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Benton County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 17,180
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 172 / 248 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,827.267 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 121.656 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 259,000.000 acres (1,047.914 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 839
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 16.30%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 15.40%
Farm earnings (2005): $2,364,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 3,000,000 / 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 85.70%
Physicians (2004): 4
Medicare Recipients (2005): 5,123
Federal Spending (2004): $155,692

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	3,540	9.96%
Rural, Non-farm	32,000	90.04%

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	5,530	5,080	451	8.15%	82
1991	5,664	5,133	531	9.37%	94
1992	5,650	5,106	545	9.64%	97
1993	5,669	5,096	573	10.11%	102
1994	5,942	5,482	460	7.74%	78
1995	6,048	5,574	474	7.84%	79
1996	6,324	5,906	417	6.60%	66
1997	6,370	5,980	390	6.12%	61
1998	6,147	5,762	384	6.25%	63
1999	6,096	5,773	323	5.29%	53
2000	7,753	7,363	389	5.02%	50
2001	8,037	7,539	499	6.21%	62
2002	8,053	7,539	515	6.39%	64
2003	8,258	7,716	542	6.57%	66
2004	8,482	7,946	536	6.32%	63
2005	8,420	7,906	514	6.10%	61
2006	8,478	8,020	458	5.40%	54
2007	8,273	7,776	497	6.00%	60
2008	8,193	7,611	582	7.10%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	5,281	4,710	571	10.81%	108
Feb 1990	5,363	4,742	621	11.58%	116
Mar 1990	5,453	4,932	521	9.55%	96
Apr 1990	5,663	5,230	433	7.65%	76
May 1990	5,778	5,403	375	6.49%	65
Jun 1990	5,711	5,327	384	6.72%	67
Jul 1990	5,586	5,199	387	6.93%	69
Aug 1990	5,654	5,249	405	7.16%	72
Sep 1990	5,602	5,191	411	7.34%	73
Oct 1990	5,491	5,084	407	7.41%	74
Nov 1990	5,414	4,983	431	7.96%	80
Dec 1990	5,365	4,904	461	8.59%	86

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	5,412	4,755	657	12.14%	121
Feb 1991	5,531	4,790	741	13.40%	134
Mar 1991	5,553	4,920	633	11.40%	114
Apr 1991	5,816	5,284	532	9.15%	91
May 1991	5,908	5,371	537	9.09%	91
Jun 1991	5,930	5,361	569	9.60%	96
Jul 1991	5,777	5,289	488	8.45%	84
Aug 1991	5,624	5,186	438	7.79%	78
Sep 1991	5,696	5,308	388	6.81%	68
Oct 1991	5,629	5,249	380	6.75%	68
Nov 1991	5,599	5,132	467	8.34%	83
Dec 1991	5,488	4,952	536	9.77%	98

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	5,495	4,751	744	13.54%	135
Feb 1992	5,424	4,712	712	13.13%	131
Mar 1992	5,503	4,873	630	11.45%	114
Apr 1992	5,651	5,111	540	9.56%	96
May 1992	5,747	5,219	528	9.19%	92
Jun 1992	5,863	5,331	532	9.07%	91
Jul 1992	5,905	5,395	510	8.64%	86
Aug 1992	5,794	5,346	448	7.73%	77
Sep 1992	5,832	5,399	433	7.42%	74
Oct 1992	5,619	5,244	375	6.67%	67
Nov 1992	5,484	4,995	489	8.92%	89
Dec 1992	5,488	4,891	597	10.88%	109

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	5,431	4,676	755	13.90%	139
Feb 1993	5,387	4,645	742	13.77%	138
Mar 1993	5,584	4,934	650	11.64%	116
Apr 1993	5,646	5,115	531	9.40%	94
May 1993	5,900	5,335	565	9.58%	96
Jun 1993	5,951	5,351	600	10.08%	101
Jul 1993	5,695	5,160	535	9.39%	94
Aug 1993	5,641	5,144	497	8.81%	88
Sep 1993	5,795	5,334	461	7.96%	80
Oct 1993	5,817	5,284	533	9.16%	92
Nov 1993	5,660	5,189	471	8.32%	83
Dec 1993	5,520	4,980	540	9.78%	98

