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Benton town, Yates County, NY

2,948 Population
41.5 square miles 71.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±8.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Yates County: 42.5 ±0.8
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,470 ±$8,174 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Yates County: $37,848 ±$1,814
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$74,767 ±$12,706 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Yates County: $69,701 ±$3,930
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.4% ±10.6% (522  ±286) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Yates County: 12.7% † 2,968 (±2.3% / ±524)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.9 minutes ±5.7 (21,550  ±6,445) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Yates County: 22.3 195,885 (±0.9 / ±12,349)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

988 ±145 Number of households
  • Yates County: 9,490 ±278
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.4 (2,691  ±32) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Yates County: 2.4 23,122 (±0.1 / ±42)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

11.4% ±6.7% (62  ±38) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Yates County: 8.7% † 422 (±2.4% / ±119)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,111 ±180 Number of housing units
  • Yates County: 13,211 ±90
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$258,600 ±$51,187 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Yates County: $184,700 ±$12,150
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.9% ±4.3% (230  ±124.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Yates County: 6.3% † 1,523 (±1.4% / ±327.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

78.7% ±8.1% (1,516  ±234.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Yates County: 84.8% 14,297 (±3.6% / ±604.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
27.9% ±6.9% (538  ±146.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Yates County: 25.5% 4,297 (±1.9% / ±317.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • 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

0.8% ±1% (24  ±28) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Yates County: 1.7% 414
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.2% ±2.4% (107  ±51) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Yates County: 7% † 1,343 (±1% / ±192)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
107 Total veterans ±51 103 Male ±51 4 Female ±6

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