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Benton Community School District, IA

9,691 Population
331.3 square miles 29.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±1.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Benton County: 43.1 ±0.7
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$42,735 ±$2,167 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Benton County: $41,865 ±$1,515
  • a little higher than the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$95,790 ±$5,701 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Benton County: $86,962 ±$3,238
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.6% ±1.5% (631  ±147) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Benton County: 7.4% † 1,859 (±1.1% / ±276)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.9 minutes ±1.1 (104,790  ±9,667) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Benton County: 24.9 287,210 (±1 / ±14,867)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,669 ±196 Number of households
  • Benton County: 10,202 ±191
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (9,642  ±454) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Benton County: 2.5 25,385 (±0.1 / ±12)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.5% ±1.8% (149  ±38) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Benton County: 6.2% † 320 (±1.2% / ±61)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,847 ±185 Number of housing units
  • Benton County: 11,114 ±31
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$243,400 ±$11,759 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Benton County: $208,200 ±$11,797
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8% ±2.4% (764  ±232.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Benton County: 9.2% † 2,350 (±1.8% / ±468.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.3% ±2.5% (6,362  ±342.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Benton County: 95.2% 17,157 (±3.5% / ±640.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
25.9% ±2.4% (1,713  ±178.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Benton County: 25.6% 4,604 (±1.9% / ±345.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about three-quarters 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

0.5% ±0.3% (48  ±28) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Benton County: 0.8% 216
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.8% ±1.6% (575  ±123) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Benton County: 8.7% † 1,728 (±1.1% / ±222)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
575 Total veterans ±123 503 Male ±104 72 Female ±47

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