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	5,716	5,075	641	11.21%	112
Feb 1994	5,747	5,109	638	11.10%	111
Mar 1994	5,885	5,283	602	10.23%	102
Apr 1994	5,919	5,475	444	7.50%	75
May 1994	6,089	5,708	381	6.26%	63
Jun 1994	5,993	5,605	388	6.47%	65
Jul 1994	5,996	5,611	385	6.42%	64
Aug 1994	5,950	5,598	352	5.92%	59
Sep 1994	6,102	5,745	357	5.85%	59
Oct 1994	5,962	5,611	351	5.89%	59
Nov 1994	5,963	5,524	439	7.36%	74
Dec 1994	5,982	5,441	541	9.04%	90

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	5,858	5,219	639	10.91%	109
Feb 1995	5,862	5,253	609	10.39%	104
Mar 1995	6,106	5,524	582	9.53%	95
Apr 1995	6,162	5,707	455	7.38%	74
May 1995	6,286	5,825	461	7.33%	73
Jun 1995	6,060	5,566	494	8.15%	82
Jul 1995	6,252	5,748	504	8.06%	81
Aug 1995	5,998	5,572	426	7.10%	71
Sep 1995	6,140	5,731	409	6.66%	67
Oct 1995	6,060	5,719	341	5.63%	56
Nov 1995	5,912	5,567	345	5.84%	58
Dec 1995	5,878	5,454	424	7.21%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	5,999	5,477	522	8.70%	87
Feb 1996	6,011	5,494	517	8.60%	86
Mar 1996	6,264	5,832	432	6.90%	69
Apr 1996	6,301	5,920	381	6.05%	60
May 1996	6,479	6,120	359	5.54%	55
Jun 1996	6,487	6,140	347	5.35%	53
Jul 1996	6,427	5,990	437	6.80%	68
Aug 1996	6,253	5,889	364	5.82%	58
Sep 1996	6,486	6,131	355	5.47%	55
Oct 1996	6,462	6,142	320	4.95%	50
Nov 1996	6,455	5,961	494	7.65%	77
Dec 1996	6,260	5,780	480	7.67%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	6,243	5,718	525	8.41%	84
Feb 1997	6,277	5,733	544	8.67%	87
Mar 1997	6,448	5,997	451	6.99%	70
Apr 1997	6,453	6,075	378	5.86%	59
May 1997	6,535	6,210	325	4.97%	50
Jun 1997	6,472	6,121	351	5.42%	54
Jul 1997	6,488	6,194	294	4.53%	45
Aug 1997	6,290	5,973	317	5.04%	50
Sep 1997	6,407	6,090	317	4.95%	49
Oct 1997	6,297	5,990	307	4.88%	49
Nov 1997	6,249	5,874	375	6.00%	60
Dec 1997	6,278	5,786	492	7.84%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	6,158	5,582	576	9.35%	94
Feb 1998	6,124	5,591	533	8.70%	87
Mar 1998	6,175	5,681	494	8.00%	80
Apr 1998	6,305	5,912	393	6.23%	62
May 1998	6,386	6,047	339	5.31%	53
Jun 1998	6,357	6,002	355	5.58%	56
Jul 1998	6,194	5,841	353	5.70%	57
Aug 1998	5,947	5,663	284	4.78%	48
Sep 1998	6,135	5,861	274	4.47%	45
Oct 1998	6,035	5,776	259	4.29%	43
Nov 1998	5,953	5,604	349	5.86%	59
Dec 1998	5,992	5,589	403	6.73%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	6,024	5,577	447	7.42%	74
Feb 1999	5,997	5,551	446	7.44%	74
Mar 1999	6,141	5,772	369	6.01%	60
Apr 1999	6,254	5,960	294	4.70%	47
May 1999	6,229	5,932	297	4.77%	48
Jun 1999	6,400	6,069	331	5.17%	52
Jul 1999	6,142	5,806	336	5.47%	55
Aug 1999	6,031	5,714	317	5.26%	53
Sep 1999	6,179	5,921	258	4.18%	42
Oct 1999	6,002	5,824	178	2.97%	30
Nov 1999	5,926	5,676	250	4.22%	42
Dec 1999	5,822	5,473	349	5.99%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	7,413	7,014	399	5.38%	54
Feb 2000	7,455	7,023	432	5.79%	58
Mar 2000	7,677	7,243	434	5.65%	57
Apr 2000	7,879	7,538	341	4.33%	43
May 2000	8,035	7,679	356	4.43%	44
Jun 2000	8,031	7,658	373	4.64%	46
Jul 2000	7,765	7,415	350	4.51%	45
Aug 2000	7,591	7,239	352	4.64%	46
Sep 2000	7,810	7,415	395	5.06%	51
Oct 2000	7,795	7,416	379	4.86%	49
Nov 2000	7,761	7,358	403	5.19%	52
Dec 2000	7,819	7,362	457	5.84%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	8,015	7,410	605	7.55%	75
Feb 2001	8,041	7,439	602	7.49%	75
Mar 2001	8,123	7,599	524	6.45%	65
Apr 2001	8,207	7,740	467	5.69%	57
May 2001	8,220	7,802	418	5.09%	51
Jun 2001	8,211	7,732	479	5.83%	58
Jul 2001	7,796	7,349	447	5.73%	57
Aug 2001	7,846	7,430	416	5.30%	53
Sep 2001	8,015	7,560	455	5.68%	57
Oct 2001	8,120	7,653	467	5.75%	58
Nov 2001	8,003	7,449	554	6.92%	69
Dec 2001	7,851	7,300	551	7.02%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	8,099	7,426	673	8.31%	83
Feb 2002	8,092	7,453	639	7.90%	79
Mar 2002	8,103	7,494	609	7.52%	75
Apr 2002	8,109	7,596	513	6.33%	63
May 2002	8,132	7,677	455	5.60%	56
Jun 2002	8,301	7,779	522	6.29%	63
Jul 2002	7,926	7,445	481	6.07%	61
Aug 2002	7,875	7,442	433	5.50%	55
Sep 2002	8,108	7,676	432	5.33%	53
Oct 2002	8,095	7,647	448	5.53%	55
Nov 2002	7,939	7,462	477	6.01%	60
Dec 2002	7,860	7,368	492	6.26%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	7,914	7,282	632	7.99%	80
Feb 2003	7,956	7,338	618	7.77%	78
Mar 2003	8,052	7,480	572	7.10%	71
Apr 2003	8,304	7,777	527	6.35%	63
May 2003	8,408	7,886	522	6.21%	62
Jun 2003	8,643	8,031	612	7.08%	71
Jul 2003	8,132	7,574	558	6.86%	69
