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Population (2000): 8,026
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 121 / 80 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,053.579 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 4.814 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 100,000.000 acres (404.600 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 302
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 24.20%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 10.30%
Farm earnings (2005): $1,463,000
Gallons of water used per day (total) (2000): 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 89.20%
Physicians (2004): 3
Medicare Recipients (2005): 1,664
Federal Spending (2004): $53,444

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	666	4.09%
Rural, Non-farm	15,608	95.91%

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Benton County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	3,311	2,972	339	10.23%	102
1991	3,206	2,815	391	12.19%	122
1992	3,144	2,858	286	9.08%	91
1993	3,101	2,887	214	6.89%	69
1994	3,172	2,937	235	7.42%	74
1995	3,224	2,877	347	10.75%	107
1996	3,162	2,872	290	9.17%	91
1997	3,218	3,049	170	5.27%	53
1998	3,312	3,110	202	6.08%	61
1999	3,222	3,012	210	6.51%	65
2000	3,203	2,986	217	6.77%	68
2001	2,950	2,746	204	6.92%	69
2002	3,026	2,684	342	11.30%	113
2003	2,977	2,655	321	10.79%	108
2004	2,907	2,631	275	9.47%	95
2005	3,013	2,701	312	10.35%	103
2006	2,962	2,690	272	9.18%	92
2007	2,949	2,667	282	9.56%	96
2008	2,990	2,658	331	11.09%	110

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	3,261	2,919	342	10.49%	105
Feb 1990	3,299	2,924	375	11.37%	114
Mar 1990	3,361	2,914	447	13.30%	133
Apr 1990	3,286	2,952	334	10.16%	102
May 1990	3,464	2,966	498	14.38%	144
Jun 1990	3,362	2,994	368	10.95%	109
Jul 1990	3,286	3,021	265	8.06%	81
Aug 1990	3,250	2,979	271	8.34%	83
Sep 1990	3,252	2,987	265	8.15%	81
Oct 1990	3,272	3,008	264	8.07%	81
Nov 1990	3,332	3,004	328	9.84%	98
Dec 1990	3,303	2,997	306	9.26%	93

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	3,209	2,769	440	13.71%	137
Feb 1991	3,314	2,796	518	15.63%	156
Mar 1991	3,247	2,817	430	13.24%	132
Apr 1991	3,218	2,843	375	11.65%	117
May 1991	3,249	2,813	436	13.42%	134
Jun 1991	3,317	2,821	496	14.95%	150
Jul 1991	3,241	2,818	423	13.05%	131
Aug 1991	3,182	2,812	370	11.63%	116
Sep 1991	3,144	2,845	299	9.51%	95
Oct 1991	3,098	2,833	265	8.55%	86
Nov 1991	3,127	2,829	298	9.53%	95
Dec 1991	3,129	2,787	342	10.93%	109

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	3,129	2,757	372	11.89%	119
Feb 1992	3,137	2,783	354	11.28%	113
Mar 1992	3,145	2,809	336	10.68%	107
Apr 1992	3,092	2,838	254	8.21%	82
May 1992	3,115	2,854	261	8.38%	84
Jun 1992	3,197	2,853	344	10.76%	108
Jul 1992	3,158	2,901	257	8.14%	81
Aug 1992	3,159	2,891	268	8.48%	85
Sep 1992	3,100	2,885	215	6.94%	69
Oct 1992	3,145	2,900	245	7.79%	78
Nov 1992	3,177	2,922	255	8.03%	80
Dec 1992	3,168	2,902	266	8.40%	84

