Living in Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 Area

Living Summary

4,138

households

9,808

Total Population

$75,400

Average House Value

$661

Average Housing Rent

$42,816

Average Household Income

92.29%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

1,179

Total Students

PK-08

Grades Offered

18 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

23%

Percent Proficient - Math

31%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 4,138 households are located in Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 area. Among them, 1,127 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.99 people. The total number of children in the region is 2,547 and 2,180 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0% (46) of residents are non-citizens and 1% (144) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Benton Community Consolidated School District 47, Illinois
Household	4,138
Population	9,808
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,127 (27%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	2,547
Total Students	2,180
Pre-Kindergarten	144
Kindergarten	154
Grade 1-8	1,030
Grade 9-12	496
College/Graduate School	356
Veterans	7,861
Non-citizen	46
Non-English Home Language	144
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

8,101 residents are over the age of 16 and 4,261 people are in labor force. Among them, 4,261 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 3,971 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	3,934	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	3,294	83.73%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	433	11.01%
Public transportation	15	0.38%
Walked	63	1.60%
Other method	35	0.89%
Worked from home	94	2.39%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	3,971	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,196	30.12%
Service	784	19.74%
Sales and office	719	18.11%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	559	14.08%
Production, transportation, and material moving	713	17.96%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	3,971	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	225	5.67%
Construction	223	5.62%
Manufacturing	429	10.80%
Wholesale trade	43	1.08%
Retail trade	540	13.60%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	241	6.07%
Information	38	0.96%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	207	5.21%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	223	5.62%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,058	26.64%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	454	11.43%
Other services, except public administration	115	2.90%
Public administration	175	4.41%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	3,971	-
Private wage and salary workers	3,166	79.73%
Government workers	603	15.19%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	202	5.09%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $61,096 for the 4,138 households in Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 area, Illinois. The average income of a single worker is $30,337. 9,052 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.29%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	4,138	-
Less than $10,000	276	6.67%
$10,000 - $14,999	365	8.82%
$15,000 - $24,999	531	12.83%
$25,000 - $34,999	615	14.86%
$35,000 - $49,999	651	15.73%
$50,000 - $74,999	658	15.90%
$75,000 - $99,999	441	10.66%
$100,000 - $149,999	359	8.68%
$150,000 - $199,999	157	3.79%
More than $200,000	85	2.05%
Median Household Income	$42,816	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$61,096	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	2,466	-
Less than $10,000	120	4.87%
$10,000 - $14,999	117	4.74%
$15,000 - $24,999	207	8.39%
$25,000 - $34,999	337	13.67%
$35,000 - $49,999	416	16.87%
$50,000 - $74,999	407	16.50%
$75,000 - $99,999	332	13.46%
$100,000 - $149,999	319	12.94%
$150,000 - $199,999	146	5.92%
More than $200,000	65	2.64%

Median Family Income	$51,552	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$69,260	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,337	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$44,944	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$44,944	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	9,808	-
With health insurance coverage	9,052	92.29%
Public coverage	5,015	51.13%
Private health insurance	5,523	56.31%
Without health insurance coverage	756	7.71%

Housing

There are 4,734 housing units in Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 area, Illinois with 4,138 units (87.41%) occupied. 2,769 houses (66.92%) are occupied by owner and 1,369 houses (33.08%) are rented. The average housing value is $75,400 and the average rental cost is $661. 26 houses (0.55%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,479 houses (31.24%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	4,734	-
Occupied	4,138	87.41%
Owner Occupied	2,769	66.92%
Renter Occupied	1,369	33.08%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	3,658	77.27%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	44	0.93%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	701	14.81%
Mobile Homes	331	6.99%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	4,734	-
Built 2014 or later	26	0.55%
Built 2010 - 2013	117	2.47%
Built 2000 - 2009	491	10.37%
Built 1990 - 1999	334	7.06%
Built 1980 - 1989	339	7.16%
Built 1970 - 1979	737	15.57%
Built 1960 - 1969	645	13.62%
Built 1950 - 1959	566	11.96%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,479	31.24%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	4,734	-
1 room	103	2.18%
2 rooms	105	2.22%
3 rooms	227	4.80%
4 rooms	965	20.38%
5 rooms	971	20.51%
6 rooms	1,111	23.47%
7 rooms	549	11.60%
8 rooms	428	9.04%
9 rooms or more	275	5.81%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	4,734	-
no bedroom	106	2.24%
1 bedroom	359	7.58%
2 bedrooms	1,811	38.26%
3 bedrooms	1,943	41.04%
4 bedrooms	424	8.96%
5 bedrooms or more	91	1.92%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	2,769	-
Less than $50,000	692	24.99%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,092	39.44%
$100,000 - $149,999	488	17.62%
$150,000 - $199,999	166	5.99%
$200,000 - $299,999	223	8.05%
$300,000 - $499,999	83	3.00%
$500,000 - $999,999	24	0.87%
$1,000,000 or more	1	0.04%
Median House Value	$75,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,267	-
Less than $500	311	24.55%
$500 - $999	889	70.17%
$1,000 - $1,499	50	3.95%
$1,500 - $1,999	17	1.34%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$661	-

Demographic

A total of 10,126 people lives in Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 area, Illinois with 4,961 male and 5,165 female. The males to female ratio is 48.99 to 51.01. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	10,126	-
Male	4,961	48.99%
Female	5,165	51.01%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	10,126	-
Under 5 years	570	5.63%
5 - 9 years	745	7.36%
10 - 14 years	547	5.40%
15 - 19 years	572	5.65%
20 - 24 years	473	4.67%
25 - 34 years	1,258	12.42%
35 - 44 years	1,248	12.32%
45 - 54 years	1,256	12.40%
55 - 59 years	814	8.04%
60 - 64 years	560	5.53%
65 - 74 years	1,099	10.85%
75 - 84 years	651	6.43%
85 years and older	333	3.29%
Median Age	41.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	10,126	-
One Race	10,022	98.97%
White	9,661	95.41%
Black or African American	124	1.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native	6	0.06%
Asian	153	1.51%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	23	0.23%
Other	55	0.54%

Two or more races	104	1.03%
White and Black or African American	38	0.38%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	23	0.23%
White and Asian	40	0.40%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%