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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Benton County is $25,111, which is about the same as the state average of $25,335 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Benton County median household income is $54,726, which has grown by 28.99% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 21.52% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Benton County residents spend 24.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.0 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.3 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, #22

Benton County	25,111 USD
Iowa	25,335 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benton County	30,530 USD
Iowa	27,055 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benton County	38,629 USD
Iowa	32,891 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benton County	22,236 USD
Iowa	21,731 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #9

Benton County	54,726 USD
Iowa	48,872 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Benton County	63,429 USD
Iowa	61,833 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #33

Benton County	28.99%
Iowa	21.52%
U.S.	19.17%

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

	Benton County		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.80%	$10,651, see rank	28.90%	$11,793	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	30.66%	$16,479, see rank	28.99%	$15,703	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	2.56%	$3,440, see rank	2.42%	$3,029	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	17.84%	$15,960, see rank	15.91%	$16,959	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Benton County	64,970 USD
Iowa	61,804 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Benton County	72,337 USD
Iowa	74,383 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Benton County	Iowa	U.S.
White	$55,087, see rank	$49,911	$54,999
Black	$4,511, see rank	$24,860	$35,194
Hispanic	$22,227, see rank	$38,388	$41,534
One Race, Other	$21,741, see rank	$38,392	$40,847
Two or More Races	$65,536, see rank	$33,476	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Benton County	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$25,000, see rank	$26,000	$26,465
25 to 44	$62,094, see rank	$56,033	$57,132
45 to 64	$66,698, see rank	$61,140	$63,398
65 or over	$32,587, see rank	$31,591	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Benton County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	20,173	see rank	2,377,835	238,733,844
Male¹	9,966	49.40%, see rank	48.91%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,534	75.60%, see rank	74.12%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	7	0.07%, see rank	0.17%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	7,527	75.53%, see rank	73.95%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,119	94.58%, see rank	94.41%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	408	5.42%, see rank	5.59%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,432	24.40%, see rank	25.88%	29.08%
Female¹	10,207	50.60%, see rank	51.09%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,274	61.47%, see rank	64.25%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	6,274	61.47%, see rank	64.21%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,032	96.14%, see rank	95.08%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	242	3.86%, see rank	4.92%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,933	38.53%, see rank	35.75%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Benton County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,874	100%	1,520,445	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,437	81.07%, see rank	78.68%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,246	9.68%, see rank	10.28%	10.35%
Public Transportation	18	0.14%, see rank	1.11%	4.94%
Walked	329	2.56%, see rank	3.83%	2.85%
Other Means	220	1.71%, see rank	1.34%	1.72%
Worked at Home	624	4.85%, see rank	4.77%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Benton County	24.8 minutes
Iowa	18.0 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Benton County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,151	-	1,553,594	141,833,331
Male¹	7,119	54.13%, see rank	52.26%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,918	26.94%, see rank	30.23%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	596	8.37%, see rank	11.39%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,065	14.96%, see rank	16.39%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	199	2.80%, see rank	1.74%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	949	13.33%, see rank	9.61%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,683	23.64%, see rank	24.42%	18.08%
Female¹	6,032	45.87%, see rank	47.74%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,866	30.94%, see rank	36.33%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	1,320	21.88%, see rank	21.62%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,942	32.19%, see rank	33.28%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	60	0.99%, see rank	0.38%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15	0.25%, see rank	0.31%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	817	13.54%, see rank	7.82%	6.07%

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

Industry

	Benton County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,151	100%	1,553,594	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	681	5.18%, see rank	4.05%	1.86%
Construction	1,080	8.21%, see rank	6.35%	7.13%
Manufacturing	2,879	21.89%, see rank	14.99%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	462	3.51%, see rank	3.26%	3.06%
Retail Trade	1,453	11.05%, see rank	11.54%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	671	5.10%, see rank	4.84%	5.07%
Information	443	3.37%, see rank	2.16%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	848	6.45%, see rank	7.67%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	586	4.46%, see rank	6.58%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,467	18.76%, see rank	23.53%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	555	4.22%, see rank	7.46%	8.86%
Public Administration	366	2.78%, see rank	3.24%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	660	5.02%, see rank	4.33%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Benton County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,860	7.20%, see rank	11.60%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	375	4.93%, see rank	7.43%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.