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Benton borough, Columbia County, PA

485 Population
0.6 square miles 812.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

55.9 ±11.1 Median age
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Columbia County: 41 ±0.4
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,218 ±$6,529 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Columbia County: $33,218 ±$1,046
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$34,500 ±$17,607 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Columbia County: $64,644 ±$2,531
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

26.2% ±15.5% (127  ±83) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Columbia County: 13.7% † 8,432 (±1.4% / ±881)
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.9 minutes ±11.7 (3,790  ±2,418) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Columbia County: 21.8 574,105 (±0.3 / ±22,157)
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

274 ±79 Number of households
  • Columbia County: 26,350 ±358
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.8 ±0.7 (485  ±136) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Columbia County: 2.3 61,514 (±0 / ±74)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

349 ±86 Number of housing units
  • Columbia County: 29,824 ±70
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$168,400 ±$33,433 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Columbia County: $206,200 ±$5,897
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.6% ±4.4% (27  ±22.6) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Columbia County: 11.3% † 7,322 (±1.3% / ±858.3)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.3% ±34.5% (358  ±85.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Columbia County: 92.6% 40,770 (±2.6% / ±1,156.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
10.3% ±7.7% (38  ±30.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Columbia County: 26.6% 11,716 (±1.6% / ±704.6)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)
  • 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

2.9% ±3.8% (14  ±19) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Columbia County: 2.8% 1,811
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.2% ±3.9% (28  ±17) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Columbia County: 6.2% 3,355 (±0.5% / ±291)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
28 Total veterans ±17 28 Male ±17 N/A Female ±12

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