Benton County, Iowa Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Benton County is 11th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Income per household

Benton County is 11th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Size in square miles

Benton County is 13th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Home ownership rate

Benton County is 15th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Benton County is 15th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Benton County is 16th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in People per household

Benton County is 17th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Home median value

Benton County is 20th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Income per capita

Main Cities Within Benton County, Iowa

Vinton, Iowa

Benton County, Iowa Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Benton County	Rank	Iowa	US
Current population (2012)	25,827	24th	3,074,186	313,914,040
Size in square miles	716.3	11th	55,857.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	36.4	32nd	54.5	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Benton County	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents younger than 5	5.8%	58th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.4%	21st	23.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.2%	81st	15.3%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Benton County	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	92.2%	15th	90.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	17.8%	48th	24.9%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Benton County	Rank	Iowa	US
Race - White	98.1%	22nd	92.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.4%	78th	3.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	75th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.3%	81st	2.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	59th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.9%	66th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	90th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	97.0%	15th	88.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Benton County	Rank	Iowa	US
Female residents	50.2%	55th	50.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.1%	64th	4.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Benton County	Rank	Iowa	US
Housing units	11,100	25th	1,340,529	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	8.6%	72nd	18.5%	25.9%
Households	10,255	24th	1,219,137	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	81.2%	13th	73.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$128,700	17th	$121,300	$186,200
People per household	2.5	16th	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	22	37th	9,501	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Benton County	Rank	Iowa	US
Income per capita	$26,432	20th	$26,110	$27,915
Income per household	$55,810	11th	$50,451	$52,762
Income below poverty line	6.8%	96th	11.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Benton County	Rank	Iowa	US
Non-farm private establishments	564	33rd	80,113	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	4,243	57th	1,263,665	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,420	26th	259,931	27,092,908
Retail sales	$176,434	42nd	$39,234,649	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$6,645	84th	$13,172	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$9,616	55th	$4,737,719	$613,795,732

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