COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Benton County

Mississippi · 8,026 residents · 407 sq mi

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Benton County is home to 8,026 people in Mississippi. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $50,700. 23.2% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Median household income is $24,149, under the $42,589 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 35.6

US median: 35.2

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,026

Unchangedsince 1990

from 8,046 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.6

+11%since 1990

from 32.0 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

407 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.4%(592)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.6%(608)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(584)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.5%(601)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 247.2%(579)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3412.2%(980)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4413.6%(1,093)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.1%(970)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.9%(794)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.5%(679)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.1%(408)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.7%(138)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,149

+16%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $15,794 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,212

+75%since 1990

from $6,982 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

23.2%

−6.5 ptssince 1990

from 29.7% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,700

+10%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $35,000 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$368

+24%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $225 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

84.3%

−1.7 ptssince 1990

from 86.0% in 1990

15.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic60.5%(4,869)

Black39.5%(3,177)

Hispanic / Latino0%(2)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.5%(4,936)

Black36.4%(2,919)

Hispanic / Latino1%(84)

Asian0%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2%(151)

Cuban0.2%(15)

Central American0.2%(12)

Panamanian0.2%(12)

South American0%(2)

Peruvian0%(2)

Puerto Rican0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(25)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(7)

Ancestry

English16.6%(1,260)

American7.5%(569)

Irish6.4%(483)

German4.7%(353)

Subsaharan African3.8%(291)

Scottish1.8%(137)

British1%(78)

Italian0.6%(43)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(37)

French0.4%(27)

Polish0.3%(21)

Welsh0.2%(18)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Armenian0.2%(17)

Dutch0.1%(11)

Norwegian0.1%(11)

French Canadian0.1%(9)

Swedish0.1%(8)

Russian0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.8%

Unchangedsince 1990

from 7.8% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

58.8%

+12.4 ptssince 1990

from 46.4% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

1.7%

−0.9 ptssince 1990

from 2.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.5 min

−9%since 1990

from 27.0 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married26.6%(803)

Married59.9%(1,811)

Widowed4.3%(130)

Divorced9.2%(277)

Women 15+

Never married21.7%(702)

Married56.1%(1,811)

Widowed14.5%(470)

Divorced7.7%(248)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.1%

−9.0 ptssince 2013

from 18.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.7%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 47.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.6%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.4%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.7%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.4%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 60.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.9%

+9.0 ptssince 2020

from 38.9% 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)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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