Benton, TN Demographic Data
Benton, TN Summary
Benton is located in Polk County in Tennessee
- Population: 1,686
- Area: 3.21 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.21 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 525.07 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 732.94 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Benton, TN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
840
46%
50.8
Male
981
54%
49.2
Total Population
1,821
323,128,000
Benton, TN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
142
7.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
118
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
97
5.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
135
7.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
155
8.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
304
16.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
257
14.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
232
12.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
112
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
70
3.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
113
6.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
71
3.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
15
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,377
75.6%
77.2
Female
671
48.7%
51.3
Male
706
51.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,325
72.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
243
13.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
199
10.9%
15.2
Female
137
68.8%
55.8
Male
62
31.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Benton, TN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,717
94.3%
96.8
White
1,676
92.0%
72.6
Black or African American
13
0.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
8
0.4%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
20
1.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
104
5.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
48
2.6%
17.8
Mexican
42
2.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
6
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,773
97.4%
82.2
Benton, TN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
140
11.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
152
12.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
488
41.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
210
17.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
108
9.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
60
5.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
16
1.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
292
24.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
882
75.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
76
6.5%
31.2
Benton, TN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
416
28.4%
33.7%
Now Married
666
45.5%
47.5
Divorced
225
15.4%
11.0%
Separated
30
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
127
8.7
5.8%
Benton, TN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,623
96.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
56
3.3%
21.6%
Spanish
35
2.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
15
0.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Benton, TN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
89
13.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
33
4.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
117
17.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
98
14.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
118
17.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
125
18.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
56
8.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
22
3.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
10
1.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
10
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
35,385
57,617
Per capita income
16,939
31,128
Benton, TN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
11
1.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
72
10.7%
9.8
Construction
48
7.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
116
17.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
18
2.7%
6.6
Information
5
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
140
20.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
23
3.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
67
9.9%
11.4
Public administration
39
5.8%
4.6
Retail trade
60
8.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
58
8.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
17
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
77
11.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
105
15.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
185
27.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
173
25.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
134
19.9%
18.1%
Benton, TN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
660
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
585
88.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
60
9.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
15
2.3%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.1
26.6
Benton, TN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
53
7.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
227
33.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
259
38.2%
37.1
3 or more
139
20.5%
21.0
Benton, TN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
678
93.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
388
57.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
290
42.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
45
6.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Benton, TN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
723
1 room
3
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
26
3.6%
2.7
3 rooms
23
3.2%
9.1
4 rooms
160
22.1%
16.5
5 rooms
272
37.6%
19.8
6 rooms
130
18.0%
17.8
7 rooms
45
6.2%
12.0
8 rooms
42
5.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
22
3.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Benton, TN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
723
1-unit, detached
453
62.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
5
0.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
46
6.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
38
5.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
7
1.0%
9.0
Mobile home
174
24.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Benton, TN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
39
5.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
22
3.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
78
10.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
40
5.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
155
21.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
99
13.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
168
23.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
118
16.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
4
0.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Benton, TN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
0
0.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
51
7.5%
4.7
Electricity
597
88.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
15
2.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
7
1.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
4
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
4
0.6%
1.1
Benton, TN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
206
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
Less than $500
3
1.5%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
3
1.5%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
5
2.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
8
3.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
61
29.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
126
61.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
79
38.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
39
18.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
23
11.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
28
13.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
37
18.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Benton, TN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
244
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
20
8.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
89
36.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
135
55.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
46
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
629
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
69
28.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
28
11.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
21
8.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
48
20.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
6
2.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
67
28.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
51
0.0%
0.0%
Benton, TN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
388
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
42
10.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
146
37.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
79
20.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
54
13.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
43
11.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
18
4.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
6
1.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
102,400
205,000