	5,311	5,100	211	3.97%	40
May 1996	5,355	5,117	238	4.44%	44
Jun 1996	5,621	5,383	238	4.23%	42
Jul 1996	5,426	5,209	217	4.00%	40
Aug 1996	5,472	5,274	198	3.62%	36
Sep 1996	5,359	5,193	166	3.10%	31
Oct 1996	5,360	5,197	163	3.04%	30
Nov 1996	5,161	5,004	157	3.04%	30
Dec 1996	4,953	4,797	156	3.15%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	4,930	4,717	213	4.32%	43
Feb 1997	4,926	4,724	202	4.10%	41
Mar 1997	5,133	4,896	237	4.62%	46
Apr 1997	5,206	5,044	162	3.11%	31
May 1997	5,288	5,121	167	3.16%	32
Jun 1997	5,458	5,261	197	3.61%	36
Jul 1997	5,203	5,039	164	3.15%	32
Aug 1997	5,247	5,073	174	3.32%	33
Sep 1997	5,230	5,068	162	3.10%	31
Oct 1997	5,163	5,022	141	2.73%	27
Nov 1997	5,071	4,920	151	2.98%	30
Dec 1997	4,978	4,792	186	3.74%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	4,878	4,666	212	4.35%	43
Feb 1998	4,807	4,579	228	4.74%	47
Mar 1998	4,783	4,557	226	4.73%	47
Apr 1998	4,969	4,850	119	2.39%	24
May 1998	5,107	4,975	132	2.58%	26
Jun 1998	5,212	5,062	150	2.88%	29
Jul 1998	5,201	5,077	124	2.38%	24
Aug 1998	5,239	5,084	155	2.96%	30
Sep 1998	5,111	4,977	134	2.62%	26
Oct 1998	5,255	5,121	134	2.55%	25
Nov 1998	5,197	5,063	134	2.58%	26
Dec 1998	5,107	4,961	146	2.86%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	5,165	4,967	198	3.83%	38
Feb 1999	5,206	5,008	198	3.80%	38
Mar 1999	5,226	5,062	164	3.14%	31
Apr 1999	5,473	5,321	152	2.78%	28
May 1999	5,683	5,519	164	2.89%	29
Jun 1999	5,744	5,570	174	3.03%	30
Jul 1999	5,616	5,488	128	2.28%	23
Aug 1999	5,789	5,629	160	2.76%	28
Sep 1999	5,586	5,429	157	2.81%	28
Oct 1999	5,565	5,419	146	2.62%	26
Nov 1999	5,499	5,350	149	2.71%	27
Dec 1999	5,285	5,134	151	2.86%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	4,861	4,691	170	3.50%	35
Feb 2000	4,954	4,754	200	4.04%	40
Mar 2000	4,921	4,738	183	3.72%	37
Apr 2000	4,937	4,799	138	2.80%	28
May 2000	4,842	4,712	130	2.68%	27
Jun 2000	4,789	4,647	142	2.97%	30
Jul 2000	4,721	4,589	132	2.80%	28
Aug 2000	4,648	4,521	127	2.73%	27
Sep 2000	4,941	4,850	91	1.84%	18
Oct 2000	4,897	4,809	88	1.80%	18
Nov 2000	4,901	4,799	102	2.08%	21
Dec 2000	4,870	4,764	106	2.18%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	4,832	4,667	165	3.41%	34
Feb 2001	4,895	4,730	165	3.37%	34
Mar 2001	4,882	4,712	170	3.48%	35
Apr 2001	4,901	4,756	145	2.96%	30
May 2001	4,793	4,640	153	3.19%	32
Jun 2001	4,792	4,614	178	3.71%	37
Jul 2001	4,690	4,529	161	3.43%	34
Aug 2001	4,660	4,490	170	3.65%	36
Sep 2001	4,956	4,813	143	2.89%	29
Oct 2001	4,950	4,775	175	3.54%	35
Nov 2001	4,918	4,739	179	3.64%	36
Dec 2001	4,869	4,688	181	3.72%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	4,881	4,592	289	5.92%	59
Feb 2002	5,006	4,676	330	6.59%	66
Mar 2002	4,988	4,662	326	6.54%	65
Apr 2002	5,014	4,714	300	5.98%	60
May 2002	4,867	4,628	239	4.91%	49
Jun 2002	4,819	4,570	249	5.17%	52
Jul 2002	4,741	4,527	214	4.51%	45
Aug 2002	4,675	4,476	199	4.26%	43
Sep 2002	4,934	4,771	163	3.30%	33
Oct 2002	4,924	4,740	184	3.74%	37
Nov 2002	4,931	4,714	217	4.40%	44
Dec 2002	4,925	4,689	236	4.79%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	4,620	4,351	269	5.82%	58
Feb 2003	4,741	4,458	283	5.97%	60
Mar 2003	4,759	4,469	290	6.09%	61
Apr 2003	4,742	4,493	249	5.25%	53
May 2003	4,700	4,431	269	5.72%	57
Jun 2003	4,590	4,307	283	6.17%	62
Jul 2003	4,569	4,282	287	6.28%	63
Aug 2003	4,532	4,270	262	5.78%	58
Sep 2003	4,683	4,470	213	4.55%	45
Oct 2003	4,707	4,501	206	4.38%	44
Nov 2003	4,707	4,488	219	4.65%	47
Dec 2003	4,666	4,439	227	4.86%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	4,609	4,335	274	5.94%	59
Feb 2004	4,647	4,350	297	6.39%	64
Mar 2004	4,644	4,332	312	6.72%	67
Apr 2004	4,651	4,405	246	5.29%	53
May 2004	4,608	4,358	250	5.43%	54
Jun 2004	4,464	4,216	248	5.56%	56
Jul 2004	4,526	4,288	238	5.26%	53
Aug 2004	4,460	4,230	230	5.16%	52
Sep 2004	4,616	4,417	199	4.31%	43
Oct 2004	4,672	4,468	204	4.37%	44
Nov 2004	4,682	4,478	204	4.36%	44
Dec 2004	4,660	4,431	229	4.91%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	4,525	4,258	267	5.90%	59
Feb 2005	4,590	4,299	291	6.34%	63
Mar 2005	4,550	4,280	270	5.93%	59
Apr 2005	4,591	4,382	209	4.55%	46
May 2005	4,569	4,348	221	4.84%	48
Jun 2005	4,483	4,240	243	5.42%	54
Jul 2005	4,490	4,261	229	5.10%	51
Aug 2005	4,514	4,285	229	5.07%	51
Sep 2005	4,676	4,468	208	4.45%	44
Oct 2005	4,719	4,497	222	4.70%	47
Nov 2005	4,720	4,507	213	4.51%	45
Dec 2005	4,677	4,434	243	5.20%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	4,593	4,326	267	5.81%	58
Feb 2006	4,652	4,369	283	6.08%	61
Mar 2006	4,606	4,352	254	5.51%	55
Apr 2006	4,635	4,414	221	4.77%	48
May 2006	4,567	4,363	204	4.47%	45
Jun 2006	4,530	4,307	223	4.92%	49
Jul 2006	4,532	4,323	209	4.61%	46
Aug 2006	4,474	4,279	195	4.36%	44
Sep 2006	4,640	4,443	197	4.25%	42
Oct 2006	4,685	4,490	195	4.16%	42
Nov 2006	4,711	4,486	225	4.78%	48
Dec 2006	4,672	4,454	218	4.67%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	4,685	4,424	261	5.57%	56
Feb 2007	4,664	4,408	256	5.49%	55
Mar 2007	4,627	4,415	212	4.58%	46
Apr 2007	4,644	4,458	186	4.01%	40
May 2007	4,582	4,407	175	3.82%	38
Jun 2007	4,562	4,359	203	4.45%	44
Jul 2007	4,504	4,307	197	4.37%	44
Aug 2007	4,548	4,366	182	4.00%	40
Sep 2007	4,590	4,439	151	3.29%	33
Oct 2007	4,600	4,451	149	3.24%	32
Nov 2007	4,612	4,450	162	3.51%	35
Dec 2007	4,522	4,341	181	4.00%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	4,640	4,409	231	4.98%	50
Feb 2008	4,629	4,398	231	4.99%	50
Mar 2008	4,645	4,400	245	5.27%	53
Apr 2008	4,659	4,454	205	4.40%	44
May 2008	4,686	4,478	208	4.44%	44
Jun 2008	4,619	4,385	234	5.07%	51
Jul 2008	4,554	4,326	228	5.01%	50
Aug 2008	4,542	4,301	241	5.31%	53
Sep 2008	4,645	4,434	211	4.54%	45
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Benton County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	760	15.07%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	582	11.54%
3.	Educational Services	364	7.22%
4.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	356	7.06%
5.	Metal Manufactuing	244	4.84%
6.	Truck Transportation	240	4.76%
7.	Machinery Manufacturing	200	3.97%
8.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	200	3.97%
9.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	154	3.05%
10.	Accommodation and Food Services	152	3.01%
11.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	136	2.70%
12.	Food Manufacturing	98	1.94%
13.	Health Care	98	1.94%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	92	1.82%
15.	Repair and Maintenance	84	1.67%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	80	1.59%
17.	Finance and Insurance	78	1.55%
18.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	78	1.55%
19.	Public Administration	72	1.43%
20.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	68	1.35%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	776	18.18%
2.	Health Care	540	12.65%
3.	Finance and Insurance	284	6.65%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	266	6.23%
5.	Social Assistance	256	6.00%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	140	3.28%
7.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	130	3.05%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	130	3.05%
9.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	130	3.05%
10.	Public Administration	104	2.44%
11.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	98	2.30%
12.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	84	1.97%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	80	1.87%
14.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	80	1.87%
15.	Personal and Laundry Services	74	1.73%
16.	Construction	68	1.59%
17.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	60	1.41%
18.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	58	1.36%
19.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	52	1.22%
20.	Metal Manufactuing	52	1.22%

