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Benton township, Crawford County, MO

5,618 Population
49 square miles 114.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.2 ±4.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Crawford County: 43 ±1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,503 ±$3,801 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Crawford County: $32,458 ±$2,977
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$54,529 ±$8,086 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Crawford County: $57,629 ±$4,620
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.6% ±3.3% (800  ±198) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Crawford County: 14.1% † 3,150 (±2.4% / ±548)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.7 minutes ±3.5 (49,585  ±10,565) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Crawford County: 29.1 261,305 (±1.8 / ±19,580)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,480 ±255 Number of households
  • Crawford County: 9,580 ±262
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.3 (5,520  ±560) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Crawford County: 2.3 22,338 (±0.1 / ±9)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.1% ±4.1% (82  ±57) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Crawford County: 7.2% † 323 (±2.5% / ±112)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,909 ±298 Number of housing units
  • Crawford County: 11,416 ±34
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$164,900 ±$19,207 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Crawford County: $172,600 ±$13,265
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

20.1% ±6.5% (1,109  ±377.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Crawford County: 14.3% † 3,211 (±2.6% / ±591.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

81.1% ±5.6% (3,098  ±383.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Crawford County: 85.9% 13,890 (±4.5% / ±719.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
9.4% ±2.8% (357  ±113.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Crawford County: 14.1% † 2,283 (±1.9% / ±313.6)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • 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

1.7% ±1.7% (93  ±93) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Crawford County: 1.2% 275
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.3% ±2.4% (363  ±111) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Crawford County: 10% † 1,773 (±1.2% / ±210)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
363 Total veterans ±111 349 Male ±108 14 Female ±21

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