COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Benton County

Arkansas · 97,499 residents · 848 sq mi

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Benton County is home to 97,499 people in Arkansas. The population has fallen 36% since 2000. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 23% more than in Arkansas as a whole. The median age is 36.0, about 3 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $58,500.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

97,499

−36%vs 2000

vs 153,406 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

+2%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

848 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024304K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(6,657)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(7,148)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(6,521)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(6,518)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(5,980)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(14,599)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(12,960)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(9,829)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(9,832)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.8%(10,575)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(5,461)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(1,419)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,021

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,281 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,274

−37%vs 2000

vs $19,377 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.6%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,500

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $92,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$369

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $528 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.1%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.2% in 2000

26.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.8%(133,094)

Black0.4%(558)

Hispanic / Latino8.8%(13,469)

Asian1.1%(1,644)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(94,700)

Black0.1%(87)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(1,328)

Asian0.4%(393)

Other2.4%(2,319)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

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)

Costa Rican0%(103)

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)

Indonesian0%(21)

Malaysian0%(18)

Sri Lankan0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0.6%(1,730)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(371)

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)

Subsaharan African0.3%(796)

Swiss0.3%(775)

Arab0.2%(751)

West Indian0.2%(676)

Brazilian0.2%(529)

Portuguese0.2%(493)

Finnish0.2%(491)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(459)

French Canadian0.1%(423)

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)

Palestinian0%(43)

Ethiopian0%(37)

Kenyan0%(37)

Bulgarian0%(30)

Jordanian0%(24)

Serbian0%(21)

Moroccan0%(16)

Macedonian0%(10)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.4%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.8%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.5 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 12.6 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 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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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