Benton County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Farmers and Farm Managers	468	9.28%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	372	7.38%
3.	Other Production Occupations	362	7.18%
4.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	308	6.11%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	294	5.83%
6.	Other Construction Trades	268	5.32%
7.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	250	4.96%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	206	4.09%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	174	3.45%
10.	Assemblers and Fabricators	144	2.86%
11.	Carpenters	144	2.86%
12.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	144	2.86%
13.	Other Management Occupations	142	2.82%
14.	Vehicle Mechanics	132	2.62%
15.	Top Executives	108	2.14%
16.	Construction Laborers	104	2.06%
17.	Agricultural Workers	102	2.02%
18.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	76	1.51%
19.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	72	1.43%
20.	Computer Specialists	70	1.39%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	374	8.76%
2.	Other Production Occupations	278	6.51%
3.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	210	4.92%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	198	4.64%
5.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	162	3.80%
6.	Cashiers	156	3.66%
7.	Child Care Workers	154	3.61%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	148	3.47%
9.	Health Technologists and Technicians	148	3.47%
10.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	146	3.42%
11.	Other Management Occupations	140	3.28%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	130	3.05%
13.	Waiters and Waitresses	118	2.76%
14.	Registered Nurses	114	2.67%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	112	2.62%
16.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	110	2.58%
17.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	106	2.48%
18.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	98	2.30%
19.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	82	1.92%
20.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	82	1.92%

