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South Benton township, Polk County, MO

1,353 Population
44.9 square miles 30.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.1 ±8.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Polk County: 38.1 ±0.8
  • 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

$28,417 ±$6,150 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Polk County: $31,140 ±$1,884
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$79,000 ±$43,815 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Polk County: $59,647 ±$3,036
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

15.5% ±12.3% (210  ±178) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Polk County: 16.3% † 5,093 (±2.8% / ±874)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.8 minutes ±16.2 (6,490  ±2,889) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Polk County: 28.1 358,650 (±1.6 / ±27,473)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

428 ±137 Number of households
  • Polk County: 12,059 ±295
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.2 ±1.4 (1,353  ±406) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Polk County: 2.6 31,081 (±0.1 / ±26)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.2% ±7.1% (9  ±13) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Polk County: 5.7% † 417 (±2.1% / ±152)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

470 ±144 Number of housing units
  • Polk County: 13,482 ±86
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$210,600 ±$67,306 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Polk County: $205,800 ±$12,213
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

0.7% ±1.9% (9  ±25.6) Moved since previous year
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Polk County: 11.6% † 3,730 (±2.1% / ±663.2)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

71.3% ±6.4% (571  ±167.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Polk County: 88% 18,738 (±4.1% / ±887.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
8.6% ±4.2% (69  ±38.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Polk County: 22.5% † 4,788 (±2.4% / ±505)
  • 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

N/A Foreign-born population

1.9% ±1.4% (20  ±16) Population with veteran status
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Polk County: 8.5% † 2,109 (±1.2% / ±296)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
20 Total veterans ±16 20 Male ±16 N/A Female ±12

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