Aug 2003	8,150	7,630	520	6.38%	64
Sep 2003	8,365	7,857	508	6.07%	61
Oct 2003	8,491	8,012	479	5.64%	56
Nov 2003	8,419	7,956	463	5.50%	55
Dec 2003	8,267	7,772	495	5.99%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	8,268	7,660	608	7.35%	74
Feb 2004	8,341	7,694	647	7.76%	78
Mar 2004	8,476	7,897	579	6.83%	68
Apr 2004	8,642	8,170	472	5.46%	55
May 2004	8,633	8,139	494	5.72%	57
Jun 2004	8,846	8,275	571	6.45%	65
Jul 2004	8,290	7,771	519	6.26%	63
Aug 2004	8,333	7,825	508	6.10%	61
Sep 2004	8,645	8,150	495	5.73%	57
Oct 2004	8,505	8,016	489	5.75%	57
Nov 2004	8,452	7,942	510	6.03%	60
Dec 2004	8,351	7,809	542	6.49%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	8,280	7,645	635	7.67%	77
Feb 2005	8,314	7,682	632	7.60%	76
Mar 2005	8,433	7,858	575	6.82%	68
Apr 2005	8,635	8,122	513	5.94%	59
May 2005	8,661	8,149	512	5.91%	59
Jun 2005	8,740	8,206	534	6.11%	61
Jul 2005	8,274	7,806	468	5.66%	57
Aug 2005	8,167	7,753	414	5.07%	51
Sep 2005	8,437	7,995	442	5.24%	52
Oct 2005	8,414	7,975	439	5.22%	52
Nov 2005	8,385	7,870	515	6.14%	61
Dec 2005	8,302	7,814	488	5.88%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	8,230	7,711	519	6.31%	63
Feb 2006	8,189	7,644	545	6.66%	67
Mar 2006	8,354	7,889	465	5.57%	56
Apr 2006	8,574	8,165	409	4.77%	48
May 2006	8,718	8,318	400	4.59%	46
Jun 2006	8,875	8,419	456	5.14%	51
Jul 2006	8,440	7,982	458	5.43%	54
Aug 2006	8,424	7,987	437	5.19%	52
Sep 2006	8,517	8,098	419	4.92%	49
Oct 2006	8,555	8,120	435	5.08%	51
Nov 2006	8,449	8,002	447	5.29%	53
Dec 2006	8,411	7,910	501	5.96%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	8,298	7,728	570	6.87%	69
Feb 2007	8,221	7,605	616	7.49%	75
Mar 2007	8,296	7,799	497	5.99%	60
Apr 2007	8,356	7,957	399	4.78%	48
May 2007	8,461	8,024	437	5.16%	52
Jun 2007	8,644	8,145	499	5.77%	58
Jul 2007	8,065	7,600	465	5.77%	58
Aug 2007	8,183	7,721	462	5.65%	56
Sep 2007	8,364	7,871	493	5.89%	59
Oct 2007	8,165	7,711	454	5.56%	56
Nov 2007	8,097	7,619	478	5.90%	59
Dec 2007	8,125	7,536	589	7.25%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	8,075	7,441	634	7.85%	79
Feb 2008	8,046	7,429	617	7.67%	77
Mar 2008	8,131	7,536	595	7.32%	73
Apr 2008	8,210	7,738	472	5.75%	57
May 2008	8,323	7,790	533	6.40%	64
Jun 2008	8,449	7,855	594	7.03%	70
Jul 2008	8,126	7,510	616	7.58%	76
Aug 2008	8,166	7,565	601	7.36%	74
Sep 2008	8,208	7,632	576	7.02%	70
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Benton County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,474	20.20%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	808	11.07%
3.	Metal Manufactuing	390	5.35%
4.	Public Administration	358	4.91%
5.	Food and Beverage Stores	300	4.11%
6.	Educational Services	282	3.87%
7.	Repair and Maintenance	280	3.84%
8.	Food Manufacturing	254	3.48%
9.	Accommodation and Food Services	242	3.32%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	174	2.38%
11.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	162	2.22%
12.	Health Care	158	2.17%
13.	Truck Transportation	156	2.14%
14.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	120	1.64%
15.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	120	1.64%
16.	Machinery Manufacturing	114	1.56%
17.	Utilities	108	1.48%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	106	1.45%
19.	Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances	100	1.37%
20.	Wood Manufacturing	96	1.32%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,038	17.50%
2.	Educational Services	606	10.22%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	550	9.27%
4.	Finance and Insurance	340	5.73%
5.	Social Assistance	320	5.40%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	276	4.65%
7.	Public Administration	248	4.18%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	224	3.78%
9.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	150	2.53%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	150	2.53%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	134	2.26%
12.	Food Manufacturing	116	1.96%
13.	U.S. Postal Service	106	1.79%
14.	Construction	104	1.75%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	96	1.62%
16.	Metal Manufactuing	94	1.59%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	90	1.52%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	88	1.48%
19.	Apparel Manufacturing	82	1.38%
20.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	78	1.32%

