Benton, LA Demographic Data
Benton, LA Summary
Benton is located in Bossier Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 1,905
- Area: 1.96 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.96 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 974.42 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 199.80 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Benton, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
985
52%
50.8
Male
924
48%
49.2
Total Population
1,909
323,128,000
Benton, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
121
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
131
6.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
167
8.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
155
8.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
139
7.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
302
15.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
208
10.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
200
10.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
96
5.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
140
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
160
8.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
63
3.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
27
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,382
72.4%
77.2
Female
742
53.7%
51.3
Male
640
46.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,312
68.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
283
14.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
250
13.1%
15.2
Female
151
60.4%
55.8
Male
99
39.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Benton, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,847
96.8%
96.8
White
916
48.0%
72.6
Black or African American
919
48.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
12
0.6%
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
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
62
3.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
30
1.6%
17.8
Mexican
30
1.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,879
98.4%
82.2
Benton, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
70
5.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
89
7.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
458
38.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
339
28.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
103
8.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
94
7.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
43
3.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
159
13.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,037
86.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
137
11.5%
31.2
Benton, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
519
34.8%
33.7%
Now Married
519
34.8%
47.5
Divorced
268
18.0%
11.0%
Separated
68
4.6%
2.0
Widowed
116
7.8
5.8%
Benton, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,769
98.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
19
1.1%
21.6%
Spanish
6
0.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
12
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Benton, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
139
20.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
34
4.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
96
13.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
70
10.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
65
9.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
131
19.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
59
8.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
65
9.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
22
3.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
10
1.4%
6.4
Median household income
35,774
57,617
Per capita income
20,107
31,128
Benton, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
55
6.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
110
13.4%
9.8
Construction
40
4.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
185
22.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
24
2.9%
6.6
Information
5
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
73
8.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
59
7.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
51
6.2%
11.4
Public administration
68
8.3%
4.6
Retail trade
107
13.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
30
3.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
16
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
118
14.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
218
26.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
104
12.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
165
20.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
218
26.5%
18.1%
Benton, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
810
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
692
85.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
57
7.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
13
1.6%
5.1
Walked
23
2.8%
2.7
Other means
17
2.1%
1.8
Worked at home
8
1.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.1
26.6
Benton, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
126
18.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
240
34.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
232
33.6%
37.1
3 or more
93
13.5%
21.0
Benton, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
691
82.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
397
57.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
294
42.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
144
17.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Benton, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
835
1 room
2
0.2%
2.4
2 rooms
7
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
59
7.1%
9.1
4 rooms
151
18.1%
16.5
5 rooms
339
40.6%
19.8
6 rooms
143
17.1%
17.8
7 rooms
81
9.7%
12.0
8 rooms
25
3.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
28
3.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Benton, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
835
1-unit, detached
543
65.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
11
1.3%
5.9
2-units
21
2.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
62
7.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
21
2.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
29
3.5%
4.4
20 or more units
25
3.0%
9.0
Mobile home
123
14.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Benton, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
43
5.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
8
1.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
120
14.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
123
14.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
163
19.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
152
18.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
135
16.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
55
6.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
36
4.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Benton, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
295
42.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
16
2.3%
4.7
Electricity
377
54.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
3
0.4%
1.1
Benton, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
209
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
3
1.4%
7.0%
Less than $500
3
1.4%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
4
1.9%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
23
11.0%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
36
17.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
140
67.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
139
66.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
21
10.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
17
8.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
4
1.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
28
13.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Benton, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
260
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
10
3.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
18
6.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
74
28.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
158
60.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
34
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
684
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
41
15.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
23
8.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
26
10.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
28
10.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
19
7.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
123
47.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
34
0.0%
0.0%
Benton, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
397
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
76
19.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
131
33.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
100
25.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
61
15.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
11
2.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
18
4.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
90,600
205,000
