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Benton County

Arkansas · 332,554 residents (2025 est.) · 848 sq mi
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Benton County is home to 303,632 people in Arkansas. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 150,226 people. That is roughly 54% ahead of the Arkansas median. That puts it in the top 2% of US counties for household income. This skews young, with a median age of 35.9. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.6% of people here.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $93,506, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 91%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Benton County

What changed most since 1990

  • Population97,499 → 303,632 (+211%)US over the same years: +35%
  • White share96.4% → 58.0% (−38.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$140,404 → $323,500 (+130%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 75 counties in Arkansas

  • 1st in household income$93,506
  • 2nd in share with a bachelor's degree37.8%
  • 1st in home value$323,500
  • 4th in diversity score74.6
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
303,632
+98%since 2000
from 153,406 in 2000
332,554 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
358 / sq mi
+98%since 2000
from 181 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
35.9
+2%since 2000
from 35.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
848 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
77K139K201K262K324K19902000201020202024Benton County
2024304K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.6%(20,120)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.5%(22,672)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.9%(20,956)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.8%(20,736)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.9%(17,919)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.8%(44,911)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415%(45,425)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.2%(36,896)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.6%(32,238)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.1%(24,725)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.1%(12,555)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.5%(4,479)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$93,506
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,281 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$47,067
+143%since 2000
from $19,377 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
60.4%
+30.8 ptssince 2009
from 29.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
7.6%
−2.5 ptssince 2000
from 10.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.450
+3%since 2010
from 0.438 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information22%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade11.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade7.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$323,500
+91%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $92,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,277
+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $528 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.0%
−5.1 ptssince 2000
from 72.2% in 2000
33.0% rent
Vacancy rate
8.8%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.69 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.81 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
13.9%
−7.4 ptssince 2009
from 21.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
30.5%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 35.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.5
+14%since 2009
from 3.0 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
92
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic86.8%(133,094)
Black0.4%(558)
Hispanic / Latino8.8%(13,469)
Asian1.1%(1,644)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic58%(176,255)
Black1.8%(5,383)
Hispanic / Latino18.5%(56,188)
Asian4.6%(13,844)
Other17.1%(51,962)
Diversity Score
75
+69%since 2009
from 44 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
28
−20%since 2020
from 34 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican11.8%(35,948)
Central American4.1%(12,527)
Salvadoran3%(9,222)
Puerto Rican0.7%(2,149)
Guatemalan0.6%(1,784)
South American0.4%(1,211)
Honduran0.3%(914)
Cuban0.3%(912)
Dominican0.3%(827)
Colombian0.2%(481)
Spaniard0.1%(443)
Panamanian0.1%(362)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.1%(202)
Nicaraguan0%(142)
Argentine0%(134)
Venezuelan0%(121)
Bolivian0%(108)
Peruvian0%(75)
Uruguayan0%(47)
Chilean0%(43)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.6%(8,011)
Vietnamese0.5%(1,566)
Chinese0.3%(784)
Filipino0.2%(642)
Laotian0.2%(627)
Hmong0.2%(462)
Pakistani0.1%(416)
Korean0.1%(317)
Thai0.1%(257)
Burmese0.1%(182)
Taiwanese0%(141)
Nepalese0%(127)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Japanese0%(94)
Cambodian0%(90)
Kazakh0%(45)
Mongolian0%(39)
Malaysian0%(18)
Pacific Islander origin
Marshallese0.6%(1,730)
Chuukese0%(112)
Chamorro0%(75)
Guamanian0%(53)
Samoan0%(43)
Tongan0%(26)
Ancestry
German11.8%(35,804)
English11.5%(35,034)
Irish8.6%(25,977)
American4.7%(14,359)
Scottish2.1%(6,411)
Italian2.1%(6,354)
French1.6%(4,942)
Polish1%(3,156)
Dutch0.9%(2,881)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(2,603)
Norwegian0.8%(2,370)
Swedish0.6%(1,910)
+ 46 more ancestry groups with data
British0.5%(1,635)
Welsh0.4%(1,227)
Czech0.3%(929)
Russian0.3%(835)
Danish0.3%(832)
Swiss0.3%(775)
Arab0.2%(751)
West Indian0.2%(676)
Brazilian0.2%(529)
Portuguese0.2%(493)
Finnish0.2%(491)
Canadian0.1%(384)
Hungarian0.1%(357)
Ukrainian0.1%(327)
Greek0.1%(323)
Lithuanian0.1%(256)
Lebanese0.1%(243)
Egyptian0.1%(197)
Austrian0.1%(181)
Belgian0.1%(181)
Ghanaian0.1%(155)
Armenian0%(149)
Nigerian0%(119)
Jamaican0%(108)
Australian0%(102)
Romanian0%(92)
Turkish0%(71)
Croatian0%(69)
Slovene0%(65)
Syrian0%(63)
Iranian0%(63)
Haitian0%(63)
Guyanese0%(59)
Israeli0%(46)
Slovak0%(44)
Ethiopian0%(37)
Kenyan0%(37)
Bulgarian0%(30)
Jordanian0%(24)
Serbian0%(21)
Moroccan0%(16)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
37.8%
+17.4 ptssince 2000
from 20.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.5%
+10.1 ptssince 2000
from 80.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.0%
+7.2 ptssince 2000
from 5.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.6 min
+71%since 2000
from 12.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.2%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 79.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.0%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.7%
+11.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.8%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.1%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 5.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
66.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2011
from 65.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.2%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 73.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
8.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.0%
+10.3 ptssince 2009
from 32.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.6% in 2009
Female
49.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
Foreign born
12.7%
+3.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.5%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2012
from 10.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.5%
−5.7 ptssince 2013
from 15.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.4%
+34.8 ptssince 2017
from 59.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.2%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 94.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.3%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 85.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
84.2%
−2.6 ptssince 2016
from 86.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
11.5%
+1.4 ptssince 2016
from 10.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30.7%(36,718)
Married59.4%(70,997)
Widowed2%(2,351)
Divorced7.8%(9,365)
Women 15+
Never married25%(30,172)
Married58%(69,852)
Widowed6.4%(7,740)
Divorced10.5%(12,689)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.5%
−5.7 ptssince 2013
from 15.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
59.0%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 60.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.1%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 11.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 15.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 16.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.3%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 70.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
30.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 30.1% 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)30.6%(4,498)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.7%(4,220)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.5%(4,635)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.2%(759)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(111)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 14,720 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 County, decade by decade

Benton County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199097,499$62,452$140,40414.4%8.8
2000153,406$73,378$169,23220.3%29.8
2010221,339$72,553$222,97825.9%48.3
2020284,333$86,729$233,80234.6%63.2
2024303,632$93,506$323,50037.8%74.6

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Benton County, Arkansas?

Benton County, Arkansas has about 303,632 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Benton County, Arkansas?

The typical household in Benton County, Arkansas earns about $93,506 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Benton County, Arkansas expensive?

In Benton County, Arkansas, the median home is worth about $323,500, and the typical rent is about $1,277 a month.

How educated are people in Benton County, Arkansas?

About 37.8% of adults age 25 and over in Benton County, Arkansas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Benton County, Arkansas?

About 7.6% of people in Benton County, Arkansas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Benton County, Arkansas grown since 1990?

Yes, Benton County, Arkansas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 206,133 residents, a change of about 211 percent over that period.

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