Benton County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Farmers and Farm Managers	532	7.29%
2.	Vehicle Mechanics	442	6.06%
3.	Other Production Occupations	400	5.48%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	380	5.21%
5.	Other Construction Trades	346	4.74%
6.	Carpenters	336	4.61%
7.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	304	4.17%
8.	Other Installation / Maintenance	298	4.08%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	298	4.08%
10.	Construction Laborers	284	3.89%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	276	3.78%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	266	3.65%
13.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	254	3.48%
14.	Other Management Occupations	242	3.32%
15.	Other Material Moving Workers	150	2.06%
16.	Assemblers and Fabricators	148	2.03%
17.	Agricultural Workers	146	2.00%
18.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	144	1.97%
19.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	142	1.95%
20.	Law Enforcement Workers	134	1.84%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	358	6.04%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	284	4.79%
3.	Other Production Occupations	276	4.65%
4.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	274	4.62%
5.	Other Office and Admin Support	274	4.62%
6.	Cashiers	264	4.45%
7.	Other Management Occupations	244	4.11%
8.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	236	3.98%
9.	Secretaries and Admins	232	3.91%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	214	3.61%
11.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	200	3.37%
12.	Waiters and Waitresses	194	3.27%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	192	3.24%
14.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	190	3.20%
15.	Registered Nurses	188	3.17%
16.	Health Technologists and Technicians	180	3.04%
17.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	176	2.97%
18.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	158	2.66%
19.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	134	2.26%
20.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	122	2.06%

Benton County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	12,405	42.52%
15-35 hours	2,934	10.06%
1-14 hours	619	2.12%
No regular hours	13,214	45.30%

