What is the population of Benton County, Missouri?

The population of Benton County, Missouri is 20,324, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Benton County, Missouri?

The median household income in Benton County, Missouri is $52,951, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Benton County, Missouri is $75,000, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Benton County, Missouri is 3.9%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education F

Metric	Benton County	Missouri Avg	U.S. Average
Population	20,324	6,177,646	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	27.0	88.7	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.79%	0.26%	0.57%
Median age	52.6	37.3	37.1
Households	8,166	2,484,450	128,459,983

Year	Benton County

Group	Share

Benton County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Benton County	Missouri Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$52,951	$69,051	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.90%	4.84%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.1%	5.2%

Metric	Benton County	Missouri Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$75,000	$136,017	$242,182
Median rent	$823	$995	$1,342
Homeownership rate	83.7%	67.9%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM .

Metric	Benton County	Missouri Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	20.8	21.0	22.5
Work from home	5.0%	11.6%	13.4%

Benton County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Benton County	Missouri Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	28.8%	31.6%
Average household size	2.40	2.42	2.54

Benton County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Benton County	Missouri Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	75.6	76.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	21.8%	19.0%	16.3%
Smokers	23.6%	22.8%	19.0%