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Benton, MO

826 Population
0.6 square miles 1,298 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.9 ±11.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 40.3 ±0.6
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$38,989 ±$7,397 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: $31,411 ±$1,330
  • about the same as the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$86,023 ±$25,153 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: $59,476 ±$2,951
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

3.7% ±3.7% (27  ±28) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 14.2% † 6,780 (±1.6% / ±775)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.5 minutes ±3.3 (8,290  ±2,682) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 19.1 401,545 (±1.1 / ±25,723)
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

319 ±95 Number of households
  • the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 19,809 ±365
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.9 (740  ±192) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 2.4 47,910 (±0 / ±21)
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

12.2% ±12.9% (18  ±20) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 5.6% † 608 (±1.8% / ±197)
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

360 ±96 Number of housing units
  • the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 22,133 ±40
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$254,300 ±$59,159 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: $143,300 ±$6,782
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.4% ±5.3% (77  ±47.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 11.2% † 5,499 (±1.7% / ±821.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.2% ±29.1% (617  ±127.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 86.7% 29,404 (±3% / ±1,027.2)
  • 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)
35.9% ±11.8% (240  ±97.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 20.3% 6,884 (±1.6% / ±558.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about the same as 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

0.6% ±1.1% (5  ±9) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 0.6% 279
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.8% ±9.6% (77  ±71) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Sikeston, MO Micro Area: 6.3% † 2,383 (±0.8% / ±294)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
77 Total veterans ±71 76 Male ±71 1 Female ±2

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