CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Benton

Tennessee · 992 residents · 3.03 sq mi

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Benton is a city of 992 people in Tennessee. The poverty rate is 30.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $36,700. That trails the Tennessee median by roughly 29%. Median rent is $222 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

992

−13%vs 2000

vs 1,138 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

−10%vs 2000

vs 37.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.03 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(67)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(69)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(77)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(76)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(74)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(158)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.5%(104)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.6%(135)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.7%(106)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746%(60)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(43)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(23)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,500

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,667 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,423

−33%vs 2000

vs $12,580 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.0%

+9.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,700

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$222

+45%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $202 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.2%

+5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.9% in 2000

27.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(1,120)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(6)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(985)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.7%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.3%(4)

Central American0.1%(2)

Panamanian0.1%(2)

Ancestry

Irish13.8%(216)

German12.8%(200)

English12%(187)

American9.4%(147)

Scottish3.7%(57)

Dutch2.9%(45)

French2.1%(33)

Arab2%(31)

Lebanese2%(31)

Polish2%(31)

Scotch-Irish2%(31)

British1.2%(19)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.8%(12)

Subsaharan African0.6%(10)

Swedish0.4%(6)

Slovak0.3%(5)

Australian0.2%(3)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.1%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

43.2%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 50.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.4%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.3 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 18.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.3%(179)

Married48.6%(269)

Widowed2.2%(12)

Divorced17%(94)

Women 15+

Never married23.8%(175)

Married44%(323)

Widowed9.3%(68)

Divorced22.9%(168)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.1%

−1.2 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.6%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.5%

−9.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.7%

+16.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.2%

−14.2 ptssince 2020

from 66.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.8%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 37.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)46.2%(42)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.8%(18)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era11%(10)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 91 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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