Benton County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	8,837	59.20%
15-35 hours	1,605	10.75%
1-14 hours	635	4.25%
No regular hours	3,850	25.79%

Benton County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	415	4.56%
5 AM-5:29 AM	640	7.03%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	365	4.01%
6 AM-6:29 AM	815	8.96%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,112	12.22%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,455	15.99%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,296	14.24%
8 AM-8:29 AM	778	8.55%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	223	2.45%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	348	3.83%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	175	1.92%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	52	0.57%
Noon-3:59 PM	617	6.78%
4 PM-11:59 PM	807	8.87%

Benton County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,018	11.19%
5-9	1,101	12.10%
10-14	1,151	12.65%
15-19	957	10.52%
20-24	1,124	12.35%
25-29	438	4.81%
30-34	1,081	11.88%
35-39	330	3.63%
40-44	529	5.81%
45-59	901	9.90%
60-89	263	2.89%
At least 90	205	2.25%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	45	0.49%	5,744	63.13%
30-44	0	0.00%	1,940	21.32%
45-59	6	0.07%	895	9.84%
At least 60	6	0.07%	462	5.08%

Benton County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	4	0.04%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,261	13.14%
Car / truck / van, solo	7,507	78.23%
Motorcycle	4	0.04%
Other	52	0.54%
Public transportation	57	0.59%
Walked	213	2.22%
Worked at home	498	5.19%

