Benton City is a city of 88 people in Missouri. The median age is 54.9, about 16 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $91,700, having roughly tripled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 0%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 54.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
4% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 70%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Benton City
What changed most since 1990
Median age37.4 → 54.9(+17.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population152 → 88(−42%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate7.2% → 20.5%(+13.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)8.3%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.7%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era75%(9)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 12 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 City, decade by decade
Benton City 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
152
$68,001
$64,562
0.0%
3.2
2000
122
$75,143
$53,921
0.0%
8.0
2010
104
$50,350
$71,929
3.3%
2.4
2020
101
$35,983
$55,390
0.0%
7.3
2024
88
$57,500
$91,700
3.6%
5.6
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.