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	3,011	2,789	222	7.37%	74
Feb 1993	3,044	2,825	219	7.19%	72
Mar 1993	3,095	2,846	249	8.05%	80
Apr 1993	3,095	2,865	230	7.43%	74
May 1993	3,089	2,874	215	6.96%	70
Jun 1993	3,109	2,846	263	8.46%	85
Jul 1993	3,095	2,894	201	6.49%	65
Aug 1993	3,104	2,906	198	6.38%	64
Sep 1993	3,102	2,913	189	6.09%	61
Oct 1993	3,137	2,950	187	5.96%	60
Nov 1993	3,144	2,971	173	5.50%	55
Dec 1993	3,185	2,968	217	6.81%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	3,181	2,880	301	9.46%	95
Feb 1994	3,194	2,860	334	10.46%	105
Mar 1994	3,211	2,865	346	10.78%	108
Apr 1994	3,150	2,903	247	7.84%	78
May 1994	3,144	2,911	233	7.41%	74
Jun 1994	3,194	2,902	292	9.14%	91
Jul 1994	3,196	2,948	248	7.76%	78
Aug 1994	3,191	2,969	222	6.96%	70
Sep 1994	3,093	2,951	142	4.59%	46
Oct 1994	3,173	3,026	147	4.63%	46
Nov 1994	3,134	3,008	126	4.02%	40
Dec 1994	3,204	3,018	186	5.81%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	3,225	2,900	325	10.08%	101
Feb 1995	3,223	2,926	297	9.22%	92
Mar 1995	3,240	2,930	310	9.57%	96
Apr 1995	3,281	2,891	390	11.89%	119
May 1995	3,298	2,864	434	13.16%	132
Jun 1995	3,365	2,854	511	15.19%	152
Jul 1995	3,294	2,909	385	11.69%	117
Aug 1995	3,276	2,874	402	12.27%	123
Sep 1995	3,210	2,864	346	10.78%	108
Oct 1995	3,145	2,830	315	10.02%	100
Nov 1995	3,045	2,832	213	7.00%	70
Dec 1995	3,084	2,854	230	7.46%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	3,045	2,781	264	8.67%	87
Feb 1996	3,098	2,805	293	9.46%	95
Mar 1996	3,095	2,832	263	8.50%	85
Apr 1996	3,115	2,857	258	8.28%	83
May 1996	3,170	2,860	310	9.78%	98
Jun 1996	3,301	2,868	433	13.12%	131
Jul 1996	3,319	2,933	386	11.63%	116
Aug 1996	3,181	2,873	308	9.68%	97
Sep 1996	3,130	2,870	260	8.31%	83
Oct 1996	3,168	2,914	254	8.02%	80
Nov 1996	3,163	2,922	241	7.62%	76
Dec 1996	3,164	2,954	210	6.64%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	3,193	2,970	223	6.98%	70
Feb 1997	3,200	3,001	199	6.22%	62
Mar 1997	3,210	3,030	180	5.61%	56
Apr 1997	3,180	3,050	130	4.09%	41
May 1997	3,163	3,020	143	4.52%	45
Jun 1997	3,229	3,000	229	7.09%	71
Jul 1997	3,225	3,039	186	5.77%	58
Aug 1997	3,235	3,013	222	6.86%	69
Sep 1997	3,153	3,013	140	4.44%	44
Oct 1997	3,296	3,150	146	4.43%	44
Nov 1997	3,258	3,151	107	3.28%	33
Dec 1997	3,279	3,149	130	3.96%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	3,263	3,044	219	6.71%	67
Feb 1998	3,232	3,061	171	5.29%	53
Mar 1998	3,298	3,100	198	6.00%	60
Apr 1998	3,276	3,109	167	5.10%	51
May 1998	3,307	3,107	200	6.05%	60
Jun 1998	3,368	3,118	250	7.42%	74
Jul 1998	3,360	3,139	221	6.58%	66
Aug 1998	3,332	3,079	253	7.59%	76
Sep 1998	3,321	3,110	211	6.35%	64
Oct 1998	3,310	3,131	179	5.41%	54
Nov 1998	3,305	3,156	149	4.51%	45
Dec 1998	3,366	3,166	200	5.94%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	3,276	3,034	242	7.39%	74
Feb 1999	3,241	3,027	214	6.60%	66
Mar 1999	3,308	3,108	200	6.05%	60
Apr 1999	3,224	3,080	144	4.47%	45
May 1999	3,151	2,980	171	5.43%	54
Jun 1999	3,210	2,959	251	7.82%	78
Jul 1999	3,162	2,938	224	7.08%	71
Aug 1999	3,153	2,938	215	6.82%	68
Sep 1999	3,188	2,952	236	7.40%	74
Oct 1999	3,262	3,028	234	7.17%	72
Nov 1999	3,233	3,046	187	5.78%	58
Dec 1999	3,255	3,055	200	6.14%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	3,254	3,014	240	7.38%	74
Feb 2000	3,251	3,022	229	7.04%	70
Mar 2000	3,251	3,028	223	6.86%	69
Apr 2000	3,238	3,044	194	5.99%	60
May 2000	3,284	3,042	242	7.37%	74
Jun 2000	3,315	3,049	266	8.02%	80
Jul 2000	3,201	2,974	227	7.09%	71
Aug 2000	3,137	2,910	227	7.24%	72
Sep 2000	3,115	2,927	188	6.04%	60
Oct 2000	3,171	2,974	197	6.21%	62
Nov 2000	3,100	2,912	188	6.06%	61
Dec 2000	3,119	2,938	181	5.80%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	2,984	2,768	216	7.24%	72
Feb 2001	2,900	2,703	197	6.79%	68
Mar 2001	2,970	2,784	186	6.26%	63
Apr 2001	2,947	2,789	158	5.36%	54
May 2001	2,986	2,804	182	6.10%	61
Jun 2001	2,941	2,719	222	7.55%	75
Jul 2001	2,960	2,744	216	7.30%	73
Aug 2001	2,937	2,712	225	7.66%	77
Sep 2001	2,912	2,725	187	6.42%	64
Oct 2001	2,948	2,734	214	7.26%	73
Nov 2001	2,945	2,729	216	7.33%	73
Dec 2001	2,970	2,739	231	7.78%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	2,956	2,694	262	8.86%	89
Feb 2002	2,969	2,715	254	8.56%	86
Mar 2002	2,997	2,732	265	8.84%	88
Apr 2002	3,034	2,692	342	11.27%	113
May 2002	3,002	2,659	343	11.43%	114
Jun 2002	3,070	2,643	427	13.91%	139
Jul 2002	3,079	2,662	417	13.54%	135
Aug 2002	3,072	2,669	403	13.12%	131
Sep 2002	3,021	2,674	347	11.49%	115
Oct 2002	3,045	2,705	340	11.17%	112
Nov 2002	3,040	2,686	354	11.64%	116
Dec 2002	3,029	2,678	351	11.59%	116