Benton County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	594	4.79%
5 AM-5:29 AM	637	5.14%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	569	4.59%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,160	9.35%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,020	8.22%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,753	14.13%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,634	21.24%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,433	11.55%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	242	1.95%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	310	2.50%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	254	2.05%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	104	0.84%
Noon-3:59 PM	889	7.17%
4 PM-11:59 PM	804	6.48%

Benton County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,086	8.76%
5-9	1,530	12.34%
10-14	1,747	14.09%
15-19	1,378	11.11%
20-24	1,085	8.75%
25-29	803	6.47%
30-34	1,724	13.90%
35-39	254	2.05%
40-44	450	3.63%
45-59	1,158	9.34%
60-89	635	5.12%
At least 90	553	4.46%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	26	0.21%	7,603	61.30%
30-44	4	0.03%	2,424	19.54%
45-59	40	0.32%	1,118	9.01%
At least 60	0	0.00%	1,188	9.58%

Benton County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	8	0.06%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,037	14.93%
Car / truck / van, solo	9,881	72.40%
Motorcycle	12	0.09%
Other	80	0.59%
Public transportation	70	0.51%
Walked	315	2.31%
Worked at home	1,245	9.12%

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
: 14,888 (33,862 people)
: 10,418 (28,282 people)
: 3,295
: 19,328
Benton County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,040	13.30%
$10,000-$14,999	1,605	10.47%
$15,000-$19,999	1,903	12.41%
$20,000-$24,999	1,632	10.64%
$25,000-$29,999	1,129	7.36%
$30,000-$34,999	1,253	8.17%
$35,000-$39,999	1,033	6.74%
$40,000-$44,999	920	6.00%
$45,000-$49,999	546	3.56%
$50,000-$59,999	1,197	7.81%
$60,000-$74,999	1,010	6.59%
$75,000-$99,999	564	3.68%
$100,000-$124,999	193	1.26%
$125,000-$149,999	123	0.80%
$150,000-$199,999	85	0.55%
$200,000 or more	102	0.67%

Benton County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,955	26.35%
Family, 2 people	3,041	40.98%
Nonfamily, 2 people	248	3.34%
Family, 3 people	979	13.19%
Nonfamily, 3 people	26	0.35%
Family, 4 people	701	9.45%
Nonfamily, 4 people	9	0.12%
Family, 5 people	304	4.10%
Nonfamily, 5 people	5	0.07%
Family, 6 people	103	1.39%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	48	0.65%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.01%

Benton County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	9,725	23.21%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	5,335	12.73%
Public Assistance	772	1.84%
Retirement	4,226	10.09%
Self Employment	2,783	6.64%
Social Security	6,746	16.10%
Supplemental Security	1,051	2.51%
Wage / Salary	8,930	21.31%
Other	2,328	5.56%

Benton County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	6,504	70.03%
With children under 18	2,783	29.97%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,887	12.84%
Married	9,744	66.31%
Never Married	2,475	16.84%
Widowed	588	4.00%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,370	9.19%
Married	9,892	66.39%
Never Married	1,703	11.43%
Widowed	1,935	12.99%

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	2,849	10.11%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	5,127	18.19%
High school diploma or equivalent	10,934	38.80%
Some college, no degree	5,763	20.45%
Associate degree	1,156	4.10%
Bachelors degree	1,574	5.59%
Graduate or professional degree	777	2.76%

Benton County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	198	1.15%	161	0.94%	359	2.09%
Kindergarten	368	2.14%	12	0.07%	380	2.21%
Grades 1-4	1,638	9.53%	86	0.50%	1,724	10.03%
Grades 5-8	1,762	10.26%	130	0.76%	1,892	11.01%
Grades 9-12	1,688	9.83%	44	0.26%	1,732	10.08%
Undergrad college	482	2.81%	42	0.24%	524	3.05%
Graduate or professional school	64	0.37%	20	0.12%	84	0.49%
Total	6,200	36.09%	495	2.88%	6,695	38.97%