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
: 7,168 (18,436 people)
: 5,192 (15,862 people)
: 2,701
: 11,504
Benton County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	438	5.85%
$10,000-$14,999	462	6.17%
$15,000-$19,999	496	6.63%
$20,000-$24,999	594	7.94%
$25,000-$29,999	604	8.07%
$30,000-$34,999	635	8.48%
$35,000-$39,999	522	6.97%
$40,000-$44,999	496	6.63%
$45,000-$49,999	451	6.03%
$50,000-$59,999	919	12.28%
$60,000-$74,999	833	11.13%
$75,000-$99,999	692	9.25%
$100,000-$124,999	229	3.06%
$125,000-$149,999	70	0.94%
$150,000-$199,999	44	0.59%
$200,000 or more	0	0.00%

Benton County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	871	24.48%
Family, 2 people	1,092	30.69%
Nonfamily, 2 people	109	3.06%
Family, 3 people	536	15.06%
Nonfamily, 3 people	16	0.45%
Family, 4 people	528	14.84%
Nonfamily, 4 people	10	0.28%
Family, 5 people	285	8.01%
Nonfamily, 5 people	2	0.06%
Family, 6 people	74	2.08%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	34	0.96%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.03%

Benton County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	6,114	28.03%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,209	14.71%
Public Assistance	138	0.63%
Retirement	1,122	5.14%
Self Employment	1,608	7.37%
Social Security	2,305	10.57%
Supplemental Security	223	1.02%
Wage / Salary	5,883	26.97%
Other	1,214	5.56%

Benton County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,525	54.82%
With children under 18	2,081	45.18%

Benton County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	657	8.90%
Married	4,878	66.08%
Never Married	1,639	22.20%
Widowed	208	2.82%

Benton County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	749	9.53%
Married	4,759	60.57%
Never Married	1,197	15.23%
Widowed	1,152	14.66%

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
Less than 9th grade	463	3.25%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	1,579	11.07%
High school diploma or equivalent	6,714	47.09%
Some college, no degree	2,837	19.90%
Associate degree	842	5.91%
Bachelors degree	1,269	8.90%
Graduate or professional degree	554	3.89%

Benton County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	206	2.19%	224	2.38%	430	4.56%
Kindergarten	192	2.04%	87	0.92%	279	2.96%
Grades 1-4	1,229	13.05%	221	2.35%	1,450	15.39%
Grades 5-8	947	10.05%	112	1.19%	1,059	11.24%
Grades 9-12	1,232	13.08%	20	0.21%	1,252	13.29%
Undergrad college	429	4.55%	60	0.64%	489	5.19%
Graduate or professional school	33	0.35%	8	0.08%	41	0.44%
Total	4,268	45.30%	732	7.77%	5,000	53.07%

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
: $72,269,000
: $76,585,000
: $1,953,000
: $52,776
: 1,175
Benton County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	2	4	1
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	2
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	2	0
1999 - Construction	2	4	4	6	13
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	2	1	11
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	3	5	2	5
1999 - Information	0	1	1	0	1
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	1	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	0	0	4	6	5
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	3	3	8	19
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	3	3	6
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	2	1
1999 - Retail Trade	3	8	15	8	24
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	2	3	3	9
1999 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	7	2	12
1999 - Total	6	23	51	47	109
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	2	3	2
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	0	0
2000 - Construction	8	3	4	6	11
2000 - Educational Services	1	0	0	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	1	3	4	3	5
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	4	2	6
2000 - Information	0	0	0	0	2
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Manufacturing	0	1	7	5	2
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	4	5	5	16
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	4	1	1	6
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	2	1	1
2000 - Retail Trade	3	2	10	14	24
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	1	4	5	5
2000 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	7	14
2000 - Total	23	18	46	52	96
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	2	4	0
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	2	0	0	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	1	0
2001 - Construction	1	6	4	6	14
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	3	3	7
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	0	3	3	6
2001 - Information	0	0	1	0	1
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Manufacturing	0	3	6	4	1
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	5	7	2	17
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	1	1	3	4
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	1	2
2001 - Retail Trade	1	1	11	14	25
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	3	6	4	5
2001 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	4	8	8
2001 - Total	19	23	51	53	91
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	1	3	3
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	0	1	1
2002 - Construction	2	3	9	2	10
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	5	2	7
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	2	6	1	7
2002 - Information	0	0	1	0	1
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	2	2	1	8	0
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	1	4	6	15
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	0	3	1	6
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	2	2
2002 - Retail Trade	3	5	8	20	17
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	3	4	5	9
2002 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	4	4	8	5
2002 - Total	16	23	47	59	83
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	1	2	3
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	0	0
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	0	1
2003 - Construction	8	1	6	5	8
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	4	2	8
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	1	0	6	8
2003 - Information	0	0	0	1	1
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Manufacturing	2	1	3	6	3
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	1	10	3	12
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	1	2	9
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	3
2003 - Retail Trade	1	4	13	12	20
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	0	8	4	7
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	2	1	2	3	12
2003 - Total	22	11	50	46	96
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	0	3	0	4
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	2	0
2004 - Construction	2	6	4	5	12
2004 - Educational Services	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	3	5	6
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	5	2	2	7
2004 - Information	0	0	1	2	0
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Manufacturing	1	1	2	6	7
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	1	8	2	15
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	0	0	10
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	4
2004 - Retail Trade	3	8	12	10	14
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	2	5	7	5
2004 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	2	2	8	1	9
2004 - Total	16	27	49	42	95
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	2	3	4
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	0	1
2005 - Construction	2	3	4	3	13
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	6	4	5
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	2	1	2	6
2005 - Information	0	0	1	1	1
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Manufacturing	0	0	8	6	2
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	0	6	8	11
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	1	2	6
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	1	0	2
2005 - Retail Trade	2	3	7	11	18
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	2	3	7	8
2005 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	3	2	3	12
2005 - Total	11	15	45	51	90

