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West Benton township, Newton County, MO

3,141 Population
31.9 square miles 98.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.5 ±5.3 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Newton County: 40.2 ±0.5
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$26,901 ±$8,827 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Newton County: $33,219 ±$1,546
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$62,974 ±$13,230 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Newton County: $66,301 ±$3,221
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.1% ±12.2% (487  ±324) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Newton County: 13.5% † 7,921 (±1.7% / ±1,022)
  • 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)

18.9 minutes ±8.9 (21,435  ±5,857) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Newton County: 22.3 540,455 (±1 / ±31,598)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

887 ±195 Number of households
  • Newton County: 22,129 ±345
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±0.8 (2,547  ±477) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Newton County: 2.7 58,855 (±0 / ±95)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.7% ±2.2% (15  ±20) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Newton County: 7.4% † 941 (±1.7% / ±218)
  • 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

925 ±202 Number of housing units
  • Newton County: 24,866 ±55
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$200,500 ±$53,186 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Newton County: $190,700 ±$12,568
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

19.5% ±8.6% (610  ±285.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Newton County: 13.9% † 8,233 (±1.8% / ±1,093.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.2% ±7.4% (1,552  ±347) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Newton County: 89.5% 36,401 (±3% / ±1,240)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
22.9% ±11.2% (394  ±209.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Newton County: 23.5% 9,572 (±1.9% / ±754.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about two-thirds 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

6.1% ±3.9% (191  ±127) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Newton County: 4.6% 2,735
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.4% ±3% (103  ±73) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Newton County: 8.8% † 4,040 (±0.9% / ±431)
  • 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)
103 Total veterans ±73 103 Male ±73 N/A Female ±12

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