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36,360
68%
$59,994
26.9%
America/Chicago
72015 72019
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Benton, AR - History
We would like to provide the residents of Benton a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Benton Home page. The Benton Home page provides as much information as possible on Benton. Knowing Benton’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Benton’s Home page, you will also find Benton’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Benton has a population of 36360. 48.6% of Benton’s inhabitants are Male, and 51.4 are female. 49.2% of Benton is married and 67.5% own their own home. The Average Home price is $147,647, and the average rent is $841. Household median income in Benton is $59,994, and the individual median income is $31,474. Benton’s Ethnic is the following: White(84.2%), Black(10.6%), Hispanic(4.3%), Multiple(2.6%), Asian(1.6%), Native(0.6%), Other(0.4%), Pacific(0.2%).
At the 2000 census there were 21,906 people in 8,713 households, including 6,186 families, in the city. The population density was 1,221.2 inhabitants per square mile (471.5/km2). There were 9,315 housing units at an average density of 519.3 per square mile (200.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.81% White, 4.46% Black or African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.75% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races.
1.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 8,713 households 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95. The age distribution was 25.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% 65 or older.
The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males. The median household income was $41,503 and the median family income was $51,064. Males had a median income of $32,493 versus $22,386 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,797.
About 5.8% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.
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