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	3,008	2,604	404	13.43%	134
Feb 2003	2,976	2,633	343	11.53%	115
Mar 2003	2,959	2,641	318	10.75%	107
Apr 2003	3,014	2,688	326	10.82%	108
May 2003	3,011	2,683	328	10.89%	109
Jun 2003	3,074	2,691	383	12.46%	125
Jul 2003	2,990	2,621	369	12.34%	123
Aug 2003	2,973	2,655	318	10.70%	107
Sep 2003	2,919	2,644	275	9.42%	94
Oct 2003	2,969	2,671	298	10.04%	100
Nov 2003	2,926	2,676	250	8.54%	85
Dec 2003	2,902	2,658	244	8.41%	84

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	2,872	2,606	266	9.26%	93
Feb 2004	2,831	2,616	215	7.59%	76
Mar 2004	2,831	2,614	217	7.67%	77
Apr 2004	2,821	2,615	206	7.30%	73
May 2004	2,856	2,623	233	8.16%	82
Jun 2004	2,913	2,623	290	9.96%	100
Jul 2004	2,954	2,656	298	10.09%	101
Aug 2004	2,936	2,634	302	10.29%	103
Sep 2004	2,909	2,627	282	9.69%	97
Oct 2004	2,983	2,657	326	10.93%	109
Nov 2004	2,974	2,664	310	10.42%	104
Dec 2004	2,998	2,640	358	11.94%	119

