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Language Spoken At Home in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 162,493 | 100% |
English only | 133,970 | 82.4% |
Language other than English | 28,523 | 17.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 12,324 | 7.6% |
Spanish | 21,286 | 13.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 9,801 | 6.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,369 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,020 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,143 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,319 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 725 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 184 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 175,424 | 100% |
American | 13,911 | 7.9% |
Arab | 674 | 0.4% |
Czech | 519 | 0.3% |
Danish | 2,096 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 3,471 | 2.0% |
English | 22,403 | 12.8% |
French (except Basque) | 6,371 | 3.6% |
French Canadian | 1,486 | 0.8% |
German | 39,198 | 22.3% |
Greek | 311 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 594 | 0.3% |
Irish | 21,792 | 12.4% |
Italian | 5,113 | 2.9% |
Lithuanian | 110 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 8,470 | 4.8% |
Polish | 2,813 | 1.6% |
Portuguese | 292 | 0.2% |
Russian | 1,564 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,827 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 4,787 | 2.7% |
Slovak | 80 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 663 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 5,463 | 3.1% |
Swiss | 714 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 945 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 2,484 | 1.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 292 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 64,660 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 44,678 | 69.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 20,681 | 32.0% |
Married-couple family | 35,194 | 54.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 14,659 | 22.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,807 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,749 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,677 | 10.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,273 | 6.6% |
Nonfamily households | 19,982 | 30.9% |
Householder living alone | 16,901 | 26.1% |
65 years and over | 5,573 | 8.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 22,768 | 35.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 14,567 | 22.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 173,900 | 100% |
Householder | 64,660 | 37.2% |
Spouse | 35,178 | 20.2% |
Child | 57,129 | 32.9% |
Other relatives | 8,384 | 4.8% |
Nonrelatives | 8,549 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 3,454 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 67,513 | 100% |
Never married | 20,522 | 30.4% |
Now married, except separated | 37,379 | 55.4% |
Separated | 971 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 1,405 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 7,236 | 10.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 68,584 | 100% |
Never married | 16,566 | 24.2% |
Now married, except separated | 36,988 | 53.9% |
Separated | 1,620 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 5,340 | 7.8% |
Divorced | 8,070 | 11.8% |
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 | 2,455 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 635 | 25.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 111 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,938 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,238 | 42.1% |
Less than 1 year | 332 | 11.3% |
1 or 2 years | 304 | 10.3% |
3 or 4 years | 73 | 2.5% |
5 or more years | 529 | 18.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,238 | 100% |
Who are female | 690 | 55.7% |
Who are married | 927 | 74.9% |
School Enrollment in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 46,349 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,451 | 5.3% |
Kindergarten | 2,319 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 21,482 | 46.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 11,217 | 24.2% |
College or graduate school | 8,880 | 19.2% |
Educational Attainment in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 112,007 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,817 | 5.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,628 | 5.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 27,064 | 24.2% |
Some college, no degree | 29,457 | 26.3% |
Associate's degree | 11,018 | 9.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 19,884 | 17.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 12,139 | 10.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.6% |
Veteran Status in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 127,911 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 15,240 | 11.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 174,127 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,694 | 11.3% |
Under 18 years | 47,390 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,807 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 106,257 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,820 | 10.2% |
65 years and over | 20,480 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,067 | 34.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 172,713 | 100% |
Same house | 144,124 | 83.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 27,478 | 15.9% |
Same county | 15,225 | 8.8% |
Different county | 12,253 | 7.1% |
Same state | 6,653 | 3.9% |
Different state | 5,600 | 3.2% |
Abroad | 1,111 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 175,424 | 100% |
Native | 159,267 | 90.8% |
Born in United States | 157,778 | 89.9% |
State of residence | 86,907 | 49.5% |
Different state | 70,871 | 40.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,489 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 16,157 | 9.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 16,157 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 6,056 | 37.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 10,101 | 62.5% |
Year of Entry in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 17,646 | 100% |
Native | 1,489 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 57 | 3.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,432 | 96.2% |
Foreign born | 16,157 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 389 | 2.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 15,768 | 97.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Benton County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 16,157 | 100% |
Europe | 1,940 | 12.0% |
Asia | 3,766 | 23.3% |
Africa | 548 | 3.4% |
Oceania | 54 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 9,250 | 57.3% |
Northern America | 599 | 3.7% |