Benton, Arkansas Demographics

Benton is 8th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Home ownership rate

Benton is 10th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Benton is 11th in Arkansas out of 60 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Benton is 12th in Arkansas out of 60 other cities in Current population (2012)

Benton is 12th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Income per capita

Benton is 14th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Households

Benton is 14th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Income per household

Benton is 15th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Housing units

Benton is 15th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Benton is 16th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Race - White

Size Demographics
	Benton	Rank	Arkansas	US
Current population (2012)	32,117	12th	2,949,131	313,914,040
Size in square miles	22.2	19th	52,035.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,379.4	10th	56	87.4

Age Demographics
	Benton	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents younger than 5	7.6%	25th	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	26.8%	22nd	24.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.7%	31st	15.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Benton	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.5%	21st	82.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	25.8%	15th	19.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Benton	Rank	Arkansas	US
Race - White	88.8%	16th	80.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	6.0%	35th	15.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	30th	0.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.9%	31st	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	41st	0.3%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	46th	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	28th	6.8%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	86.8%	16th	73.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Benton	Rank	Arkansas	US
Female residents	51.6%	45th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	2.7%	34th	4.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Benton	Rank	Arkansas	US
Housing units	12,902	15th	1,324,369	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	16.0%	49th	15.2%	25.9%
Households	11,389	14th	1,121,386	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	68.9%	8th	67.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$131,500	17th	$105,100	$186,200
People per household	2.6	19th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Benton	Rank	Arkansas	US
Income per capita	$24,939	12th	$21,833	$27,915
Income per household	$49,858	14th	$40,149	$52,762
Income below poverty line	11.6%	53rd	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Benton	Rank	Arkansas	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,956	11th	238,994	27,092,908
Retail sales	$488,438	17th	$32,974,282	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$17,395	35th	$11,602	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$33,341	24th	$3,559,795	$613,795,732