COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Benton County

Tennessee · 14,524 residents · 394 sq mi

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Benton County is home to 14,524 people in Tennessee. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The median age is 38.4, about 5 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $39,400. Median rent is $270 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% 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

14,524

−12%vs 2000

vs 16,537 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.4

−8%vs 2000

vs 41.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

394 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(805)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(832)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(1,089)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(985)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(870)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(1,992)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(2,053)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(1,657)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.3%(1,640)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(1,498)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(891)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(212)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,382

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,679 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,046

−31%vs 2000

vs $14,646 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.2%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,400

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$270

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $367 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.2%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.5% in 2000

19.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(15,834)

Black2.1%(348)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(157)

Asian0.2%(40)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(14,106)

Black2.1%(301)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(60)

Asian0.6%(90)

Other0.2%(27)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(362)

Dominican0.3%(49)

Puerto Rican0.1%(20)

Central American0.1%(17)

Nicaraguan0.1%(17)

Asian origin

Chinese0.9%(146)

Filipino0.1%(20)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.6%(101)

Guamanian0%(8)

Ancestry

American34%(5,445)

English11.4%(1,819)

Irish9.7%(1,550)

German7.5%(1,199)

Scottish2.9%(463)

French2.4%(391)

Italian1.8%(285)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(140)

Dutch0.6%(104)

Polish0.6%(101)

Welsh0.5%(86)

Swedish0.5%(80)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.5%(79)

Norwegian0.5%(75)

British0.4%(58)

French Canadian0.3%(55)

Hungarian0.3%(41)

Finnish0.2%(25)

Lithuanian0.1%(23)

Danish0.1%(20)

West Indian0.1%(20)

Czech0.1%(17)

Portuguese0.1%(12)

Croatian0.1%(11)

Arab0.1%(9)

Moroccan0.1%(9)

Swiss0%(3)

Austrian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.4%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.3%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.2 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 18.9 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 married24.5%(1,595)

Married56.1%(3,658)

Widowed5.6%(364)

Divorced13.9%(906)

Women 15+

Never married21.3%(1,478)

Married49.5%(3,425)

Widowed16.2%(1,119)

Divorced13%(901)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.1%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 16.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.0%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 43.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.9%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.6%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 29.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.1%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.9%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 58.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.5%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 50.2% 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)21.9%(191)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.9%(235)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.2%(395)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.7%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 873 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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