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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Benton County is $29,060, which is lower than the state average of $31,233 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Benton County median household income is $60,589, which has grown by 28.79% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 31.72% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Benton County residents spend 21.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.9 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, #7

Benton County	29,060 USD
Washington	31,233 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	32,872 USD
Washington	33,492 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	41,901 USD
Washington	41,039 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	24,774 USD
Washington	26,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #5

Benton County	60,589 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Benton County	77,597 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #23

Benton County	28.79%
Washington	31.72%
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		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.50%	$15,891, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.70%	$19,125, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.48%	$3,303, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.21%	$23,609, see rank	18.23%	$24,502	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	72,510 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Benton County	88,353 USD
Washington	92,527 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	Washington	U.S.
White	$63,388, see rank	$61,732	$56,900
Black	$56,233, see rank	$42,120	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,585, see rank	$42,945	$42,396
Asian	$84,274, see rank	$72,430	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$40,556, see rank	$40,218	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$52,500, see rank	$53,904	$53,370
One Race, Other	$37,555, see rank	$39,321	$40,300
Two or More Races	$57,425, see rank	$52,702	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Benton County	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$27,449, see rank	$29,556	$25,788
25 to 44	$61,042, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$82,496, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$44,383, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Benton County	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	138,307, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	68,932, 49.84%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	49,169, 71.33%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	44, 0.06%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	49,125, 71.27%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	45,501, 92.62%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,624, 7.38%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	19,763, 28.67%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	69,375, 50.16%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	39,187, 56.49%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	33, 0.05%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	39,154, 56.44%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	36,433, 93.05%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,721, 6.95%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	30,188, 43.51%, see rank	40.93%	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	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	80,178, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	64,400, 80.32%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	9,148, 11.41%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	941, 1.17%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	1,729, 2.16%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	852, 1.06%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,108, 3.88%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Benton County	21.4 minutes
Washington	25.9 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	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	81,934	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	45,501, 55.53%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	16,327, 35.88%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	5,635, 12.38%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,735, 14.80%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,028, 4.46%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,578, 10.06%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,696, 16.91%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	36,433, 44.47%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	14,817, 40.67%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	7,262, 19.93%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	11,612, 31.87%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	536, 1.47%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	209, 0.57%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,936, 5.31%, see rank	5.04%	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	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	81,934, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3,909, 4.77%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	7,166, 8.75%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5,969, 7.29%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,036, 2.48%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	9,972, 12.17%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	5,331, 6.51%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	895, 1.09%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,411, 4.16%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	13,191, 16.10%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	17,072, 20.84%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6,189, 7.55%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,743, 4.57%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,050, 3.72%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Benton County	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	24,672	13.71%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4,618	10.01%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

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