Benson County, North Dakota Demographics

Benson County is 24th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Benson County is 28th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Benson County is 31st out of 3,143 other counties in Income below poverty line

Benson County is 41st out of 3,143 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Benson County is 2nd in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Benson County is 3rd in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Income below poverty line

Benson County is 3rd in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in People per household

Benson County is 3rd in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Benson County is 3rd in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Benson County is 9th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Race - Two or More

Benson County is 19th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Benson County is 19th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Size in square miles

Benson County is 20th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Current population (2012)

Benson County is 20th in North Dakota out of 53 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	Benson County	Rank	North Dakota	US
Current population (2012)	6,760	20th	699,628	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,388.7	19th	69,000.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	4.8	19th	9.7	87.4

Age Demographics
	Benson County	Rank	North Dakota	US
Residents younger than 5	9.6%	3rd	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	33.7%	2nd	22.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.3%	45th	14.4%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Benson County	Rank	North Dakota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	80.7%	48th	90.0%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	10.6%	53rd	26.5%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Benson County	Rank	North Dakota	US
Race - White	43.3%	51st	90.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.1%	49th	1.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	54.5%	3rd	5.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.2%	40th	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	32nd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	9th	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	41st	2.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	42.8%	51st	88.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Benson County	Rank	North Dakota	US
Female residents	48.7%	33rd	49.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.8%	36th	2.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Benson County	Rank	North Dakota	US
Housing units	2,945	22nd	320,909	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	13.4%	20th	25.8%	25.9%
Households	2,300	23rd	278,669	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	63.6%	50th	66.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$52,800	50th	$118,200	$186,200
People per household	2.9	3rd	2.3	2.6
Building permits (last year)	0	50th	10,340	829,658

Income Demographics
	Benson County	Rank	North Dakota	US
Income per capita	$16,159	51st	$27,305	$27,915
Income per household	$32,149	52nd	$49,415	$52,762
Income below poverty line	36.3%	3rd	12.3%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Benson County	Rank	North Dakota	US
Non-farm private establishments	102	37th	22,370	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,079	29th	306,064	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	390	29th	61,546	27,092,908
Retail sales	$20,136	43rd	$10,527,300	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$2,928	51st	$16,495	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$2,083	32nd	$1,214,201	$613,795,732