Language Spoken At Home in Benton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 28,605 | 100% |
English only | 27,176 | 95.0% |
Language other than English | 1,429 | 5.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 225 | 0.8% |
Spanish | 999 | 3.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 127 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 210 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 136 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 98 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 84 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Benton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 30,736 | 100% |
American | 3,024 | 9.8% |
Arab | 68 | 0.2% |
Czech | 99 | 0.3% |
Danish | 21 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 261 | 0.8% |
English | 4,211 | 13.7% |
French (except Basque) | 1,011 | 3.3% |
French Canadian | 148 | 0.5% |
German | 3,621 | 11.8% |
Greek | 33 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 61 | 0.2% |
Irish | 3,745 | 12.2% |
Italian | 676 | 2.2% |
Lithuanian | 14 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 151 | 0.5% |
Polish | 187 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 23 | 0.1% |
Russian | 46 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 591 | 1.9% |
Scottish | 665 | 2.2% |
Slovak | 25 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 19 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 352 | 1.1% |
Swiss | 73 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 217 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 78 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Benton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 11,732 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 8,003 | 68.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,867 | 33.0% |
Married-couple family | 5,906 | 50.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,566 | 21.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 579 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 350 | 3.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,518 | 12.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 951 | 8.1% |
Nonfamily households | 3,729 | 31.8% |
Householder living alone | 3,114 | 26.5% |
65 years and over | 1,341 | 11.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,329 | 36.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,782 | 23.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Benton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 30,271 | 100% |
Householder | 11,732 | 38.8% |
Spouse | 5,932 | 19.6% |
Child | 9,140 | 30.2% |
Other relatives | 1,893 | 6.3% |
Nonrelatives | 1,574 | 5.2% |
Unmarried partner | 462 | 1.5% |
Marital Status in Benton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 11,245 | 100% |
Never married | 2,679 | 23.8% |
Now married, except separated | 6,698 | 59.6% |
Separated | 141 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 382 | 3.4% |
Divorced | 1,345 | 12.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 12,774 | 100% |
Never married | 2,736 | 21.4% |
Now married, except separated | 6,158 | 48.2% |
Separated | 250 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 1,331 | 10.4% |
Divorced | 2,299 | 18.0% |
Fertility in Benton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 455 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 155 | 34.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 120 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Benton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 677 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 362 | 53.5% |
Less than 1 year | 91 | 13.4% |
1 or 2 years | 86 | 12.7% |
3 or 4 years | 84 | 12.4% |
5 or more years | 101 | 14.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 362 | 100% |
Who are female | 240 | 66.3% |
Who are married | 226 | 62.4% |
School Enrollment in Benton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,083 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 609 | 7.5% |
Kindergarten | 631 | 7.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,408 | 42.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,561 | 19.3% |
College or graduate school | 1,874 | 23.2% |
Educational Attainment in Benton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 20,096 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 605 | 3.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,871 | 9.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,947 | 29.6% |
Some college, no degree | 4,695 | 23.4% |
Associate's degree | 1,447 | 7.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,834 | 19.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,697 | 8.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.5% |
Veteran Status in Benton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 22,733 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,600 | 11.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Benton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 30,273 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,259 | 17.4% |
Under 18 years | 7,942 | 100% |
With a disability | 679 | 8.5% |
18 to 64 years | 18,637 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,160 | 17.0% |
65 years and over | 3,694 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,420 | 38.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Benton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 30,276 | 100% |
Same house | 24,797 | 81.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,448 | 18.0% |
Same county | 3,035 | 10.0% |
Different county | 2,413 | 8.0% |
Same state | 1,403 | 4.6% |
Different state | 1,010 | 3.3% |
Abroad | 31 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Benton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 30,736 | 100% |
Native | 29,997 | 97.6% |
Born in United States | 29,739 | 96.8% |
State of residence | 20,227 | 65.8% |
Different state | 9,512 | 30.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 258 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 739 | 2.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Benton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 739 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 239 | 32.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 500 | 67.7% |
Year of Entry in Benton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 997 | 100% |
Native | 258 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 258 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 739 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 22 | 3.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 717 | 97.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Benton City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 739 | 100% |
Europe | 182 | 24.6% |
Asia | 168 | 22.7% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 11 | 1.5% |
Latin America | 365 | 49.4% |
Northern America | 13 | 1.8% |