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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Benton Community School District is $29,788, which is higher than the state average of $27,621 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Benton Community School District median household income is $66,709. On average Benton Community School District residents spend 23.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.3 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, #70

Benton Community School District	29,788 USD
Iowa	27,621 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benton Community School District	34,744 USD
Iowa	30,246 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 Community School District	44,511 USD
Iowa	36,237 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 Community School District	25,681 USD
Iowa	24,406 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #38

Benton Community School District	66,709 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Benton Community School District	75,256 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Benton Community School District	6.27%
Iowa	33.56%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Benton Community School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Iowa and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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 Community School District		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.83%	$14,178, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.51%	$19,047, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.13%	$1,317, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.40%	$13,551, see rank	16.50%	$19,179	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 Community School District	77,837 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Benton Community School District	86,707 USD
Iowa	81,424 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 Community School District	Iowa	U.S.
White	$67,347, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Hispanic	$30,972, see rank	$40,551	$42,396
One Race, Other	$31,667, see rank	$39,465	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Benton Community School District	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$33,708, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$77,639, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$78,370, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$38,589, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Benton Community School District	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,141, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	3,553, 49.75%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,699, 75.96%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,699, 75.96%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,561, 94.89%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	138, 5.11%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	854, 24.04%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	3,588, 50.25%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,406, 67.06%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,406, 67.06%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,340, 97.26%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	66, 2.74%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,182, 32.94%, see rank	36.46%	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 Community School District	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,816, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,880, 80.56%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	440, 9.14%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4, 0.08%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	127, 2.64%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	87, 1.81%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	278, 5.77%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Benton Community School District	23.6 minutes
Iowa	18.3 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 Community School District	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,901	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	2,561, 52.25%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	680, 26.55%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	179, 6.99%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	419, 16.36%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	119, 4.65%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	326, 12.73%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	639, 24.95%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	2,340, 47.75%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	808, 34.53%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	494, 21.11%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	799, 34.15%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11, 0.47%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	228, 9.74%, see rank	7.19%	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 Community School District	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,901, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	339, 6.92%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	377, 7.69%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	803, 16.38%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	187, 3.82%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	552, 11.26%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	334, 6.81%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	140, 2.86%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	370, 7.55%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	226, 4.61%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	978, 19.96%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	195, 3.98%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	142, 2.90%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	258, 5.26%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Benton Community School District	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	504	5.50%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	93	3.53%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

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