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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Benton County is $28,177, which is about the same as the state average of $27,621 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Benton County median household income is $59,186, which has grown by 39.50% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 33.56% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Benton County residents spend 23.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.3 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, #19

Benton County	28,177 USD
Iowa	27,621 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benton County	32,878 USD
Iowa	30,246 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

Benton County	42,005 USD
Iowa	36,237 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

Benton County	24,413 USD
Iowa	24,406 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #9

Benton County	59,186 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Benton County	70,982 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #39

Benton County	39.50%
Iowa	33.56%
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

	Benton County		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.10%	$11,048, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.87%	$17,803, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.14%	$2,713, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.53%	$15,226, see rank	16.50%	$19,179	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

Benton County	73,002 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Benton County	82,497 USD
Iowa	81,424 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

	Benton County	Iowa	U.S.
White	$59,924, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Hispanic	$30,278, see rank	$40,551	$42,396
One Race, Other	$30,208, see rank	$39,465	$40,300
Two or More Races	$29,722, see rank	$36,181	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Benton County	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$32,578, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$72,024, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$72,074, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$34,695, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Benton County	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	20,271, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	10,071, 49.68%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,230, 71.79%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,230, 71.79%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,829, 94.45%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	401, 5.55%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,841, 28.21%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	10,200, 50.32%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,446, 63.20%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	6,446, 63.20%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,269, 97.25%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	177, 2.75%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,754, 36.80%, see rank	36.46%	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

	Benton County	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,799, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,216, 79.82%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,129, 8.82%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	16, 0.13%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	378, 2.95%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	310, 2.42%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	750, 5.86%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Benton County	23.8 minutes
Iowa	18.3 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

	Benton County	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,098	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	6,829, 52.14%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,934, 28.32%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	592, 8.67%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,063, 15.57%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	221, 3.24%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	776, 11.36%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,711, 25.05%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	6,269, 47.86%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,215, 35.33%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,297, 20.69%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,175, 34.69%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	31, 0.49%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15, 0.24%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	530, 8.45%, see rank	7.19%	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

	Benton County	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,098, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	722, 5.51%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	1,006, 7.68%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,027, 15.48%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	499, 3.81%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,680, 12.83%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	828, 6.32%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	267, 2.04%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,001, 7.64%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	709, 5.41%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,757, 21.05%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	583, 4.45%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	432, 3.30%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	587, 4.48%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Benton County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,218	8.66%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	431	5.88%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

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