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	3,036	2,666	370	12.19%	122
Feb 2005	2,950	2,642	308	10.44%	104
Mar 2005	2,936	2,645	291	9.91%	99
Apr 2005	2,966	2,693	273	9.20%	92
May 2005	3,028	2,731	297	9.81%	98
Jun 2005	3,108	2,762	346	11.13%	111
Jul 2005	3,085	2,755	330	10.70%	107
Aug 2005	3,149	2,739	410	13.02%	130
Sep 2005	2,939	2,705	234	7.96%	80
Oct 2005	2,962	2,702	260	8.78%	88
Nov 2005	2,966	2,689	277	9.34%	93
Dec 2005	3,027	2,683	344	11.36%	114

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	2,894	2,630	264	9.12%	91
Feb 2006	2,879	2,630	249	8.65%	86
Mar 2006	2,861	2,643	218	7.62%	76
Apr 2006	2,898	2,688	210	7.25%	72
May 2006	2,908	2,686	222	7.63%	76
Jun 2006	2,995	2,712	283	9.45%	94
Jul 2006	3,036	2,735	301	9.91%	99
Aug 2006	2,949	2,685	264	8.95%	90
Sep 2006	3,022	2,714	308	10.19%	102
Oct 2006	3,030	2,718	312	10.30%	103
Nov 2006	3,053	2,723	330	10.81%	108
Dec 2006	3,023	2,719	304	10.06%	101

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	2,974	2,644	330	11.10%	111
Feb 2007	2,908	2,646	262	9.01%	90
Mar 2007	2,867	2,636	231	8.06%	81
Apr 2007	2,855	2,639	216	7.57%	76
May 2007	2,879	2,650	229	7.95%	80
Jun 2007	2,934	2,669	265	9.03%	90
Jul 2007	2,981	2,694	287	9.63%	96
Aug 2007	2,957	2,668	289	9.77%	98
Sep 2007	2,976	2,688	288	9.68%	97
Oct 2007	3,013	2,676	337	11.18%	112
Nov 2007	3,022	2,703	319	10.56%	106
Dec 2007	3,021	2,691	330	10.92%	109

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	2,968	2,662	306	10.31%	103
Feb 2008	2,914	2,646	268	9.20%	92
Mar 2008	2,937	2,669	268	9.12%	91
Apr 2008	2,933	2,683	250	8.52%	85
May 2008	2,996	2,669	327	10.91%	109
Jun 2008	3,016	2,644	372	12.33%	123
Jul 2008	3,097	2,656	441	14.24%	142
Aug 2008	3,054	2,659	395	12.93%	129
Sep 2008	2,993	2,637	356	11.89%	119
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Benton County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	446	14.68%
2.	Truck Transportation	208	6.85%
3.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	196	6.45%
4.	Metal Manufactuing	160	5.27%
5.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	154	5.07%
6.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	128	4.21%
7.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	122	4.02%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	116	3.82%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	112	3.69%
10.	Public Administration	96	3.16%
11.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	94	3.09%
12.	Educational Services	74	2.44%
13.	Machinery Manufacturing	74	2.44%
14.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	70	2.30%
15.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	60	1.97%
16.	Department and Other General Stores	56	1.84%
17.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	56	1.84%
18.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	54	1.78%
19.	Finance and Insurance	44	1.45%
20.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	44	1.45%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	310	11.39%
2.	Educational Services	268	9.85%
3.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	220	8.08%
4.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	156	5.73%
5.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	124	4.56%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	100	3.67%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	92	3.38%
8.	Public Administration	90	3.31%
9.	Accommodation and Food Services	84	3.09%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	74	2.72%
11.	Finance and Insurance	74	2.72%
12.	Department and Other General Stores	70	2.57%
13.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	70	2.57%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	68	2.50%
15.	Metal Manufactuing	66	2.42%
16.	Machinery Manufacturing	64	2.35%
17.	Apparel Manufacturing	62	2.28%
18.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	50	1.84%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	46	1.69%
20.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	46	1.69%

