Language Spoken At Home in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 24,460 | 100% |
English only | 23,866 | 97.6% |
Language other than English | 594 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 239 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 375 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 210 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 197 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 25 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 19 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 4 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 3 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 26,044 | 100% |
American | 1,684 | 6.5% |
Arab | 54 | 0.2% |
Czech | 1,779 | 6.8% |
Danish | 323 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 841 | 3.2% |
English | 2,197 | 8.4% |
French (except Basque) | 507 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 151 | 0.6% |
German | 12,999 | 49.9% |
Greek | 32 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 33 | 0.1% |
Irish | 4,045 | 15.5% |
Italian | 364 | 1.4% |
Lithuanian | 3 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 1,299 | 5.0% |
Polish | 260 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 15 | 0.1% |
Russian | 9 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 258 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 389 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 16 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 11 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 576 | 2.2% |
Swiss | 83 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 18 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 148 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 3 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,230 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,773 | 76.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,436 | 33.6% |
Married-couple family | 6,458 | 63.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,579 | 25.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 320 | 3.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 158 | 1.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 995 | 9.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 699 | 6.8% |
Nonfamily households | 2,457 | 24.0% |
Householder living alone | 2,158 | 21.1% |
65 years and over | 1,053 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,540 | 34.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,656 | 26.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 25,749 | 100% |
Householder | 10,230 | 39.7% |
Spouse | 6,465 | 25.1% |
Child | 7,829 | 30.4% |
Other relatives | 647 | 2.5% |
Nonrelatives | 578 | 2.2% |
Unmarried partner | 419 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 10,252 | 100% |
Never married | 2,394 | 23.4% |
Now married, except separated | 6,644 | 64.8% |
Separated | 66 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 233 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 915 | 8.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,428 | 100% |
Never married | 1,734 | 16.6% |
Now married, except separated | 6,600 | 63.3% |
Separated | 192 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 1,018 | 9.8% |
Divorced | 884 | 8.5% |
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 | 348 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 86 | 24.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 152 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 16 | 0% |
Grandparents in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 188 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 72 | 38.3% |
Less than 1 year | 31 | 16.5% |
1 or 2 years | 12 | 6.4% |
3 or 4 years | 13 | 6.9% |
5 or more years | 16 | 8.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 72 | 100% |
Who are female | 36 | 50.0% |
Who are married | 56 | 77.8% |
School Enrollment in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,816 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 590 | 8.7% |
Kindergarten | 388 | 5.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,827 | 41.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,735 | 25.5% |
College or graduate school | 1,276 | 18.7% |
Educational Attainment in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 17,713 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 419 | 2.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 866 | 4.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,802 | 38.4% |
Some college, no degree | 4,232 | 23.9% |
Associate's degree | 2,151 | 12.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,562 | 14.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 681 | 3.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.3% |
Veteran Status in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,448 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,306 | 11.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 25,804 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,050 | 11.8% |
Under 18 years | 6,588 | 100% |
With a disability | 292 | 4.4% |
18 to 64 years | 15,377 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,589 | 10.3% |
65 years and over | 3,839 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,169 | 30.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 25,730 | 100% |
Same house | 23,619 | 91.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,088 | 8.1% |
Same county | 1,003 | 3.9% |
Different county | 1,085 | 4.2% |
Same state | 993 | 3.9% |
Different state | 92 | 0.4% |
Abroad | 23 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 26,044 | 100% |
Native | 25,758 | 98.9% |
Born in United States | 25,671 | 98.6% |
State of residence | 21,698 | 83.3% |
Different state | 3,973 | 15.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 87 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 286 | 1.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 286 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 71 | 24.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 215 | 75.2% |
Year of Entry in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 373 | 100% |
Native | 87 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 87 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 286 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1 | 0.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 285 | 99.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 286 | 100% |
Europe | 39 | 13.6% |
Asia | 47 | 16.4% |
Africa | 3 | 1.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 176 | 61.5% |
Northern America | 21 | 7.3% |