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Benton township, Douglas County, MO

3,839 Population
36.2 square miles 105.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±5.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Douglas County: 45.5 ±0.7
  • 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

$28,688 ±$11,675 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Douglas County: $28,761 † ±$4,289
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$42,917 ±$5,843 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Douglas County: $45,985 ±$4,512
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.6% ±6.8% (734  ±262) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Douglas County: 17.6% † 2,076 (±3.3% / ±394)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18 minutes ±6.2 (21,700  ±4,966) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Douglas County: 27.2 † 105,350 (±3.3 / ±16,629)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,404 ±176 Number of households
  • Douglas County: 4,654 ±170
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.4 (3,722  ±342) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Douglas County: 2.5 11,837 (±0.1 / ±5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.7% ±3% (15  ±26) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Douglas County: 9.8% † 212 (±4.9% / ±106)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,542 ±187 Number of housing units
  • Douglas County: 5,391 ±16
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$155,900 ±$10,958 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Douglas County: $168,200 ±$11,689
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.2% ±3.7% (238  ±143.6) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Douglas County: 6.2% † 731 (±2.4% / ±283.7)
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.3% ±7.2% (2,194  ±288.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Douglas County: 86.6% 7,329 (±6.4% / ±540.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.9% ±4% (357  ±109) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Douglas County: 14.9% † 1,264 (±2.8% / ±236.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about two-fifths 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

1.1% ±1.1% (41  ±44) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Douglas County: 1.3% 158
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.5% ±3.1% (159  ±91) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Douglas County: 11.8% † 1,082 (±2.3% / ±215)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
159 Total veterans ±91 159 Male ±91 N/A Female ±12

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