With 826 people, Benton is a city in Missouri. At a median age of 45.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The foreign-born share is 1%. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 3.7%, under the national 12.5%. Households here earn about 22% more than in Missouri as a whole.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $86,023, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 95%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Benton
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$88,083 → $254,300(+189%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.8% → 35.9%(+27.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$52,156 → $86,023(+65%)US over the same years: +14%
Benton's population equals 2.2% of Scott County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 4.2% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)32.5%(25)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.3%(11)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era61%(47)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 77 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Benton, decade by decade
Benton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
573
$52,156
$88,083
8.8%
0.0
2000
732
$60,780
$130,613
17.5%
9.0
2010
863
$79,203
$200,105
24.7%
17.3
2020
866
$78,593
$284,829
34.8%
26.6
2024
826
$86,023
$254,300
35.9%
23.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
