Benton County, IN

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2024 Population

8,735

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.9

0.993% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

13.9%

15% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$65,875

6.57% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$151,000

11.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

3,984

0.797% 1-year decline

About

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.

97.9% of the residents in Benton County, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Benton County, IN was $151,000, and the homeownership rate was 79.8%.

Most people in Benton County, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.4 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 8.74k people, from which 97.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.53% of Benton County, IN residents were born outside of the country (221 people).

In 2024, there were 24.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.76k people) in Benton County, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 320 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 194 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%

2024 Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.9% of Benton County, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Benton County, IN was 98%, 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)
7.76k ± 52
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
320 ± 58
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
194 ± 41

7.3%

Hispanic Population

638 people

7.3% of the people in Benton County, IN are hispanic (638 people).

The following chart shows the 8 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
108,287 ± 8,015 people
India
34,966 ± 4,579 people
China
17,771 ± 3,269 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 108,287 Indiana residents, followed by India with 34,966 and China with 17,771.

Foreign-Born Population

2.53%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

221 people

2.42%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

211 people

As of 2024, 2.53% of Benton County, IN residents (221 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Benton County, IN was 2.42%, 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
136 ± 56
Gulf War (2001-)
133 ± 68
Gulf War (1990s)
56 ± 36

Benton County, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Benton County, IN.

Economy

The economy of Benton County, IN employs 3.98k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Benton County, IN were Manufacturing (887 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (456 people), and Educational Services (434 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,125), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,333), and Manufacturing ($61,414).

Employment

Occupations

3.98k

2024 Value

± 311

−0.797%

1 Year decline

± 11%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Benton County, IN declined at a rate of −0.797%, from 4.02k employees to 3.98k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Benton County, IN, are Management Occupations (596 people), Production Occupations (581 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (455 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 Indiana.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.98k

2024 Value

± 311

−0.797%

1 Year decline

± 11%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Benton County, IN declined at a rate of −0.797%, from 4.02k employees to 3.98k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Benton County, IN, are Manufacturing (887 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (456 people), and Educational Services (434 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

$53,700

Median earning men ± $5,820

$34,575

Median earning women ± $4,774

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($92,708), Manufacturing ($66,552), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,125), Wholesale Trade ($70,938), and Information ($60,357).

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.

The visualization shows the 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 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

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

Voting results are not available for Benton County, IN. Showing the available data for Indiana.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (39.8%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Indiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Benton County, IN was $151,000 in 2024, which is 0.454 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $135,400 to $151,000, a 11.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Benton County, IN is 79.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Benton County, IN have an average commute time of 25.4 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.

In 2025, 10.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Benton County, IN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.29%.

Housing

Property

$151,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,424

$2,755

Median Property Taxes

±$256

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

79.8%

Homeownership

2024

70%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 79.8% of the housing units in Benton County, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.5%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$65,875

Median Household Income

± $2,631

3.45k

Number of Households

± 272

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.45k households in Benton County, IN grew to $65,875 from the previous year's value of $61,811.

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.

0.445

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.448

2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.529% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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 2024

Drove Alone (80%)
Carpooled (7.64%)
Worked At Home (7.64%)

In 2024, 80% of workers in Benton County, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.64%) and those who worked at home (7.64%).

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

25.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Benton County, IN have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.975% 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 2025, 10.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Benton County, IN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.29%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

13.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Benton County, IN (1.2k out of 8.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

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 2025, 13.9% of the children was living in poverty in Benton County, IN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.3%.

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

92.9% of the population of Benton County, IN has health coverage, with 40.8% on employee plans, 22.4% on Medicaid, 14% on Medicare, 13.9% on non-group plans, and 1.73% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Benton County, IN see 4,357 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (4,357 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2180 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1746 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,357 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Benton County, IN

Primary care physicians in Benton County, IN see an average of 4,357 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (4,357 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 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.9% under 18 years, 18.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 17% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

7.09%

Uninsured

40.8%

Employer Coverage

22.4%

Medicaid

14%

Medicare

13.9%

Non-Group

1.73%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Benton County, IN grew by 11.6% from 6.35% to 7.09%.

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.