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
: $129,792,000
: $10,190,000
: 3,790
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	1	0	1	0	1
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	3	1
1999 - Construction	13	6	13	10	14
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	3	1	12
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	5	6	2	8
1999 - Information	0	1	1	3	2
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	1	0	10	3	8
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	8	10	8	23
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	4	3	11
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	2	5	2	6
1999 - Retail Trade	9	7	11	14	42
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	1	3	3
1999 - Unclassified	1	2	0	0	1
1999 - Utilities	0	2	0	0	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	4	1	8
1999 - Total	36	37	71	54	141
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	0	1	3
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	2	0	0
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	1	2
2000 - Construction	12	11	12	14	15
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	1	1	3	4	9
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	3	6	4	7
2000 - Information	0	0	2	2	2
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Manufacturing	3	1	7	8	5
2000 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	7	8	9	25
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	0	5	5	9
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	2	2	3	6
2000 - Retail Trade	5	11	26	8	32
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	2	1	4
2000 - Unclassified	2	1	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	2	4	1	5
2000 - Total	35	40	81	63	124
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	1	1	2
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	1	1	1
2001 - Construction	8	12	11	11	19
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Finance & Insurance	0	2	4	3	8
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	0	8	6	7
2001 - Information	0	0	1	0	5
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	2	4	5	6	9
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	3	9	8	27
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	2	6	4	11
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	1	3	7
2001 - Retail Trade	9	7	19	20	26
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	1	2	2
2001 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	2	1	6
2001 - Total	40	35	70	67	132
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	1	0	2
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	0	0
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	1	1	1
2002 - Construction	10	5	10	14	18
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	7	0	2	5	8
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	3	7	5	10
2002 - Information	0	1	0	2	3
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	0	2	6	7	7
2002 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	8	12	3	26
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	3	7	5	9
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	2	3	1	7
2002 - Retail Trade	5	8	23	21	22
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	2	1	3	0
2002 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	2	2	4
2002 - Total	38	37	77	69	117
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	1	2
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	0	0
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	2	0
2003 - Construction	7	7	15	10	17
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	2	1	11	2	8
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	3	5	4	12
2003 - Information	1	0	1	1	3
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	1	2	7	5	5
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	3	8	7	27
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	4	5	11
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	2	2	9
2003 - Retail Trade	10	7	22	17	22
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	1	0	5
2003 - Unclassified	7	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	2	4	4
2003 - Total	39	26	80	61	125
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	0	2
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	2	0	0	0	0
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	2	0	1	1
2004 - Construction	9	4	16	11	18
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Finance & Insurance	1	2	8	5	8
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	8	3	3	8	10
2004 - Information	0	0	1	2	2
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	0	3	4	4	8
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	1	8	12	25
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	2	5	6	7
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	0	2	0	11
2004 - Retail Trade	10	11	27	10	26
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	3	4	0	1
2004 - Unclassified	2	2	0	1	4
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	2	1	5
2004 - Total	44	33	81	62	129
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	1	0	1
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	1	0	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	0	1	2
2005 - Construction	9	15	11	14	14
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	2	3	6	3	10
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	5	2	5	4	18
2005 - Information	1	1	0	1	3
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	2	1	8	3	4
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	3	2	10	9	28
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	4	4	11
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	3	2	2	8
2005 - Retail Trade	8	6	18	22	26
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	2	0	3	3
2005 - Unclassified	6	7	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	2	2	4
2005 - Total	43	45	68	70	132

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	29,663	84.63%
Below Poverty Level	5,389	15.37%

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	$269	$3	$79	$0	$0	$48	$396	$129	$33	$302
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$343	$3	$187	$0	$0	$42	$572	$236	$0	$590
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$359	$4	$251	$0	$0	$52	$662	$313	$0	$400
1980	$430	$4	$352	$0	$0	$65	$847	$375	$0	$244
1981	$318	$5	$474	$0	$0	$99	$891	$425	$0	$699
1982	$281	$178	$390	$0	$0	$122	$793	$410	$0	$831
1983	$283	$207	$563	$0	$0	$127	$973	$493	$0	$1,013
1984	$315	$228	$445	$0	$0	$168	$928	$511	$0	$1,022
1985	$343	$265	$616	$0	$0	$216	$1,175	$618	$0	$1,097
1986	$297	$281	$691	$0	$0	$210	$1,198	$680	$0	$1,252
1987	$271	$300	$572	$0	$0	$213	$1,056	$857	$0	$1,157
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$304	$825	$652	$0	$0	$365	$1,321	$723	$0	$1,182
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	$453	$1,185	$545	$0	$0	$586	$1,584	$1,112	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$467	$1,397	$835	$0	$0	$479	$1,781	$1,168	$0	$1,200
2001	$463	$1,399	$968	$0	$0	$544	$1,975	$1,416	$0	$1,300
2002	$465	$1,408	$862	$0	$0	$653	$1,980	$1,586	$0	$1,200
2003	$628	$791	$1,152	$0	$0	$240	$2,020	$1,628	$0	$0

