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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Benton Area School District is $23,811, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Benton Area School District median household income is $47,250. On average Benton Area School District residents spend 27.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 26.0 minutes and is higher 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, #325

Benton Area School District	23,811 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benton Area School District	29,598 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 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 Area School District	35,720 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 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 Area School District	22,266 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #321

Benton Area School District	47,250 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Benton Area School District	57,456 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Benton Area School District	16.43%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Benton Area School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Pennsylvania 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 Area School District		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.26%	$7,126, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.87%	$17,895, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.18%	$2,776, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.29%	$18,165, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	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 Area School District	54,135 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Benton Area School District	64,898 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 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 Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$47,250, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$56,250, see rank	$32,606	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Benton Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$25,833, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$50,707, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$59,688, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$32,163, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Benton Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,305, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	2,142, 49.76%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,256, 58.64%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,256, 58.64%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,162, 92.52%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	94, 7.48%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	886, 41.36%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	2,163, 50.24%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,178, 54.46%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,178, 54.46%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,117, 94.82%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	61, 5.18%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	985, 45.54%, see rank	41.69%	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 Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,246, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,891, 84.19%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	208, 9.26%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4, 0.18%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	35, 1.56%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	108, 4.81%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Benton Area School District	27.4 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 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 Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,279	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	1,162, 50.99%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	234, 20.14%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	148, 12.74%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	126, 10.84%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 1.20%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	193, 16.61%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	357, 30.72%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	1,117, 49.01%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	371, 33.21%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	287, 25.69%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	324, 29.01%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	135, 12.09%, see rank	5.82%	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 Area School District	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,279, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	42, 1.84%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	191, 8.38%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	376, 16.50%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	40, 1.76%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	210, 9.21%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	184, 8.07%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	21, 0.92%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	78, 3.42%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	94, 4.12%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	624, 27.38%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	163, 7.15%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	147, 6.45%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	109, 4.78%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Benton Area School District	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	555	10.87%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	129	8.16%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

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