Benton County, WA Demographic Data
Benton County, WA Summary
Benton County is located in Washington
- Population: 182,398
- Area: 1,760.00 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,700.38 sq. miles
- Water Area: 59.62 sq. miles
- Population Density: 103.63 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,473.10 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Benton County, WA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
97,584
50%
50.8
Male
96,102
50%
49.2
Total Population
193,686
323,128,000
Benton County, WA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
13,319
6.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
15,927
8.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
13,943
7.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
13,723
7.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
11,943
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
25,765
13.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
24,281
12.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
22,990
11.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
11,922
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
12,458
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
16,428
8.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
8,055
4.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,932
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
141,809
73.2%
77.2
Female
72,005
50.8%
51.3
Male
69,804
49.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
134,878
69.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
33,922
17.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
27,415
14.2%
15.2
Female
14,729
53.7%
55.8
Male
12,686
46.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Benton County, WA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
187,443
96.8%
96.8
White
161,191
83.2%
72.6
Black or African American
3,631
1.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,070
0.6%
0.8
Asian
4,742
2.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
81
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
16,728
8.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
6,243
3.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
41,456
21.4%
17.8
Mexican
38,218
19.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
767
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
263
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2,208
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
152,230
78.6%
82.2
Benton County, WA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
6,685
5.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
4,794
3.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
29,319
23.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
33,649
27.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
13,197
10.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
22,744
18.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
14,443
11.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
11,479
9.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
113,352
90.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
37,187
29.8%
31.2
Benton County, WA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
44,431
29.5%
33.7%
Now Married
77,896
51.8%
47.5
Divorced
16,156
10.7%
11.0%
Separated
2,678
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
9,336
6.2
5.8%
Benton County, WA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
143,536
79.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
36,831
20.4%
21.6%
Spanish
26,215
14.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
5,363
3.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
4,781
2.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
472
0.3%
1.1%
Benton County, WA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,513
5.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,010
4.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
6,181
8.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
6,074
8.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
8,388
11.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
13,733
19.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
8,884
12.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
12,448
17.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
4,656
6.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3,547
5.0%
6.4
Median household income
62,508
57,617
Per capita income
30,303
31,128
Benton County, WA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
3,066
3.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
5,693
6.7%
9.8
Construction
6,749
7.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
20,961
24.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
2,247
2.6%
6.6
Information
1,269
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
6,810
8.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
2,902
3.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
12,598
14.8%
11.4
Public administration
4,425
5.2%
4.6
Retail trade
11,376
13.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
5,400
6.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,403
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
8,725
10.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
33,410
39.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
10,921
12.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
17,253
20.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
14,590
17.2%
18.1%
Benton County, WA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
83,651
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
70,215
83.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
8,298
9.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
522
0.6%
5.1
Walked
1,260
1.5%
2.7
Other means
823
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
2,533
3.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.2
26.6
Benton County, WA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,997
4.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
19,323
27.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
27,710
39.3%
37.1
3 or more
20,404
29.0%
21.0
Benton County, WA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
70,434
95.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
48,940
69.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
21,494
30.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,521
4.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Benton County, WA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
73,955
1 room
1,008
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
2,386
3.2%
2.7
3 rooms
5,239
7.1%
9.1
4 rooms
9,061
12.3%
16.5
5 rooms
15,578
21.1%
19.8
6 rooms
12,867
17.4%
17.8
7 rooms
9,201
12.4%
12.0
8 rooms
8,626
11.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
9,989
13.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Benton County, WA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
73,955
1-unit, detached
47,434
64.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,466
3.3%
5.9
2-units
3,508
4.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
2,143
2.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,726
5.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3,225
4.4%
4.4
20 or more units
4,306
5.8%
9.0
Mobile home
6,537
8.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
610
0.8%
0.1
Benton County, WA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,536
3.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
7,691
10.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
6,568
8.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
6,855
9.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
15,227
20.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
4,726
6.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
11,882
16.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
12,953
17.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3,243
4.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
2,274
3.1%
1.4%
Benton County, WA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
10,307
14.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
573
0.8%
4.7
Electricity
57,962
82.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
168
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
844
1.2%
1.9
Solar energy
34
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
157
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
389
0.6%
1.1
Benton County, WA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
31,378
47295100.0
Less than $500
345
1.1%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
828
2.6%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
864
2.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,649
8.4%
11.8%
$500 to $999
5,888
18.8%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
8,489
27.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
12,315
39.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
15,545
49.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
5,080
16.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,689
8.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,259
4.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
6,765
21.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
40
0.0%
0.0%
Benton County, WA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
20,262
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
121
0.6%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
469
2.3%
4.4%
Less than $500
1,319
6.5%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,426
7.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
5,144
25.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
11,783
58.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,232
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
902
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3,731
18.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,223
16.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,225
11.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,066
10.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,899
9.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
7,048
34.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,302
0.0%
0.0%
Benton County, WA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
48,940
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,150
6.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,925
6.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
6,445
13.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
10,961
22.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
13,656
27.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
9,854
20.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,745
3.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
204
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
206,500
205,000
