Benton County
Benton county is located in east Iowa. Benton county has 716.26 square miles of land area and 2.22 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Benton county population is 26,076, which has grown 3.03% since 2000. The population growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 4.10% and is much lower than the national average rate of 9.71%. Benton county median household income is $54,726 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 28.99% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 21.52% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Benton county median house value is $128,900 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 55.86% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 49.58% 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 319.
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