Benton Ridge, OH

Census Place

2024 Population

370

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.8

3.29% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.69%

1.75% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$75,938

2024 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Benton Ridge, OH employs 234 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Benton Ridge, OH were Manufacturing (60 people), Retail Trade (35 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (23 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($70,208), Other Services Except Public Administration ($60,278), and Manufacturing ($51,000).

Employment

Occupations

234

2024 Value

± 81

25.1%

1 Year growth

± 44.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Benton Ridge, OH grew at a rate of 25.1%, from 187 employees to 234 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Benton Ridge, OH, are Production Occupations (50 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (34 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (22 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Benton Ridge, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (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

234

2024 Value

± 81

25.1%

1 Year growth

± 44.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Benton Ridge, OH grew at a rate of 25.1%, from 187 employees to 234 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Benton Ridge, OH, are Manufacturing (60 people), Retail Trade (35 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (23 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Benton Ridge, OH, though some of these residents may live in Benton Ridge, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,333

Median earning men ± $6,087

$34,545

Median earning women ± $8,132

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($70,208), Manufacturing ($54,500), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($44,722).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,625), Manufacturing ($42,500), and Retail Trade ($39,583).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Benton Ridge, OH was $129,200 in 2024, which is 0.388 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $123,800 to $129,200, a 4.36% increase. The homeownership rate in Benton Ridge, OH is 85.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Benton Ridge, OH have an average commute time of 25.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Benton Ridge, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$129,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,336

$128

Median Property Taxes

±$38

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 Ridge, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

85.3%

Homeownership

2024

57.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 85.3% of the housing units in Benton Ridge, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 90.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Benton Ridge, OH 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.

$75,938

Median Household Income

± $23,326

150

Number of Households

± 44

The following chart displays the households in Benton Ridge, OH 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 $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Benton Ridge, OH is from Ohio.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2024, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (68.4%)
Carpooled (23.1%)
Worked At Home (8.44%)

In 2024, 68.4% of workers in Benton Ridge, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (23.1%) and those who worked at home (8.44%).

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

25.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Benton Ridge, OH have a shorter commute time (25.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.31% of the workforce in Benton Ridge, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.69% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Benton Ridge, OH (21 out of 369 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Benton Ridge, OH is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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