Benton County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	290	9.55%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	250	8.23%
3.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	174	5.73%
4.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	160	5.27%
5.	Other Construction Trades	160	5.27%
6.	Other Material Moving Workers	156	5.13%
7.	Other Installation / Maintenance	148	4.87%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	136	4.48%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	100	3.29%
10.	Assemblers and Fabricators	94	3.09%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	84	2.76%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	76	2.50%
13.	Other Management Occupations	74	2.44%
14.	Carpenters	70	2.30%
15.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	68	2.24%
16.	Business Operations Specialists	62	2.04%
17.	Agricultural Workers	60	1.97%
18.	Construction Laborers	54	1.78%
19.	Electricians	50	1.65%
20.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	48	1.58%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Assemblers and Fabricators	244	8.96%
2.	Cashiers	164	6.02%
3.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	164	6.02%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	152	5.58%
5.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	152	5.58%
6.	Other Production Occupations	148	5.44%
7.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	124	4.56%
8.	Health Technologists and Technicians	122	4.48%
9.	Accountants and Auditors	118	4.34%
10.	Other Office and Admin Support	118	4.34%
11.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	114	4.19%
12.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	92	3.38%
13.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	74	2.72%
14.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	66	2.42%
15.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	64	2.35%
16.	Other Protective Service Workers	60	2.20%
17.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	52	1.91%
18.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	48	1.76%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	46	1.69%
20.	Operations Managers Non Finance	44	1.62%

Benton County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	5,997	48.13%
15-35 hours	876	7.03%
1-14 hours	375	3.01%
No regular hours	5,212	41.83%

Benton County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	234	4.15%
5 AM-5:29 AM	318	5.63%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	322	5.70%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,212	21.47%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,192	21.12%
7 AM-7:29 AM	601	10.65%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	745	13.20%
8 AM-8:29 AM	260	4.61%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	110	1.95%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	158	2.80%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	38	0.67%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	8	0.14%
Noon-3:59 PM	218	3.86%
4 PM-11:59 PM	229	4.06%

Benton County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	214	3.79%
5-9	386	6.84%
10-14	481	8.52%
15-19	594	10.52%
20-24	835	14.79%
25-29	307	5.44%
30-34	997	17.66%
35-39	192	3.40%
40-44	225	3.99%
45-59	590	10.45%
60-89	562	9.96%
At least 90	262	4.64%

Benton County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	4	0.07%	2,813	49.83%
30-44	50	0.89%	1,364	24.16%
45-59	0	0.00%	590	10.45%
At least 60	18	0.32%	806	14.28%

Benton County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	0	0.00%
Car / truck / van, carpool	899	15.71%
Car / truck / van, solo	4,584	80.11%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	64	1.12%
Public transportation	72	1.26%
Walked	26	0.45%
Worked at home	77	1.35%

Benton County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Benton County Family Information Back to top
: 6,034 (15,818 people)
: 4,422 (13,718 people)
: 1,288
: 9,920
Benton County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,307	21.29%
$10,000-$14,999	661	10.77%
$15,000-$19,999	672	10.94%
$20,000-$24,999	517	8.42%
$25,000-$29,999	433	7.05%
$30,000-$34,999	480	7.82%
$35,000-$39,999	350	5.70%
$40,000-$44,999	395	6.43%
$45,000-$49,999	217	3.53%
$50,000-$59,999	358	5.83%
$60,000-$74,999	382	6.22%
$75,000-$99,999	186	3.03%
$100,000-$124,999	144	2.35%
$125,000-$149,999	0	0.00%
$150,000-$199,999	18	0.29%
$200,000 or more	20	0.33%

Benton County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	715	23.84%
Family, 2 people	904	30.14%
Nonfamily, 2 people	57	1.90%
Family, 3 people	567	18.91%
Nonfamily, 3 people	6	0.20%
Family, 4 people	406	13.54%
Nonfamily, 4 people	4	0.13%
Family, 5 people	217	7.24%
Nonfamily, 5 people	1	0.03%
Family, 6 people	68	2.27%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	54	1.80%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Benton County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	4,406	29.55%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	973	6.53%
Public Assistance	238	1.60%
Retirement	1,003	6.73%
Self Employment	685	4.59%
Social Security	2,139	14.35%
Supplemental Security	459	3.08%
Wage / Salary	4,184	28.06%
Other	824	5.53%

Benton County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	1,888	57.40%
With children under 18	1,401	42.60%

Benton County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	554	9.05%
Married	3,671	59.94%
Never Married	1,620	26.45%
Widowed	279	4.56%