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
At Or Above Poverty Level	17,983	94.43%
Below Poverty Level	1,060	5.57%

Benton County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$292	$27	$652	$0	$0	$119	$1,063	$500	$0	$410
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$406	$3	$720	$0	$0	$87	$1,213	$775	$0	$0
1975	$370	$129	$860	$0	$0	$136	$1,366	$747	$0	$639
1976	$389	$135	$903	$0	$0	$143	$1,435	$784	$0	$639
1977	$283	$363	$964	$0	$0	$87	$1,334	$472	$0	$890
1978	$394	$328	$1,037	$0	$0	$117	$1,548	$476	$0	$1,254
1979	$333	$646	$944	$0	$0	$93	$1,370	$686	$0	$1,249
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$340	$668	$1,118	$0	$0	$110	$1,568	$768	$0	$3,110
1982	$514	$462	$1,095	$0	$0	$286	$1,895	$845	$0	$3,295
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$242	$533	$1,225	$0	$0	$392	$1,859	$761	$0	$1,348
1985	$996	$645	$1,280	$0	$0	$525	$2,801	$1,055	$0	$2,191
1986	$714	$771	$1,506	$0	$0	$4,237	$6,457	$2,615	$5,600	$2,684
1987	$757	$767	$1,657	$0	$0	$431	$2,845	$1,144	$0	$2,754
1988	$921	$807	$1,545	$0	$0	$488	$2,954	$1,049	$0	$3,209
1989	$999	$797	$1,543	$0	$0	$634	$3,176	$1,156	$0	$3,831
1990	$1,110	$809	$1,696	$0	$0	$656	$3,462	$1,278	$0	$4,199
1991	$883	$799	$1,654	$0	$0	$619	$3,156	$1,388	$0	$3,946
1992	$1,169	$824	$1,785	$0	$0	$759	$3,713	$1,643	$0	$3,644
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$2,046	$736	$2,084	$0	$0	$1,191	$5,321	$1,677	$0	$3,949
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$2,302	$1,106	$2,281	$0	$0	$2,517	$7,100	$2,794	$0	$5,931

