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Benton township, Linn County, MO

440 Population
31.2 square miles 14.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±3.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Linn County: 42.1 ±0.8
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$23,657 ±$4,662 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Linn County: $34,377 ±$3,237
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$44,063 ±$29,503 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Linn County: $61,635 ±$5,399
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

24.7% ±17.1% (108  ±84) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Linn County: 13.7% † 1,604 (±3.1% / ±360)
  • about double the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

32.8 minutes ±21.1 (4,760  ±1,859) Mean travel time to work
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Linn County: 20.2 101,210 (±1.4 / ±9,144)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

185 ±48 Number of households
  • Linn County: 4,801 ±175
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.6 (440  ±155) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Linn County: 2.4 11,688 (±0.1 / ±4)
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.6% ±2.2% (2  ±3) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Linn County: 6.6% † 160 (±2.7% / ±66)
  • about one-quarter 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

266 ±58 Number of housing units
  • Linn County: 5,988 ±24
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$118,800 ±$111,777 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Linn County: $123,300 † ±$12,999
  • about half the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.3% ±4.3% (32  ±22.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Linn County: 7.6% † 889 (±2.3% / ±267.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.5% ±34.9% (260  ±66.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Linn County: 91.5% 7,528 (±5% / ±413.4)
  • 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)
12.8% ±9.8% (36  ±29.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Linn County: 19.2% † 1,584 (±2.8% / ±226.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • 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

2.7% ±4% (12  ±18) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Linn County: 1.2% 140
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.1% ±2.5% (13  ±9) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Linn County: 7.4% † 667 (±1% / ±94)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
13 Total veterans ±9 13 Male ±9 N/A Female ±12

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