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Language Spoken At Home in Benson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 6,020 | 100% |
English only | 5,916 | 98.3% |
Language other than English | 104 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 31 | 0.5% |
Spanish | 4 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 4 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 35 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 24 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 23 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 41 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 4 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Benson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,677 | 100% |
American | 58 | 0.9% |
Arab | 12 | 0.2% |
Czech | 21 | 0.3% |
Danish | 19 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 49 | 0.7% |
English | 106 | 1.6% |
French (except Basque) | 242 | 3.6% |
French Canadian | 36 | 0.5% |
German | 1,152 | 17.3% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 3 | 0.0% |
Irish | 308 | 4.6% |
Italian | 5 | 0.1% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 1,446 | 21.7% |
Polish | 37 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 12 | 0.2% |
Russian | 83 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 31 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 27 | 0.4% |
Slovak | 5 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 326 | 4.9% |
Swiss | 22 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 10 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 5 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Benson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,318 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,586 | 68.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 663 | 28.6% |
Married-couple family | 951 | 41.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 321 | 13.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 199 | 8.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 97 | 4.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 436 | 18.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 245 | 10.6% |
Nonfamily households | 732 | 31.6% |
Householder living alone | 653 | 28.2% |
65 years and over | 245 | 10.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 892 | 38.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 627 | 27.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Benson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 6,644 | 100% |
Householder | 2,318 | 34.9% |
Spouse | 930 | 14.0% |
Child | 2,257 | 34.0% |
Other relatives | 811 | 12.2% |
Nonrelatives | 328 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 188 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Benson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,437 | 100% |
Never married | 1,063 | 43.6% |
Now married, except separated | 1,080 | 44.3% |
Separated | 21 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 55 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 218 | 8.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,356 | 100% |
Never married | 867 | 36.8% |
Now married, except separated | 919 | 39.0% |
Separated | 52 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 294 | 12.5% |
Divorced | 224 | 9.5% |
Fertility in Benson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 130 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 113 | 86.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 117 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 94 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 221 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 10 | 0% |
Grandparents in Benson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 358 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 177 | 49.4% |
Less than 1 year | 17 | 4.7% |
1 or 2 years | 40 | 11.2% |
3 or 4 years | 17 | 4.7% |
5 or more years | 103 | 28.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 177 | 100% |
Who are female | 97 | 54.8% |
Who are married | 120 | 67.8% |
School Enrollment in Benson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,800 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 121 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten | 163 | 9.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 900 | 50.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 437 | 24.3% |
College or graduate school | 179 | 9.9% |
Educational Attainment in Benson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 3,851 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 235 | 6.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 459 | 11.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,258 | 32.7% |
Some college, no degree | 915 | 23.8% |
Associate's degree | 556 | 14.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 357 | 9.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 71 | 1.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.1% |
Veteran Status in Benson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 4,438 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 370 | 8.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Benson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 6,657 | 100% |
With a disability | 750 | 11.3% |
Under 18 years | 2,239 | 100% |
With a disability | 38 | 1.7% |
18 to 64 years | 3,580 | 100% |
With a disability | 421 | 11.8% |
65 years and over | 838 | 100% |
With a disability | 291 | 34.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Benson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 6,546 | 100% |
Same house | 6,126 | 93.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 418 | 6.4% |
Same county | 251 | 3.8% |
Different county | 167 | 2.6% |
Same state | 96 | 1.5% |
Different state | 71 | 1.1% |
Abroad | 2 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Benson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,677 | 100% |
Native | 6,638 | 99.4% |
Born in United States | 6,626 | 99.2% |
State of residence | 5,883 | 88.1% |
Different state | 743 | 11.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 12 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 39 | 0.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Benson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 39 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 9 | 23.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 30 | 76.9% |
Year of Entry in Benson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 51 | 100% |
Native | 12 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 12 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 39 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 39 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Benson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 39 | 100% |
Europe | 11 | 28.2% |
Asia | 23 | 59.0% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 4 | 10.3% |
Northern America | 1 | 2.6% |