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Benton township, Elkhart County, IN

3,236 Population
35.8 square miles 90.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

27.5 ±5.5 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Elkhart County: 35.6 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Indiana: 38.1 ±0.2
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,604 ±$5,714 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Elkhart County: $32,936 ±$883
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Indiana: $38,351 ±$197
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$94,070 ±$17,530 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Elkhart County: $68,561 ±$2,286
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Indiana: $71,957 ±$352
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.2% ±6.8% (233  ±220) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Elkhart County: 12.4% 25,311 (±1.2% / ±2,443)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Indiana: 12.3% 821,528 (±0.2% / ±13,330)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.8 minutes ±1.7 (25,710  ±4,743) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Elkhart County: 20 1,829,810 (±0.5 / ±56,271)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Indiana: 24.1 70,277,840 (±0.1 / ±387,394)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

850 ±129 Number of households
  • Elkhart County: 72,309 ±879
  • Indiana: 2,716,009 ±6,039
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.8 ±0.6 (3,228  ±19) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Elkhart County: 2.8 204,388 (±0 / ±43)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Indiana: 2.5 6,671,685
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.9% ±5.3% (31  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Elkhart County: 5.3% † 2,495 (±0.7% / ±333)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Indiana: 5.4% 85,809 (±0.2% / ±2,404)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

969 ±155 Number of housing units
  • Elkhart County: 80,493 ±84
  • Indiana: 2,976,568 ±617
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$248,200 ±$46,164 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Elkhart County: $210,400 ±$4,758
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Indiana: $218,200 ±$739
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.9% ±6.2% (282  ±196.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Elkhart County: 10% † 20,528 (±1% / ±2,037.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Indiana: 12.7% 860,071 (±0.2% / ±12,028.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

77.9% ±10.2% (1,330  ±229) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Elkhart County: 82.2% 107,936 (±1.9% / ±2,511.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Indiana: 90.4% 4,153,503 (±0.4% / ±16,066.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11.3% ±4.5% (192  ±79.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Elkhart County: 20.1% 26,425 (±0.9% / ±1,240.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Indiana: 29.5% 1,354,639 (±0.2% / ±9,464)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.5% ±0.6% (17  ±19) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Elkhart County: 9.7% 20,001
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Indiana: 6.3% 431,255
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.5% ±1.9% (49  ±37) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Elkhart County: 4.7% 7,112 (±0.4% / ±623)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Indiana: 6.3% 328,414 (±0.1% / ±4,168)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
49 Total veterans ±37 40 Male ±34 9 Female ±13

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