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West Benton township, Christian County, MO

590 Population
14.6 square miles 40.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.3 ±10.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Christian County: 39.2 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$45,211 ±$11,175 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Christian County: $39,805 ±$1,655
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$121,667 ±$57,780 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Christian County: $83,437 ±$2,702
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

3.9% ±6.7% (23  ±41) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Christian County: 8.2% † 7,526 (±1.5% / ±1,405)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.5 minutes ±6.7 (7,600  ±4,060) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Christian County: 25.5 1,010,140 (±0.6 / ±39,608)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

228 ±96 Number of households
  • Christian County: 35,142 ±401
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.4 (590  ±264) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Christian County: 2.6 92,299 (±0 / ±10)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

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

Housing

228 ±96 Number of housing units
  • Christian County: 36,643 ±44
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$348,300 ±$123,539 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Christian County: $274,900 ±$7,974
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

92.8% ±50.4% (376  ±137.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Christian County: 93.9% 59,161 (±2.8% / ±1,793.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
27.2% ±17.3% (110  ±82.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Christian County: 32.7% 20,628 (±1.7% / ±1,090.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • 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

24.2% ±29.3% (98  ±125) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Christian County: 7.5% † 5,229 (±0.9% / ±595)
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
98 Total veterans ±125 56 Male ±66 42 Female ±62

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