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Benton township, Webster County, MO

5,983 Population
37.4 square miles 159.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±2.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Webster County: 37 ±0.5
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$35,440 ±$4,728 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Webster County: $30,265 ±$1,505
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$69,565 ±$9,111 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Webster County: $71,155 ±$2,974
  • about the same as the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.9% ±9.1% (807  ±536) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Webster County: 15.2% † 5,953 (±2.6% / ±1,025)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.2 minutes ±2.5 (74,195  ±11,486) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Webster County: 27.3 432,325 (±0.9 / ±22,565)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,224 ±270 Number of households
  • Webster County: 13,964 ±334
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.4 (5,983  ±516) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Webster County: 2.8 39,423 (±0.1 / ±17)
  • 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

7.8% ±6.2% (111  ±91) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Webster County: 6.2% † 525 (±2.3% / ±198)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,427 ±306 Number of housing units
  • Webster County: 15,493 ±31
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$284,300 ±$56,430 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Webster County: $228,800 ±$11,559
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

17.2% ±7.7% (1,015  ±462.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Webster County: 12.4% † 4,992 (±2.4% / ±945.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.7% ±9.6% (3,744  ±521) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Webster County: 88.1% 22,921 (±3.9% / ±1,026.9)
  • 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)
28.3% ±7.6% (1,131  ±321.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Webster County: 18.3% † 4,770 (±2% / ±528.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about 80 percent 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

4.8% ±3.5% (289  ±208) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Webster County: 1.6% 661
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11.6% ±5.1% (487  ±219) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Webster County: 10.2% † 2,990 (±1.4% / ±401)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
487 Total veterans ±219 367 Male ±180 120 Female ±139

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