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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Benson County is $19,443, which is much lower than the state average of $30,894 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Benson County median household income is $38,729, which has grown by 45.12% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 60.61% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Benson County residents spend 16.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 16.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #51

Benson County	19,443 USD
North Dakota	30,894 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benson County	24,284 USD
North Dakota	31,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benson County	30,313 USD
North Dakota	39,027 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benson County	19,000 USD
North Dakota	24,504 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #50

Benson County	38,729 USD
North Dakota	55,579 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Benson County	56,016 USD
North Dakota	73,272 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #43

Benson County	45.12%
North Dakota	60.61%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Benson County		North Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.53%	$17,841, see rank	26.32%	$18,250	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.66%	$13,715, see rank	26.44%	$16,587	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.55%	$3,838, see rank	1.81%	$3,634	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	9.87%	$16,499, see rank	11.87%	$19,829	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Benson County	42,500 USD
North Dakota	72,770 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Benson County	61,738 USD
North Dakota	90,140 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Benson County	North Dakota	U.S.
White	$45,750, see rank	$57,619	$56,900
Hispanic	$58,750, see rank	$42,932	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$27,667, see rank	$29,857	$37,170
Two or More Races	$36,250, see rank	$39,351	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Benson County	North Dakota	U.S.
less than 25	$38,214, see rank	$30,154	$25,788
25 to 44	$37,833, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$44,311, see rank	$71,105	$65,027
65 or over	$28,804, see rank	$35,087	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Benson County	North Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,702, see rank	563,755	248,775,628
Male¹	2,412, 51.30%, see rank	50.86%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,411, 58.50%, see rank	75.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3, 0.12%, see rank	1.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,408, 58.37%, see rank	73.57%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,295, 91.97%, see rank	96.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	113, 8.03%, see rank	3.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,001, 41.50%, see rank	24.89%	30.72%
Female¹	2,290, 48.70%, see rank	49.14%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,223, 53.41%, see rank	65.66%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,223, 53.41%, see rank	65.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,193, 97.55%, see rank	97.22%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	30, 2.45%, see rank	2.78%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,067, 46.59%, see rank	34.34%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Benson County	North Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,448, 100%	377,678	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,837, 75.04%, see rank	79.89%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	198, 8.09%, see rank	9.24%	9.59%
Public Transportation	13, 0.53%, see rank	0.55%	5.06%
Walked	121, 4.94%, see rank	3.87%	2.78%
Other Means	23, 0.94%, see rank	1.32%	1.79%
Worked at Home	256, 10.46%, see rank	5.14%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Benson County	16.7 minutes
North Dakota	16.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Benson County	North Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,488	379,972	143,435,233
Male¹	1,295, 52.05%, see rank	53.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	468, 36.14%, see rank	31.93%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	165, 12.74%, see rank	10.94%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	75, 5.79%, see rank	14.92%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	59, 4.56%, see rank	2.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	119, 9.19%, see rank	12.45%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	364, 28.11%, see rank	19.47%	17.94%
Female¹	1,193, 47.95%, see rank	46.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	427, 35.79%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	359, 30.09%, see rank	24.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	314, 26.32%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11, 0.92%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10, 0.84%, see rank	0.45%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	70, 5.87%, see rank	4.20%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Benson County	North Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,488, 100%	379,972	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	354, 14.23%, see rank	9.10%	1.96%
Construction	180, 7.23%, see rank	7.42%	6.17%
Manufacturing	206, 8.28%, see rank	6.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	65, 2.61%, see rank	3.31%	2.75%
Retail Trade	151, 6.07%, see rank	11.74%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	63, 2.53%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	8, 0.32%, see rank	1.56%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	103, 4.14%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	55, 2.21%, see rank	6.56%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	621, 24.96%, see rank	24.83%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	438, 17.60%, see rank	7.99%	9.49%
Public Administration	191, 7.68%, see rank	5.01%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	53, 2.13%, see rank	4.41%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Benson County	%	North Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,385	35.51%, see rank	11.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	438	26.81%, see rank	7.32%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.