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Census Tract 9604, Benton, IA

3,175 Population
102.6 square miles 30.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.8 ±7.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Shellsburg: 40.4 † ±10
  • about the same as the figure in Benton County: 43.1 ±0.7

Economics

$42,888 ±$4,581 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Shellsburg: $34,557 † ±$3,711
  • about the same as the amount in Benton County: $41,865 ±$1,515
$94,757 ±$13,884 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Shellsburg: $70,179 † ±$10,877
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Benton County: $86,962 ±$3,238

5% ±3.1% (157  ±100) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Shellsburg: 2.7% † 23 (±2.2% / ±19)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Benton County: 7.4% † 1,859 (±1.1% / ±276)

27.9 minutes ±7.8 (39,825  ±7,589) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Shellsburg: 25.8 † 9,735 (±10 / ±2,647)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Benton County: 24.9 287,210 (±1 / ±14,867)

Families

1,209 ±127 Number of households
  • Shellsburg: 324 † ±61
  • Benton County: 10,202 ±191
2.6 ±0 (3,153  ±333) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Shellsburg: 2.6 846 (±0.1 / ±164)
  • a little higher than the figure in Benton County: 2.5 25,385 (±0.1 / ±12)

6% ±3.1% (39  ±21) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Shellsburg: 6.7% † 13 (±4.8% / ±10)
  • a little less than the rate in Benton County: 6.2% † 320 (±1.2% / ±61)

Housing

1,406 ±113 Number of housing units
  • Shellsburg: 419 † ±83
  • Benton County: 11,114 ±31

$315,500 ±$23,845 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Shellsburg: $175,800 ±$12,082
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Benton County: $208,200 ±$11,797

9.9% ±4.2% (308  ±133.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Shellsburg: 6.5% † 55 (±4.5% / ±39.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Benton County: 9.2% † 2,350 (±1.8% / ±468.1)

Social

95% ±3.3% (2,133  ±251.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Shellsburg: 92% † 549 (±23.1% / ±91.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Benton County: 95.2% 17,157 (±3.5% / ±640.2)
24.1% ±3.6% (542  ±101) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in Shellsburg: 12.6% † 75 (±5% / ±33.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Benton County: 25.6% 4,604 (±1.9% / ±345.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.8% ±0.7% (26  ±23) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Shellsburg: 1.8% † 16 (±2% / ±18)
  • about the same as the rate in Benton County: 0.8% 216

9.7% ±2.7% (246  ±73) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Shellsburg: 13.2% † 91 (±4.3% / ±34)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Benton County: 8.7% † 1,728 (±1.1% / ±222)
246 Total veterans ±73 241 Male ±71 5 Female ±6

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