Benton County, Mississippi Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Benton County is 18th in Mississippi out of 82 other counties in Residents 65 or older

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Benton County Rank Mississippi US
Current population (2012) 8,730 76th 2,984,926 313,914,040
Size in square miles 406.6 78th 46,923.3 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 21.5 68th 63.2 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Benton County Rank Mississippi US
Residents younger than 5 6.0% 70th 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.9% 57th 25.0% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.5% 18th 13.5% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Benton County Rank Mississippi US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 72.7% 65th 80.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 9.5% 77th 19.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Benton County Rank Mississippi US
Race - White 61.3% 37th 59.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 37.3% 43rd 37.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 47th 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.1% 79th 0.9% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 54th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.9% 35th 1.1% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.0% 34th 2.9% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 59.7% 37th 57.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Benton County Rank Mississippi US
Female residents 50.5% 66th 51.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.2% 40th 2.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Benton County Rank Mississippi US
Housing units 4,263 74th 1,281,711 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 2.6% 79th 13.4% 25.9%
Households 3,197 77th 1,085,062 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 78.0% 27th 70.6% 66.1%
Home median value $82,600 26th $99,200 $186,200
People per household 2.7 26th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 1 59th 6,039 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Benton County Rank Mississippi US
Income per capita $16,724 56th $20,521 $27,915
Income per household $28,666 65th $38,718 $52,762
Income below poverty line 23.8% 41st 21.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Benton County Rank Mississippi US
Non-farm private establishments 60 80th 58,592 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 990 75th 887,772 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 528 74th 225,977 27,092,908
Retail sales $25,101 77th $33,751,407 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $3,141 75th $11,552 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $0 78th $7,045,097 $613,795,732

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