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$1	$129	$18	$3	$617	$0	$1,035
1972	$26	$171	$0	$0	$0	$70	$1,035
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$249	$29	$11	$965	$0	$1,520
1974	$34	$149	$0	$0	$0	$83	$1,520
1975	$0	$243	$28	$11	$708	$0	$1,286
1975	$34	$179	$0	$0	$0	$83	$1,286
1976	$0	$255	$29	$11	$743	$0	$1,350
1976	$36	$188	$0	$0	$0	$88	$1,350
1977	$139	$259	$53	$34	$464	$0	$1,658
1977	$40	$174	$0	$0	$0	$495	$1,658
1978	$122	$347	$17	$70	$715	$3	$1,779
1978	$72	$259	$0	$0	$0	$174	$1,779
1979	$0	$53	$0	$4	$776	$0	$1,769
1979	$76	$230	$0	$0	$0	$630	$1,769
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$57	$0	$2	$863	$0	$3,082
1981	$112	$283	$0	$0	$0	$1,765	$3,082
1982	$90	$277	$0	$3	$890	$5	$2,034
1982	$125	$73	$0	$0	$0	$571	$2,034
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$0	$484	$35	$39	$845	$0	$2,287
1984	$164	$373	$0	$0	$0	$347	$2,287
1985	$113	$785	$31	$12	$928	$0	$2,908
1985	$167	$370	$0	$0	$0	$502	$2,908
1986	$138	$617	$27	$3,127	$958	$3	$6,509
1986	$201	$522	$325	$0	$0	$591	$6,509
1987	$134	$705	$90	$9	$1,344	$6	$3,574
1987	$192	$463	$0	$0	$0	$631	$3,574
1988	$139	$782	$41	$16	$1,138	$0	$3,269
1988	$225	$353	$0	$0	$0	$575	$3,269
1989	$135	$829	$37	$24	$1,105	$0	$3,291
1989	$230	$308	$0	$0	$0	$623	$3,291
1990	$137	$930	$45	$28	$1,315	$0	$3,816
1990	$294	$354	$0	$0	$0	$713	$3,816
1991	$133	$1,171	$44	$41	$1,420	$0	$4,148
1991	$266	$344	$0	$0	$0	$729	$4,148
1992	$140	$1,283	$43	$58	$1,619	$0	$4,776
1992	$270	$488	$0	$0	$0	$875	$4,776
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$170	$1,388	$47	$75	$1,730	$0	$5,907
1997	$310	$930	$0	$0	$0	$1,257	$5,907
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$1,483	$0	$95	$2,401	$0	$7,351
2002	$100	$776	$0	$0	$0	$2,496	$7,351

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.

Benton County Criminal Information Back to top
: 47

Benton County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Benton County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Benton County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,370	14.54%
10-19 Years	1,491	15.83%
20-29 Years	974	10.34%
30-39 Years	1,341	14.23%
40-49 Years	1,380	14.65%
50-59 Years	1,008	10.70%
60-69 Years	729	7.74%
70-79 Years	671	7.12%
80-89 Years	378	4.01%
90+ Years	79	0.84%

Benton County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	4,677	49.64%
Female	4,744	50.36%

Benton County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	9,040	95.96%
Hispanic/Latino	245	2.60%
Multiracial	102	1.08%
African-American	18	0.19%
Amerindian	8	0.08%
Asian	8	0.08%
Other Race	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander	0	0.00%

Benton County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	5,388	33.89%
2.	Irish	2,665	16.76%
3.	United States Or American	2,631	16.55%
4.	English	1,369	8.61%
5.	French Non-Basque	1,113	7.00%
6.	Dutch	598	3.76%
7.	Swedish	302	1.90%
8.	Scotch Irish	278	1.75%
9.	Scottish	262	1.65%
10.	Polish	246	1.55%

Benton County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	17,646	96.08%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	524	2.85%
3.	German	128	0.70%
4.	Korean	26	0.14%
5.	Polish	12	0.07%
6.	Other Pacific Island	6	0.03%
7.	Other Native North American	6	0.03%
8.	Italian	4	0.02%
9.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	4	0.02%
10.	Scandinavian	4	0.02%

Benton County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	19,374	99.05%
Naturalized immigrant	165	0.84%
Not a citizen	21	0.11%

Benton County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Benton County 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.

Benton County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Ambia	Grant	Richland
Bolivar	Hickory Grove	Talbot
Boswell	Oak Grove	Templeton
Center	Otterbein	Union
Earl Park	Oxford	York
Fowler	Parish Grove
Gilboa	Pine

Benton County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

47917	47944	47984
47921	47970	47986
47942	47971

Fowler (2,415)	Parish Grove (267)	Talbot
Otterbein (1,312)	Gilboa (241)	Pine
Oxford (1,271)	Hickory Grove (207)	Center
Boswell (827)	Ambia (197)	Grant
Earl Park (485)	Templeton	Richland
Oak Grove (423)	Union
Bolivar (354)	York