Language Spoken At Home in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 8,213 | 100% |
English only | 7,840 | 95.5% |
Language other than English | 373 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 148 | 1.8% |
Spanish | 351 | 4.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 148 | 1.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 16 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 5 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 1 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,816 | 100% |
American | 853 | 9.7% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 5 | 0.1% |
Danish | 11 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 225 | 2.6% |
English | 677 | 7.7% |
French (except Basque) | 541 | 6.1% |
French Canadian | 28 | 0.3% |
German | 2,685 | 30.5% |
Greek | 42 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 11 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,334 | 15.1% |
Italian | 85 | 1.0% |
Lithuanian | 19 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 62 | 0.7% |
Polish | 170 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 6 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 57 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 114 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 9 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 183 | 2.1% |
Swiss | 19 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 43 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,462 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,294 | 66.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 968 | 28.0% |
Married-couple family | 1,795 | 51.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 740 | 21.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 139 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 78 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 360 | 10.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 150 | 4.3% |
Nonfamily households | 1,168 | 33.7% |
Householder living alone | 959 | 27.7% |
65 years and over | 427 | 12.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,070 | 30.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,018 | 29.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 8,688 | 100% |
Householder | 3,462 | 39.8% |
Spouse | 1,785 | 20.5% |
Child | 2,684 | 30.9% |
Other relatives | 312 | 3.6% |
Nonrelatives | 445 | 5.1% |
Unmarried partner | 242 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,390 | 100% |
Never married | 877 | 25.9% |
Now married, except separated | 1,886 | 55.6% |
Separated | 12 | 0.4% |
Widowed | 119 | 3.5% |
Divorced | 496 | 14.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,552 | 100% |
Never married | 731 | 20.6% |
Now married, except separated | 1,846 | 52.0% |
Separated | 37 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 451 | 12.7% |
Divorced | 487 | 13.7% |
Fertility in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 140 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 30 | 21.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 73 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 178 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 136 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 82 | 60.3% |
Less than 1 year | 36 | 26.5% |
1 or 2 years | 7 | 5.1% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 39 | 28.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 82 | 100% |
Who are female | 37 | 45.1% |
Who are married | 76 | 92.7% |
School Enrollment in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,128 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 155 | 7.3% |
Kindergarten | 158 | 7.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,004 | 47.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 456 | 21.4% |
College or graduate school | 355 | 16.7% |
Educational Attainment in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 5,932 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 97 | 1.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 537 | 9.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,796 | 47.1% |
Some college, no degree | 1,182 | 19.9% |
Associate's degree | 439 | 7.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 581 | 9.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 300 | 5.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.9% |
Veteran Status in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,565 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 685 | 10.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 8,702 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,403 | 16.1% |
Under 18 years | 2,251 | 100% |
With a disability | 167 | 7.4% |
18 to 64 years | 5,107 | 100% |
With a disability | 699 | 13.7% |
65 years and over | 1,344 | 100% |
With a disability | 537 | 40.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 8,708 | 100% |
Same house | 7,408 | 85.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,258 | 14.4% |
Same county | 450 | 5.2% |
Different county | 808 | 9.3% |
Same state | 651 | 7.5% |
Different state | 157 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 42 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,816 | 100% |
Native | 8,671 | 98.4% |
Born in United States | 8,642 | 98.0% |
State of residence | 6,803 | 77.2% |
Different state | 1,839 | 20.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 29 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 145 | 1.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 145 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 26 | 17.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 119 | 82.1% |
Year of Entry in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 174 | 100% |
Native | 29 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 29 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 145 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 145 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 145 | 100% |
Europe | 17 | 11.7% |
Asia | 0 | 0.0% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 124 | 85.5% |
Northern America | 4 | 2.8% |