Benton County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	512	7.80%
Married	3,675	55.95%
Never Married	1,426	21.71%
Widowed	955	14.54%

Benton County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Benton County Education Information Back to top
Benton County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,869	15.67%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	2,965	24.86%
High school diploma or equivalent	3,849	32.27%
Some college, no degree	1,910	16.01%
Associate degree	513	4.30%
Bachelors degree	650	5.45%
Graduate or professional degree	172	1.44%

Benton County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	318	3.96%	12	0.15%	330	4.11%
Kindergarten	291	3.63%	60	0.75%	351	4.37%
Grades 1-4	950	11.84%	32	0.40%	982	12.24%
Grades 5-8	958	11.94%	93	1.16%	1,051	13.09%
Grades 9-12	850	10.59%	56	0.70%	906	11.29%
Undergrad college	274	3.41%	135	1.68%	409	5.10%
Graduate or professional school	4	0.05%	14	0.17%	18	0.22%
Total	3,645	45.41%	402	5.01%	4,047	50.42%

Benton County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Benton County Business Information Back to top
: $18,896,000
: 985
Benton County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	0	2	0
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	1	0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Construction	1	2	1	1	0
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	1	0	2
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	2	1	2
1999 - Information	0	1	0	0	0
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	1	2	4	1	0
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	0	3	1	4
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	1	0	1
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Retail Trade	0	6	5	7	6
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	2	2	1
1999 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Total	6	15	19	18	17
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	1	1	0
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	1	0	0
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Construction	3	1	0	2	0
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	0	1	2
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	3	1	1
2000 - Information	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	0	0	3	2	1
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	2	0	1	7
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Retail Trade	2	1	5	4	8
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	2	0	3	0
2000 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	1	0	0	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Total	7	9	15	16	20
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	1	0
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	1
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Construction	0	0	1	1	3
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	0	0	3
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	2	2	1	1
2001 - Information	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	0	1	0	5	0
2001 - Mining	0	1	0	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	1	1	6
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	0	0	1	1
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Retail Trade	2	6	3	5	5
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	1	0	1
2001 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Total	7	10	9	17	21
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	2	0	0
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	1	1	0
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Construction	0	1	4	0	1
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	0	0	4
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	0	2	2	0
2002 - Information	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	1	1	1	2	2
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	0	2	6
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	3	0	1
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Retail Trade	0	2	6	1	7
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	1	1	1
2002 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Total	6	5	21	9	22
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	0	1	1
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Construction	2	2	1	2	1
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	2	1	1
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	2	4	0
2003 - Information	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	0	0	3	2	0
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	3	1	4
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	1	0	1
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Retail Trade	0	1	7	2	4
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	0	3	0	1
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Total	6	4	22	14	14
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	0	0	1
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	1	0	1	0
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Construction	2	1	3	3	0
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	1	0	3
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	4	3	0
2004 - Information	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	0	0	2	2	1
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	2	2	4
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	1	1	0
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Retail Trade	4	1	6	6	1
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	2	4	1	0
2004 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Total	11	6	23	19	10
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	0	0	1
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	1	0	1
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Construction	0	3	2	1	2
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	1	0	3
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	2	5	1	0
2005 - Information	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	0	0	2	2	1
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	0	1	7
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	0	2	0
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	0	0	0
2005 - Retail Trade	4	2	7	5	3
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	3	2	1
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Total	9	8	21	14	20

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Benton County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Benton County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	12,293	76.88%
Below Poverty Level	3,697	23.12%

