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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Benton is $18,840, which is lower than the state average of $24,775 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Benton median household income is $38,125, which has grown by 48.30% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 38.15% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Benton residents spend 24.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.5 minutes and is about the same as 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, #284

Benton, LA	18,840 USD
Louisiana	24,775 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benton, LA	23,750 USD
Louisiana	28,948 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, LA	27,161 USD
Louisiana	37,322 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, LA	17,470 USD
Louisiana	22,260 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #249

Benton, LA	38,125 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Benton, LA	49,368 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #114

Benton, LA	48.30%
Louisiana	38.15%
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, LA		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.39%	$3,597, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.36%	$12,223, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.15%	$0, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.24%	$18,662, see rank	16.02%	$21,306	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, LA	51,750 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Benton, LA	58,343 USD
Louisiana	75,064 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, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$51,827, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Black	$33,929, see rank	$28,116	$35,600
Hispanic	$105,250, see rank	$44,481	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Benton, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$22,639, see rank	$22,089	$25,788
25 to 44	$55,729, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$35,469, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$24,583, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Benton, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,479, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	723, 48.88%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	471, 65.15%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	471, 65.15%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	417, 88.54%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	54, 11.46%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	252, 34.85%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	756, 51.12%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	444, 58.73%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	444, 58.73%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	410, 92.34%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	34, 7.66%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	312, 41.27%, see rank	43.53%	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, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	825, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	660, 80.00%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	106, 12.85%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	9, 1.09%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	11, 1.33%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	37, 4.48%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2, 0.24%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Benton, LA	24.8 minutes
Louisiana	24.5 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, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	827	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	417, 50.42%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	60, 14.39%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	81, 19.42%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	35, 8.39%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	107, 25.66%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	107, 25.66%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	410, 49.58%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	123, 30.00%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	124, 30.24%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	102, 24.88%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 0.73%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	58, 14.15%, see rank	3.93%	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, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	827, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	63, 7.62%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	89, 10.76%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	66, 7.98%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	36, 4.35%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	64, 7.74%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	26, 3.14%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	6, 0.73%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	13, 1.57%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	57, 6.89%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	210, 25.39%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	84, 10.16%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	78, 9.43%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	35, 4.23%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Benton, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	404	21.85%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	68	15.01%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

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