Benton County, IN

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2023 Population

8,708

0.0115% 1-year decline

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.3

0.248% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

12.1%

14.7% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$61,811

5.44% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$135,400

10.4% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

4,016

1.59% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Benton County, IN had a population of 8.71k people with a median age of 40.3 and a median household income of $61,811. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Benton County, IN declined from 8,709 to 8,708, a −0.0115% decrease and its median household income grew from $58,620 to $61,811, a 5.44% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Benton County, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (89.5%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.19%), White (Hispanic) (2.55%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.84%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.47%).

None of the households in Benton County, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98% of the residents in Benton County, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Benton County, IN was $135,400, and the homeownership rate was 80.5%.

Most people in Benton County, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Benton County, IN was 2 cars per household.

Benton County, IN borders Iroquois County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Jasper County, IN, Newton County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Warren County, IN, and White County, IN.

United States Indiana Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN

Population & Diversity

Benton County, IN is home to a population of 8.71k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.42% of Benton County, IN residents were born outside of the country (211 people).

In 2023, there were 28 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.79k people) in Benton County, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 278 Two+ (Hispanic) and 222 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

98.5%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98% of Benton County, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Benton County, IN was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Benton County, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Benton County, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.79k ± 49
Two+ (Hispanic)
278 ± 71.4
White (Hispanic)
222 ± 74

6.98%

Hispanic Population

608 people

6.98% of the people in Benton County, IN are hispanic (608 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Benton County, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
101,350 ± 7,757 people
India
35,477 ± 4,612 people
China
18,850 ± 3,366 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 101,350 Indiana residents, followed by India with 35,477 and China with 18,850.

Foreign-Born Population

2.42%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

211 people

1.76%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

153 people

As of 2023, 2.42% of Benton County, IN residents (211 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Benton County, IN was 1.76%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Benton County, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
156 ± 60
Gulf War (2001-)
105 ± 63
Korea
55 ± 54

Benton County, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.49 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Benton County, IN employs 4.02k people. The largest industries in Benton County, IN are Manufacturing (886 people), Educational Services (497 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (461 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($70,326), Utilities ($66,429), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,111).

Males in Indiana have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,980. The income inequality in Indiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.448, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

4.02k

2023 Value

± 304

−1.59%

1 Year decline

± 10.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Benton County, IN declined at a rate of −1.59%, from 4.08k employees to 4.02k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Benton County, IN, are Management Occupations (594 people), Production Occupations (572 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (465 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Benton County, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.02k

2023 Value

± 304

−1.59%

1 Year decline

± 10.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Benton County, IN declined at a rate of −1.59%, from 4.08k employees to 4.02k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Benton County, IN, are Manufacturing (886 people), Educational Services (497 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (461 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Benton County, IN, though some of these residents may live in Benton County, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,911

Median earning men ± $2,732

$33,444

Median earning women ± $5,114

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,750), Manufacturing ($64,674), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,727), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,260).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

15
Transportation and Warehousing
15
Construction
13
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$15.5k
Manufacturing
$7.17k
Wholesale Trade
$5k
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Benton County, IN went to Donald J. Trump with 73.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (24.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.24%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (73.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (24.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.24%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Benton County, IN for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jim Banks

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Indiana

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Indiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.799% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.781% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.75M), Some college (1.13M), and Bachelors Degree (879k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Benton County, IN was $135,400 in 2023, which is 0.446 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $122,600 to $135,400, a 10.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Benton County, IN is 80.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Benton County, IN have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Benton County, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Benton County, IN is $61,811. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Benton County, IN was Census Tract 1003 with a value of $68,365, followed by Census Tract 1001 and Census Tract 1002, with respective values of $65,938 and $52,273.

In 2023, 10.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Benton County, IN. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.95%.

Housing

Property

$135,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$10,347

$2,794

Median Property Taxes

±$255

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Benton County, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Benton County, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.5%

Homeownership

2023

68.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 80.5% of the housing units in Benton County, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Benton County, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1003
Census Tract 1001
Census Tract 1002

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Benton County, IN was Census Tract 1003 with a value of $68,365, followed by Census Tract 1001 and Census Tract 1002, with respective values of $65,938 and $52,273.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Benton County, IN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,811

Median Household Income

± $4,138

3.47k

Number of Households

± 279

In 2023, the median household income of the 3.47k households in Benton County, IN grew to $61,811 from the previous year's value of $58,620.

The following chart displays the households in Benton County, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Benton County, IN is from Indiana.

0.448

2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.449

2021 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.283% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (81.4%)
Carpooled (8.04%)
Worked At Home (5.84%)

In 2023, 81.4% of workers in Benton County, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.04%) and those who worked at home (5.84%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Benton County, IN have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.96% of the workforce in Benton County, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Benton County, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Benton County, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Benton County, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 10.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Benton County, IN. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.95%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

12.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Benton County, IN (1.04k out of 8.59k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Benton County, IN is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 15.1% of the children was living in poverty in Benton County, IN. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.6% of the population of Benton County, IN has health coverage, with 42.6% on employee plans, 19.9% on Medicaid, 13.8% on Medicare, 15.9% on non-group plans, and 1.53% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Benton County, IN see 4370 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0914% decrease from the previous year (4374 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2178 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2905 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,370 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Benton County, IN

Primary care physicians in Benton County, IN see an average of 4,370 patients per year. This represents a 0.0914% decrease from the previous year (4,374 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Benton County, IN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.4% under 18 years, 17.4% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.35%

Uninsured

42.6%

Employer Coverage

19.9%

Medicaid

13.8%

Medicare

15.9%

Non-Group

1.53%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Benton County, IN grew by 2.79% from 6.18% to 6.35%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Benton County, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.