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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Benton is $23,716, which is lower than the state average of $27,907 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Benton median household income is $48,462, which has grown by 59.87% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 20.43% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Benton residents spend 23.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 21.4 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, #377

Benton, WI	23,716 USD
Wisconsin	27,907 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benton, WI	31,111 USD
Wisconsin	30,477 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, WI	35,125 USD
Wisconsin	36,343 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, WI	27,583 USD
Wisconsin	25,134 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #348

Benton, WI	48,462 USD
Wisconsin	52,738 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Benton, WI	59,227 USD
Wisconsin	68,319 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #23

Benton, WI	59.87%
Wisconsin	20.43%
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, WI		Wisconsin		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.77%	$3,149, see rank	25.59%	$11,413	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.25%	$17,626, see rank	29.74%	$18,277	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.19%	$1,163, see rank	2.24%	$3,370	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.77%	$13,255, see rank	17.90%	$20,958	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, WI	61,786 USD
Wisconsin	67,232 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Benton, WI	69,081 USD
Wisconsin	82,125 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, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
White	$48,462, see rank	$55,187	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Benton, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
25 to 44	$56,667, see rank	$58,482	$58,398
45 to 64	$68,542, see rank	$65,718	$65,027
65 or over	$30,078, see rank	$35,445	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Benton, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	693, see rank	4,561,244	248,775,628
Male¹	341, 49.21%, see rank	49.26%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	241, 70.67%, see rank	71.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	241, 70.67%, see rank	71.11%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	232, 96.27%, see rank	91.99%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	9, 3.73%, see rank	8.01%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	100, 29.33%, see rank	28.79%	30.72%
Female¹	352, 50.79%, see rank	50.74%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	231, 65.63%, see rank	63.79%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	231, 65.63%, see rank	63.77%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	228, 98.70%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3, 1.30%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	121, 34.38%, see rank	36.21%	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, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	456, 100%	2,804,563	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	390, 85.53%, see rank	80.43%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	34, 7.46%, see rank	8.62%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.84%	5.06%
Walked	25, 5.48%, see rank	3.33%	2.78%
Other Means	5, 1.10%, see rank	1.70%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2, 0.44%, see rank	4.08%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Benton, WI	23.4 minutes
Wisconsin	21.4 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, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	460	2,852,018	143,435,233
Male¹	232, 50.43%, see rank	51.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	50, 21.55%, see rank	30.59%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	23, 9.91%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	21, 9.05%, see rank	16.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.59%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	56, 24.14%, see rank	7.85%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	67, 28.88%, see rank	24.96%	17.94%
Female¹	228, 49.57%, see rank	48.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	60, 26.32%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	37, 16.23%, see rank	21.62%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	112, 49.12%, see rank	31.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	19, 8.33%, see rank	8.10%	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, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	460, 100%	2,852,018	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	12, 2.61%, see rank	2.50%	1.96%
Construction	65, 14.13%, see rank	5.26%	6.17%
Manufacturing	59, 12.83%, see rank	18.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	25, 5.43%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	39, 8.48%, see rank	11.34%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	24, 5.22%, see rank	4.34%	4.93%
Information	3, 0.65%, see rank	1.67%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	63, 13.70%, see rank	6.12%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	51, 11.09%, see rank	8.05%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	80, 17.39%, see rank	23.28%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	28, 6.09%, see rank	8.69%	9.49%
Public Administration	11, 2.39%, see rank	3.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.15%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Benton, WI	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population in Poverty	70	7.55%, see rank	13.26%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	14	5.34%, see rank	8.95%	11.47%

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