Benton County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$139	$29	$337	$0	$0	$48	$524	$211	$315	$87
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$237	$1	$595	$0	$0	$0	$832	$227	$265	$104
1975	$211	$37	$536	$0	$0	$65	$812	$275	$247	$229
1976	$278	$0	$706	$0	$0	$153	$1,137	$436	$223	$212
1977	$242	$1	$682	$0	$0	$64	$988	$314	$234	$150
1978	$264	$0	$1,004	$0	$0	$86	$1,354	$373	$205	$358
1979	$312	$0	$1,137	$0	$0	$89	$1,538	$484	$404	$553
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$353	$1	$1,325	$0	$0	$102	$1,780	$367	$503	$317
1982	$595	$0	$1,060	$0	$0	$130	$1,785	$519	$627	$452
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$536	$1	$1,097	$0	$0	$123	$1,756	$623	$499	$261
1985	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1987	$767	$27	$1,368	$0	$0	$162	$2,297	$686	$561	$488
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$815	$311	$733	$0	$0	$170	$1,718	$675	$160	$500
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$1,791	$1	$1,279	$0	$0	$528	$3,598	$800	$94	$1,711
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$1,838	$0	$1,555	$0	$0	$866	$4,259	$936	$0	$2,995

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$81	$23	$13	$353	$0	$550
1972	$7	$3	$19	$0	$0	$51	$550
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$34	$106	$0	$19	$473	$0	$723
1974	$36	$4	$20	$0	$0	$31	$723
1975	$39	$119	$11	$22	$485	$0	$804
1975	$53	$13	$17	$0	$0	$45	$804
1976	$39	$127	$14	$24	$495	$0	$981
1976	$52	$13	$17	$0	$0	$200	$981
1977	$41	$140	$10	$38	$589	$0	$982
1977	$67	$8	$15	$0	$0	$74	$982
1978	$45	$175	$13	$36	$521	$0	$997
1978	$90	$20	$15	$0	$0	$82	$997
1979	$0	$188	$0	$28	$613	$0	$1,223
1979	$67	$15	$14	$0	$0	$298	$1,223
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$52	$229	$0	$42	$966	$2	$1,539
1981	$97	$5	$19	$0	$0	$127	$1,539
1982	$52	$266	$39	$90	$677	$0	$1,398
1982	$101	$16	$25	$0	$0	$132	$1,398
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$63	$327	$80	$154	$684	$0	$1,637
1984	$119	$20	$27	$0	$0	$163	$1,637
1985	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1985	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1987	$0	$407	$161	$193	$1,181	$5	$2,372
1987	$167	$11	$26	$0	$0	$221	$2,372
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$422	$93	$13	$763	$0	$2,028
1992	$280	$76	$16	$0	$0	$365	$2,028
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$724	$100	$29	$925	$0	$2,967
1997	$330	$40	$25	$0	$0	$794	$2,967
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$78	$1,969	$244	$38	$947	$0	$4,762
2002	$448	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,038	$4,762

Benton County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Benton County Criminal Information Back to top
: 16

Benton County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Benton County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Benton County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,200	14.95%
10-19 Years	1,185	14.76%
20-29 Years	1,064	13.26%
30-39 Years	1,042	12.98%
40-49 Years	1,026	12.78%
50-59 Years	886	11.04%
60-69 Years	762	9.49%
70-79 Years	559	6.96%
80-89 Years	249	3.10%
90+ Years	53	0.66%

Benton County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	3,902	48.62%
Female	4,124	51.38%

Benton County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	4,936	61.50%
African-American	2,919	36.37%
Hispanic/Latino	84	1.05%
Multiracial	46	0.57%
Amerindian	35	0.44%
Asian	4	0.05%
Pacific Islander	1	0.01%
Other Race	1	0.01%

Benton County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	2,810	44.91%
2.	English	1,882	30.08%
3.	Irish	644	10.29%
4.	German	256	4.09%
5.	Scotch Irish	128	2.05%
6.	Dutch	116	1.85%
7.	French Non-Basque	100	1.60%
8.	Scottish	74	1.18%
9.	Italian	50	0.80%
10.	African	47	0.75%

Benton County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	14,887	98.57%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	162	1.07%
3.	French	32	0.21%
4.	German	12	0.08%
5.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	10	0.07%

Benton County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	16,160	99.30%
Naturalized immigrant	110	0.68%
Not a citizen	4	0.02%

Benton County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Benton County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Benton County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Ashland	Michigan City
Hickory Flat	Snow Lake Shores

Benton County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

38603

38633

38647

Ashland (577)	Snow Lake Shores (300)
Hickory Flat (565)	Michigan City