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Benton township, Cass County, IA

119 Population
34.5 square miles 3.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.8 ±40.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Cass County: 43.5 ±0.6
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$42,713 ±$10,608 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Cass County: $37,667 ±$2,591
  • a little higher than the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
N/A Median household income

4.2% ±6.2% (5  ±8) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Cass County: 14.3% † 1,833 (±2.9% / ±366)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

N/A

Families

58 ±29 Number of households
  • Cass County: 5,844 ±131
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.8 (119  ±75) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Cass County: 2.2 12,869 (±0.1 / ±25)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

58 ±29 Number of housing units
  • Cass County: 6,393 ±24
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$98,000 ±$92,098 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Cass County: $150,300 ±$10,147
  • about half the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

100% ±21.4% (96  ±60.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Cass County: 94.5% 8,718 (±4.9% / ±459.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
26% ±30.6% (25  ±32.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Cass County: 22.1% † 2,041 (±2.5% / ±227)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about three-quarters 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

N/A Foreign-born population

8.3% ±10.3% (8  ±11) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Cass County: 6.4% † 640 (±1.4% / ±139)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
8 Total veterans ±11 8 Male ±11 N/A Female ±10

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