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Benton County, WA

215,219 Population
1,700.1 square miles 126.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Washington: 38.6 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,333 ±$2,360 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $52,011 ±$541
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$82,304 ±$5,367 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $94,605 ±$1,221
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12% ±2.4% (25,387  ±5,093) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 10.4% 794,426 (±0.3% / ±26,113)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

21.8 minutes ±1.4 (1,823,775  ±155,381) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Washington: 26.7 85,416,730 (±0.2 / ±973,110)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

78,748 ±1,615 Number of households
  • Washington: 3,101,265 ±10,961
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.7 ±0.1 (212,469  ±95) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 2.5 † 7,659,849 (±,179.1 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.1% ±1.9% (1,968  ±902) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington: 5.3% 97,347 (±0.3% / ±6,087)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

84,476 ±51 Number of housing units
  • Washington: 3,361,561 ±310
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$427,200 ±$12,175 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington: $576,000 ±$3,882
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.4% ±1.9% (24,298  ±4,117.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 14.2% 1,099,648 (±0.4% / ±28,225.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

88.4% ±4.3% (125,067  ±6,116) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 92.4% 5,090,206 (±0.7% / ±36,316.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
33.8% ±2.4% (47,804  ±3,370.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 40.5% 2,229,338 (±0.4% / ±21,620.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

9.9% ±25,643.3% (21,380  ±2,011) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington: 15.5% † 1,213,933 (±1,104.8% / ±21,847)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7.2% ±1.1% (11,512  ±1,780) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 7.6% 465,141 (±0.2% / ±9,288)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
11,512 Total veterans ±1,780 10,133 Male ±1,535 1,379 Female ±653

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