Benton County is home to 41,593 people in Minnesota. Few US counties rank higher on income. The foreign-born share is 3%. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Growth has run 22% since 2000, or 7,367 more people. Median rent is $982 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,410, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Benton County
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share0.4% → 3.5%(+3.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share98.4% → 86.0%(−12.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 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)23.6%(440)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.1%(319)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.7%(610)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.8%(109)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(24)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,865 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
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
30,185
$63,887
$146,404
14.8%
3.9
2000
34,226
$76,451
$180,890
17.2%
10.4
2010
38,451
$73,148
$245,708
19.6%
15.7
2020
41,379
$73,406
$227,015
23.1%
30.8
2024
41,593
$74,410
$271,000
26.2%
31.8
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.
