Benton County is a county of 7,589 people in Mississippi. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 13% of adults. 86% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $105,100, having more than doubled since 2000. The median age is 44.5, about 6 years above the US median. There are 19 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,016, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Benton County
What changed most since 1990
Median age32.0 → 44.5(+12.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.8% → 12.8%(+5.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$84,002 → $105,100(+25%)US over the same years: +67%
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)32.5%(94)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.9%(69)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.8%(89)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 289 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
8,046
$37,907
$84,002
7.8%
59.8
2000
8,026
$43,991
$92,358
7.8%
61.2
2010
8,729
$42,009
$113,791
9.6%
62.8
2020
7,646
$48,188
$100,357
10.1%
65.2
2024
7,589
$46,016
$105,100
12.8%
64.4
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.
