Language Spoken At Home in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 18,242 | 100% |
English only | 17,828 | 97.7% |
Language other than English | 414 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 85 | 0.5% |
Spanish | 125 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 33 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 236 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 23 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 53 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 29 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,021 | 100% |
American | 1,926 | 10.1% |
Arab | 19 | 0.1% |
Czech | 84 | 0.4% |
Danish | 95 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 368 | 1.9% |
English | 2,974 | 15.6% |
French (except Basque) | 545 | 2.9% |
French Canadian | 86 | 0.5% |
German | 5,678 | 29.9% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 78 | 0.4% |
Irish | 2,648 | 13.9% |
Italian | 379 | 2.0% |
Lithuanian | 23 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 194 | 1.0% |
Polish | 354 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 53 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 258 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 240 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 367 | 1.9% |
Swiss | 65 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 21 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 154 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,085 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,516 | 68.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,563 | 19.3% |
Married-couple family | 4,666 | 57.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,149 | 14.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 206 | 2.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 117 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 644 | 8.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 297 | 3.7% |
Nonfamily households | 2,569 | 31.8% |
Householder living alone | 2,225 | 27.5% |
65 years and over | 1,254 | 15.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,811 | 22.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,428 | 42.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 18,768 | 100% |
Householder | 8,085 | 43.1% |
Spouse | 4,680 | 24.9% |
Child | 4,251 | 22.7% |
Other relatives | 971 | 5.2% |
Nonrelatives | 781 | 4.2% |
Unmarried partner | 335 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,160 | 100% |
Never married | 1,626 | 19.9% |
Now married, except separated | 5,055 | 61.9% |
Separated | 134 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 531 | 6.5% |
Divorced | 814 | 10.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,188 | 100% |
Never married | 1,061 | 13.0% |
Now married, except separated | 4,810 | 58.7% |
Separated | 191 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 1,103 | 13.5% |
Divorced | 1,023 | 12.5% |
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 | 54 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 8 | 14.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 6 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 445 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 249 | 56.0% |
Less than 1 year | 127 | 28.5% |
1 or 2 years | 8 | 1.8% |
3 or 4 years | 42 | 9.4% |
5 or more years | 72 | 16.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 249 | 100% |
Who are female | 114 | 45.8% |
Who are married | 217 | 87.1% |
School Enrollment in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,269 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 151 | 4.6% |
Kindergarten | 176 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,425 | 43.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 943 | 28.8% |
College or graduate school | 574 | 17.6% |
Educational Attainment in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 14,500 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 744 | 5.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,633 | 11.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 6,778 | 46.7% |
Some college, no degree | 2,856 | 19.7% |
Associate's degree | 820 | 5.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,059 | 7.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 610 | 4.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.5% |
Veteran Status in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 15,678 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,352 | 15.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 18,805 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,157 | 22.1% |
Under 18 years | 3,340 | 100% |
With a disability | 186 | 5.6% |
18 to 64 years | 10,699 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,235 | 20.9% |
65 years and over | 4,766 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,736 | 36.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 18,981 | 100% |
Same house | 17,054 | 89.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,924 | 10.1% |
Same county | 721 | 3.8% |
Different county | 1,203 | 6.3% |
Same state | 697 | 3.7% |
Different state | 506 | 2.7% |
Abroad | 3 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,021 | 100% |
Native | 18,703 | 98.3% |
Born in United States | 18,566 | 97.6% |
State of residence | 11,992 | 63.0% |
Different state | 6,574 | 34.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 137 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 318 | 1.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 318 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 101 | 31.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 217 | 68.2% |
Year of Entry in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 455 | 100% |
Native | 137 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 137 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 318 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 318 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 318 | 100% |
Europe | 122 | 38.4% |
Asia | 146 | 45.9% |
Africa | 29 | 9.1% |
Oceania | 11 | 3.5% |
Latin America | 0 | 0.0% |
Northern America | 10 | 3.1% |