Benton County
Benton county is located close to the center of Missouri. Benton county has 704.06 square miles of land area and 48.49 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Benton county population is 19,056, which has grown 10.92% since 2000. The population growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 7.04% and is higher than the national average rate of 9.71%. Benton county median household income is $33,305 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 24.99% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 16.78% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Benton county median house value is $97,500 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 48.40% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 54.62% and is about the same as 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 better than the state average in quality. The Benton county area code is 660.
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