Benton City, WA Demographic Data
Benton City, WA Summary
Benton City is located in Benton County in Washington
- Population: 3,045
- Area: 2.49 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.46 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,223.87 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 462.60 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Benton City, WA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,579
50%
50.8
Male
1,614
51%
49.2
Total Population
3,193
323,128,000
Benton City, WA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
122
3.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
150
4.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
299
9.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
275
8.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
217
6.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
408
12.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
511
16.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
473
14.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
210
6.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
163
5.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
238
7.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
119
3.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
8
0.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,385
74.7%
77.2
Female
1,199
50.3%
51.3
Male
1,186
49.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,291
71.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
452
14.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
365
11.4%
15.2
Female
175
47.9%
55.8
Male
190
52.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Benton City, WA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,116
97.6%
96.8
White
2,579
80.8%
72.6
Black or African American
28
0.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
68
2.1%
0.8
Asian
14
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
8
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
6
0.2%
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
427
13.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
77
2.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
848
26.6%
17.8
Mexican
800
25.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
48
1.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,345
73.4%
82.2
Benton City, WA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
206
9.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
124
5.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
483
22.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
712
33.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
207
9.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
319
15.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
79
3.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
330
15.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,800
84.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
398
18.7%
31.2
Benton City, WA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
697
26.6%
33.7%
Now Married
1,369
52.2%
47.5
Divorced
371
14.1%
11.0%
Separated
61
2.3%
2.0
Widowed
124
4.7
5.8%
Benton City, WA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,365
77.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
706
23.0%
21.6%
Spanish
684
22.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
8
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
14
0.5%
1.1%
Benton City, WA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
118
9.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
66
5.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
150
12.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
94
7.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
127
10.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
291
23.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
235
19.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
119
9.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
28
2.3%
6.4
Median household income
55,714
57,617
Per capita income
25,052
31,128
Benton City, WA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
123
8.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
69
4.8%
9.8
Construction
136
9.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
432
30.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
47
3.3%
6.6
Information
4
0.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
70
4.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
47
3.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
183
12.7%
11.4
Public administration
109
7.6%
4.6
Retail trade
128
8.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
71
4.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
19
1.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
249
17.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
444
30.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
121
8.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
252
17.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
372
25.9%
18.1%
Benton City, WA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,375
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,237
90.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
85
6.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
26
1.9%
2.7
Other means
10
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
17
1.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.0
26.6
Benton City, WA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
46
3.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
257
20.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
571
46.5%
37.1
3 or more
354
28.8%
21.0
Benton City, WA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,228
96.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
905
73.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
323
26.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
51
4.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Benton City, WA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,279
1 room
47
3.7%
2.4
2 rooms
65
5.1%
2.7
3 rooms
61
4.8%
9.1
4 rooms
195
15.2%
16.5
5 rooms
366
28.6%
19.8
6 rooms
238
18.6%
17.8
7 rooms
183
14.3%
12.0
8 rooms
98
7.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
26
2.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Benton City, WA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,279
1-unit, detached
777
60.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4
0.3%
5.9
2-units
101
7.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
54
4.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
22
1.7%
4.4
20 or more units
9
0.7%
9.0
Mobile home
283
22.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
29
2.3%
0.1
Benton City, WA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
19
1.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
119
9.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
127
9.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
103
8.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
204
15.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
214
16.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
174
13.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
227
17.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
28
2.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
64
5.0%
1.4%
Benton City, WA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
35
2.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
23
1.9%
4.7
Electricity
1,132
92.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
32
2.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
6
0.5%
1.1
Benton City, WA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
588
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
25
4.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
59
10.0%
20.1%
$500 to $999
168
28.6%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
336
57.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
355
60.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
79
13.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
60
10.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
15
2.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
79
13.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Benton City, WA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
282
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%
$1,000 to $1,499
12
4.3%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
20
7.1%
11.9%
Less than $500
70
24.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
180
63.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
41
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
691
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
66
23.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
54
19.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
53
18.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
13
4.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
96
34.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
41
0.0%
0.0%
Benton City, WA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
905
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
115
12.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
180
19.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
252
27.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
303
33.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
49
5.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
6
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
134,000
205,000
