Living in Benton County School District Area

Living Summary

6,762

households

15,957

Total Population

$85,600

Average House Value

$658

Average Housing Rent

$37,512

Average Household Income

91.05%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

2,134

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

14 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

39%

Percent Proficient - Math

35%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 6,762 households are located in Benton County School District area. Among them, 1,358 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.20 people. The total number of children in the region is 4,223 and 3,204 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0% (56) of residents are non-citizens and 1% (168) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Benton County School District, Tennessee
Household	6,762
Population	15,957
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,358 (20%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	4,223
Total Students	3,204
Pre-Kindergarten	104
Kindergarten	173
Grade 1-8	1,485
Grade 9-12	724
College/Graduate School	718
Veterans	12,983
Non-citizen	56
Non-English Home Language	168
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

13,325 residents are over the age of 16 and 6,330 people are in labor force. Among them, 6,322 people are in civilian labor force and 8 are in armed labor force. 5,891 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.80%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	5,664	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	5,013	88.51%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	466	8.23%
Public transportation	28	0.49%
Walked	12	0.21%
Other method	89	1.57%
Worked from home	56	0.99%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	5,891	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,508	25.60%
Service	1,000	16.98%
Sales and office	1,245	21.13%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	575	9.76%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,563	26.53%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	5,891	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	109	1.85%
Construction	412	6.99%
Manufacturing	1,108	18.81%
Wholesale trade	50	0.85%
Retail trade	988	16.77%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	529	8.98%
Information	64	1.09%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	267	4.53%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	376	6.38%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,078	18.30%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	353	5.99%
Other services, except public administration	310	5.26%
Public administration	247	4.19%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	5,891	-
Private wage and salary workers	4,556	77.34%
Government workers	951	16.14%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	368	6.25%
Unpaid family workers	16	0.27%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $51,053 for the 6,762 households in Benton County School District area, Tennessee. The average income of a single worker is $25,313. 14,557 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.05%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	6,762	-
Less than $10,000	697	10.31%
$10,000 - $14,999	591	8.74%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,149	16.99%
$25,000 - $34,999	737	10.90%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,101	16.28%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,186	17.54%
$75,000 - $99,999	641	9.48%
$100,000 - $149,999	331	4.90%
$150,000 - $199,999	172	2.54%
More than $200,000	157	2.32%
Median Household Income	$37,512	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$51,053	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	3,832	-
Less than $10,000	232	6.05%
$10,000 - $14,999	226	5.90%
$15,000 - $24,999	390	10.18%
$25,000 - $34,999	423	11.04%
$35,000 - $49,999	620	16.18%
$50,000 - $74,999	888	23.17%
$75,000 - $99,999	523	13.65%
$100,000 - $149,999	309	8.06%
$150,000 - $199,999	129	3.37%
More than $200,000	92	2.40%

Median Family Income	$50,919	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$61,111	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$25,313	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$38,056	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$38,056	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,988	-
With health insurance coverage	14,557	91.05%
Public coverage	8,050	50.35%
Private health insurance	9,285	58.07%
Without health insurance coverage	1,431	8.95%

Housing

There are 9,115 housing units in Benton County School District area, Tennessee with 6,762 units (74.19%) occupied. 5,214 houses (77.11%) are occupied by owner and 1,548 houses (22.89%) are rented. The average housing value is $85,600 and the average rental cost is $658. 157 houses (1.72%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 687 houses (7.54%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,115	-
Occupied	6,762	74.19%
Owner Occupied	5,214	77.11%
Renter Occupied	1,548	22.89%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,028	66.13%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	44	0.48%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	450	4.94%
Mobile Homes	2,571	28.21%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	22	0.24%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,115	-
Built 2014 or later	157	1.72%
Built 2010 - 2013	217	2.38%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,311	14.38%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,254	24.73%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,293	14.19%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,352	14.83%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,058	11.61%
Built 1950 - 1959	786	8.62%
Built 1949 or earlier	687	7.54%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,115	-
1 room	152	1.67%
2 rooms	146	1.60%
3 rooms	566	6.21%
4 rooms	1,581	17.35%
5 rooms	2,557	28.05%
6 rooms	1,675	18.38%
7 rooms	1,155	12.67%
8 rooms	645	7.08%
9 rooms or more	638	7.00%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	9,115	-
no bedroom	182	2.00%
1 bedroom	416	4.56%
2 bedrooms	2,673	29.33%
3 bedrooms	4,631	50.81%
4 bedrooms	939	10.30%
5 bedrooms or more	274	3.01%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,214	-
Less than $50,000	1,129	21.65%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,908	36.59%
$100,000 - $149,999	821	15.75%
$150,000 - $199,999	542	10.40%
$200,000 - $299,999	387	7.42%
$300,000 - $499,999	265	5.08%
$500,000 - $999,999	103	1.98%
$1,000,000 or more	59	1.13%
Median House Value	$85,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,288	-
Less than $500	287	22.28%
$500 - $999	964	74.84%
$1,000 - $1,499	34	2.64%
$1,500 - $1,999	-	-
$2,000 - $2,499	3	0.23%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$658	-

Demographic

A total of 16,140 people lives in Benton County School District area, Tennessee with 7,937 male and 8,203 female. The males to female ratio is 49.18 to 50.82. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	16,140	-
Male	7,937	49.18%
Female	8,203	50.82%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	16,140	-
Under 5 years	740	4.58%
5 - 9 years	734	4.55%
10 - 14 years	1,085	6.72%
15 - 19 years	959	5.94%
20 - 24 years	820	5.08%
25 - 34 years	1,470	9.11%
35 - 44 years	1,729	10.71%
45 - 54 years	2,281	14.13%
55 - 59 years	1,263	7.83%
60 - 64 years	1,210	7.50%
65 - 74 years	2,290	14.19%
75 - 84 years	1,080	6.69%
85 years and older	479	2.97%
Median Age	47.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	16,140	-
One Race	15,899	98.51%
White	15,319	94.91%
Black or African American	487	3.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native	65	0.40%
Asian	28	0.17%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	0	0.00%

Two or more races	241	1.49%
White and Black or African American	121	0.75%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	108	0.67%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%