Benton County
Benton county is located in northwest Arkansas. Benton county has 847.36 square miles of land area and 36.55 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Benton county population is 221,339, which has grown 44.28% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 9.07% and is much higher than the national average rate of 9.71%. Benton county median household income is $50,434 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 25.21% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 19.03% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Benton county median house value is $155,000 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 63.50% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 46.02% and is higher than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Benton county is much better than the state average in quality. The Benton county area code is 479.
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