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Benton, LA

2,408 Population
2.5 square miles 957.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±7.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 38.2 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$31,075 ±$5,309 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: $33,865 ±$1,035
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $34,211 ±$247
$59,744 ±$15,551 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: $54,635 ±$1,758
  • about the same as the amount in Louisiana: $60,023 ±$491

19.2% ±7.7% (463  ±203) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 20.3% 77,414 (±1% / ±3,927)
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,769 (±0.3% / ±14,766)

22.7 minutes ±2.9 (25,230  ±7,077) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 21.9 3,337,245 (±0.5 / ±95,462)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 47,566,968 (±0.2 / ±402,285)

Families

946 ±188 Number of households
  • the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 154,871 ±1,290
  • Louisiana: 1,783,168 ±5,717
2.6 ±0.7 (2,408  ±441) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 2.5 381,214 (±0 / ±123)
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,497,152

2.2% ±2.7% (14  ±18) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 4.4% † 4,039 (±0.6% / ±585)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 60,096 (±0.2% / ±2,274)

Housing

1,045 ±178 Number of housing units
  • the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 181,250 ±121
  • Louisiana: 2,094,002 ±454

$192,800 ±$19,590 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: $187,300 ±$3,718
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $208,700 ±$1,365

7.3% ±5.9% (175  ±143.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 12.3% 47,231 (±0.8% / ±2,970.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 11.9% 543,392 (±0.2% / ±10,090.1)

Social

93.5% ±23.8% (1,531  ±267.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 88.4% 233,377 (±1.5% / ±4,034.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 86.9% 2,702,854 (±0.5% / ±14,218.9)
18.7% ±7.2% (307  ±130.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 25.2% 66,618 (±0.8% / ±2,168.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 26.6% 825,794 (±0.3% / ±7,861)

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

1% ±1.4% (24  ±34) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 2.8% 10,703
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Louisiana: 4.7% 218,450

6.7% ±3.1% (121  ±59) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area: 8.9% 25,852 (±0.4% / ±1,184)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 6.2% 217,225 (±0.1% / ±3,492)
121 Total veterans ±59 83 Male ±38 38 Female ±35

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