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Benton township, Lucas County, IA

310 Population
36.3 square miles 8.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51 ±15.1 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Lucas County: 41.9 ±1.5
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,841 ±$13,592 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Lucas County: $32,274 ±$2,179
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$74,318 ±$44,549 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Lucas County: $61,793 ±$2,738
  • about the same as the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.5% ±8.1% (45  ±33) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Lucas County: 15% † 1,291 (±3.5% / ±304)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.8 minutes ±6.1 (1,835  ±1,180) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Lucas County: 22.8 † 84,545 (±2.8 / ±11,405)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

120 ±50 Number of households
  • Lucas County: 3,708 ±103
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.6 (310  ±147) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Lucas County: 2.3 8,622 (±0.1 / ±21)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

15.6% ±22.6% (7  ±13) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Lucas County: 7.2% † 116 (±3.7% / ±59)
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

134 ±54 Number of housing units
  • Lucas County: 4,074 ±31
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$155,900 ±$103,265 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Lucas County: $120,200 † ±$19,495
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

90.3% ±48.2% (186  ±64) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Lucas County: 91.8% 5,595 (±5.7% / ±349.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
8.7% ±12.5% (18  ±26.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Lucas County: 15.8% † 963 (±2.4% / ±143.5)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about one-quarter 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

10.5% ±6.7% (28  ±22) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Lucas County: 6.7% † 448 (±1.4% / ±92)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
28 Total veterans ±22 20 Male ±19 8 Female ±11

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