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District 3, Benton County, MS

1,715 Population
65.8 square miles 26.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40 ±7.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Benton County: 44.5 ±2.9
  • a little higher than the figure in Mississippi: 38.6 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$26,645 ±$3,225 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Benton County: $25,190 ±$1,616
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $31,549 ±$274
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$47,500 ±$17,884 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Benton County: $46,016 † ±$8,749
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $56,447 ±$539
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.3% ±6.3% (216  ±118) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Benton County: 21.5% † 1,613 (±5.1% / ±385)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Mississippi: 18.9% 538,793 (±0.3% / ±9,325)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

39.6 minutes ±5.9 (34,760  ±14,761) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Benton County: 34.1 107,360 (±3 / ±12,225)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,988,504 (±0.2 / ±320,846)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

584 ±161 Number of households
  • Benton County: 3,074 ±219
  • Mississippi: 1,145,431 ±4,267
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±1.1 (1,626  ±435) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Benton County: 2.4 7,500 (±0.2 / ±29)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,856,122
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

15.3% ±12.7% (36  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Benton County: 8.6% † 128 (±4.2% / ±63)
  • more than double the rate in Mississippi: 5.9% 40,700 (±0.3% / ±2,011)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

903 ±201 Number of housing units
  • Benton County: 4,091 ±33
  • Mississippi: 1,341,114 ±478
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$145,800 ±$65,440 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Benton County: $105,100 ±$8,693
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Mississippi: $169,800 ±$1,198
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.8% ±5.1% (164  ±95) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Benton County: 7.7% † 581 (±3.4% / ±254.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mississippi: 11% 319,149 (±0.3% / ±7,416.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.8% ±32.1% (1,134  ±289.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Benton County: 81.6% 4,453 (±7.5% / ±427.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Mississippi: 87.2% 1,718,821 (±0.5% / ±10,654.3)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11.7% ±4.2% (157  ±71.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Benton County: 12.8% † 697 (±2.8% / ±153.3)
  • about half the rate in Mississippi: 25.1% 495,720 (±0.3% / ±5,925)
  • 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

15.5% ±10.4% (265  ±190) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Benton County: 5.5% 417
  • more than double the rate in Mississippi: 2.4% 71,918
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3% ±1.9% (44  ±30) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Benton County: 4.8% † 289 (±1.7% / ±104)
  • about half the rate in Mississippi: 6.8% 151,757 (±0.2% / ±3,402)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
44 Total veterans ±30 42 Male ±30 2 Female ±4

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