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	$0	$79	$21	$0	$128	$0	$349
1972	$26	$44	$1	$0	$0	$50	$349
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$130	$25	$26	$195	$0	$491
1977	$61	$8	$0	$0	$0	$46	$491
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$166	$36	$45	$286	$0	$670
1979	$112	$4	$0	$0	$0	$21	$670
1980	$0	$185	$43	$47	$312	$0	$928
1980	$110	$3	$0	$0	$0	$228	$928
1981	$0	$196	$50	$91	$491	$0	$1,012
1981	$133	$3	$0	$0	$0	$48	$1,012
1982	$0	$223	$68	$89	$271	$0	$890
1982	$161	$1	$0	$0	$0	$77	$890
1983	$0	$232	$69	$60	$312	$0	$950
1983	$180	$1	$0	$0	$0	$96	$950
1984	$0	$375	$66	$42	$332	$0	$1,134
1984	$221	$1	$0	$0	$0	$97	$1,134
1985	$0	$414	$75	$79	$430	$0	$1,436
1985	$270	$45	$0	$0	$0	$123	$1,436
1986	$0	$388	$74	$81	$485	$0	$1,453
1986	$270	$47	$0	$0	$0	$108	$1,453
1987	$0	$451	$81	$81	$640	$0	$1,700
1987	$252	$48	$0	$0	$0	$147	$1,700
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$486	$67	$125	$746	$0	$2,000
1992	$351	$51	$0	$0	$0	$174	$2,000
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	$0	$186	$228	$0	$1,270	$0	$2,287
1997	$324	$1	$0	$0	$0	$278	$2,287
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	$464	$161	$0	$1,719	$0	$3,520
2000	$730	$0	$0	$0	$0	$446	$3,520
2001	$0	$683	$252	$0	$1,195	$0	$3,278
2001	$756	$0	$0	$0	$0	$392	$3,278
2002	$0	$821	$120	$0	$1,430	$0	$3,615
2002	$820	$0	$0	$0	$0	$424	$3,615
2003	$0	$909	$127	$0	$1,984	$0	$4,394
2003	$839	$0	$0	$0	$0	$535	$4,394

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
: 13

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	1,717	9.99%
10-19 Years	2,135	12.43%
20-29 Years	1,267	7.37%
30-39 Years	1,905	11.09%
40-49 Years	2,429	14.14%
50-59 Years	2,591	15.08%
60-69 Years	2,644	15.39%
70-79 Years	1,692	9.85%
80-89 Years	664	3.86%
90+ Years	136	0.79%

Benton County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	8,512	49.55%
Female	8,668	50.45%

Benton County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	16,709	97.26%
Multiracial	179	1.04%
Hispanic/Latino	153	0.89%
Amerindian	89	0.52%
African-American	24	0.14%
Asian	21	0.12%
Other Race	3	0.02%
Pacific Islander	2	0.01%

Benton County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	8,679	30.77%
2.	United States Or American	4,901	17.38%
3.	Irish	4,327	15.34%
4.	English	4,004	14.20%
5.	French Non-Basque	1,300	4.61%
6.	Dutch	911	3.23%
7.	Scottish	635	2.25%
8.	Scotch Irish	562	1.99%
9.	Italian	560	1.99%
10.	Swedish	390	1.38%

Benton County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	32,958	97.22%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	441	1.30%
3.	German	329	0.97%
4.	Arabic	26	0.08%
5.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	24	0.07%
6.	French	22	0.06%
7.	Japanese	16	0.05%
8.	Vietnamese	16	0.05%
9.	Other West Germanic	14	0.04%
10.	Tagalog	14	0.04%

Benton County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	35,314	99.36%
Naturalized immigrant	126	0.35%
Not a citizen	100	0.28%

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

Alexander	Ionia	Warsaw
Cole	Lincoln	White
Cole Camp	Lindsey	Williams
Edwards	Tom
Fristoe	Union

Benton County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

65325	65335	65355
65326	65338

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Lincoln (8,803)	Tom (1,878)	Ionia (108)
Williams (3,539)	Cole (1,819)	Edwards
Fristoe (2,212)	White (1,235)	Union
Lindsey (2,145)	Cole Camp (1,028)
Warsaw (2,070)	Alexander (380)