Living in Benton School District Area

Living Summary

11,958

households

31,619

Total Population

$135,400

Average House Value

$795

Average Housing Rent

$57,770

Average Household Income

94.14%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

5,378

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

17 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

61%

Percent Proficient - Math

53%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 11,958 households are located in Benton School District area. Among them, 4,125 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.27 people. The total number of children in the region is 10,279 and 7,681 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (431) of residents are non-citizens and 4% (1,172) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Benton School District, Arkansas
Household	11,958
Population	31,619
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,125 (34%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	10,279
Total Students	7,681
Pre-Kindergarten	615
Kindergarten	311
Grade 1-8	3,823
Grade 9-12	1,585
College/Graduate School	1,347
Veterans	24,071
Non-citizen	431
Non-English Home Language	1,172
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

24,981 residents are over the age of 16 and 16,112 people are in labor force. Among them, 16,089 people are in civilian labor force and 23 are in armed labor force. 15,413 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Benton School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,236	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	13,185	86.54%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,541	10.11%
Public transportation	10	0.07%
Walked	73	0.48%
Other method	121	0.79%
Worked from home	306	2.01%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,413	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,401	35.04%
Service	2,477	16.07%
Sales and office	3,593	23.31%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,544	10.02%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,398	15.56%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,413	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	34	0.22%
Construction	1,248	8.10%
Manufacturing	1,327	8.61%
Wholesale trade	408	2.65%
Retail trade	2,267	14.71%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	854	5.54%
Information	191	1.24%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,036	6.72%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,156	7.50%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,952	25.64%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,118	7.25%
Other services, except public administration	860	5.58%
Public administration	962	6.24%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,413	-
Private wage and salary workers	12,349	80.12%
Government workers	2,532	16.43%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	514	3.33%
Unpaid family workers	18	0.12%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $75,153 for the 11,958 households in Benton School District area, Arkansas. The average income of a single worker is $35,737. 29,766 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.14%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	11,958	-
Less than $10,000	570	4.77%
$10,000 - $14,999	565	4.72%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,044	8.73%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,164	9.73%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,643	13.74%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,307	19.29%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,757	14.69%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,013	16.83%
$150,000 - $199,999	457	3.82%
More than $200,000	438	3.66%
Median Household Income	$57,770	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$75,153	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	8,226	-
Less than $10,000	143	1.74%
$10,000 - $14,999	118	1.43%
$15,000 - $24,999	382	4.64%
$25,000 - $34,999	689	8.38%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,009	12.27%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,773	21.55%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,564	19.01%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,694	20.59%
$150,000 - $199,999	450	5.47%
More than $200,000	404	4.91%

Median Family Income	$74,982	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$88,746	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$35,737	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$48,392	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$48,392	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	31,620	-
With health insurance coverage	29,766	94.14%
Public coverage	11,490	36.34%
Private health insurance	22,906	72.44%
Without health insurance coverage	1,854	5.86%

Housing

There are 13,095 housing units in Benton School District area, Arkansas with 11,958 units (91.32%) occupied. 8,364 houses (69.94%) are occupied by owner and 3,594 houses (30.06%) are rented. The average housing value is $135,400 and the average rental cost is $795. 757 houses (5.78%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,013 houses (7.74%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,095	-
Occupied	11,958	91.32%
Owner Occupied	8,364	69.94%
Renter Occupied	3,594	30.06%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,582	80.81%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	58	0.44%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,650	12.60%
Mobile Homes	749	5.72%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	56	0.43%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,095	-
Built 2014 or later	757	5.78%
Built 2010 - 2013	556	4.25%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,070	15.81%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,459	18.78%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,414	10.80%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,941	14.82%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,367	10.44%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,518	11.59%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,013	7.74%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,095	-
1 room	260	1.99%
2 rooms	263	2.01%
3 rooms	772	5.90%
4 rooms	1,651	12.61%
5 rooms	3,403	25.99%
6 rooms	3,032	23.15%
7 rooms	1,506	11.50%
8 rooms	1,191	9.10%
9 rooms or more	1,017	7.77%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,095	-
no bedroom	260	1.99%
1 bedroom	739	5.64%
2 bedrooms	3,075	23.48%
3 bedrooms	6,843	52.26%
4 bedrooms	1,870	14.28%
5 bedrooms or more	308	2.35%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	8,364	-
Less than $50,000	557	6.66%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,582	18.91%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,830	33.84%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,515	18.11%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,251	14.96%
$300,000 - $499,999	454	5.43%
$500,000 - $999,999	149	1.78%
$1,000,000 or more	26	0.31%
Median House Value	$135,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,330	-
Less than $500	383	11.50%
$500 - $999	1,991	59.79%
$1,000 - $1,499	755	22.67%
$1,500 - $1,999	147	4.41%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	54	1.62%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$795	-

Demographic

A total of 31,977 people lives in Benton School District area, Arkansas with 15,142 male and 16,835 female. The males to female ratio is 47.35 to 52.65. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	31,977	-
Male	15,142	47.35%
Female	16,835	52.65%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	31,977	-
Under 5 years	1,921	6.01%
5 - 9 years	2,210	6.91%
10 - 14 years	2,355	7.36%
15 - 19 years	2,078	6.50%
20 - 24 years	1,754	5.49%
25 - 34 years	4,483	14.02%
35 - 44 years	4,322	13.52%
45 - 54 years	3,987	12.47%
55 - 59 years	1,941	6.07%
60 - 64 years	1,850	5.79%
65 - 74 years	3,216	10.06%
75 - 84 years	1,310	4.10%
85 years and older	550	1.72%
Median Age	37.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	31,977	-
One Race	31,565	98.71%
White	28,668	89.65%
Black or African American	1,969	6.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native	247	0.77%
Asian	264	0.83%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	60	0.19%
Other	357	1.12%

Two or more races	412	1.29%
White and Black or African American	136	0.43%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	202	0.63%
White and Asian	12	0.04%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%