Benton County, Arkansas

22 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 294,541
Median household income: $89,879
Median home value: $285,100

Benton County, Arkansas counts 294,541 residents. 22 cities and places have their primary county here. At $89,879, its median household income sits above Arkansas's $58,773.

Between 2019 and 2023, Benton County's population grew 10.8% from 265,759 to 294,541, while its median household income rose 35.4% from $66,362 to $89,879.

Owners occupy 67.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 294,541
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $89,879
Median home value: $285,100
Median gross rent: $1,193
Housing units: 118,496
Homeownership rate: 67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

265,759294,541

Median household income

$66,362$89,879

Median home value

$183,400$285,100

Median gross rent

$903$1,193

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	265,759	$66,362	$183,400	$903
2020	273,510	$71,556	$192,900	$945
2021	278,774	$76,887	$211,100	$1,002
2022	286,528	$85,269	$254,000	$1,113
2023	294,541	$89,879	$285,100	$1,193

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19,697	6.7%
5 to 17	56,093	19.0%
18 to 24	24,220	8.2%
25 to 34	43,321	14.7%
35 to 44	43,722	14.8%
45 to 54	35,828	12.2%
55 to 64	31,503	10.7%
65 to 74	23,818	8.1%
75 and over	16,339	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	179,996	61.1%
Black or African American	5,238	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,903	0.6%
Asian	12,673	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2,030	0.7%
Some other race	1,375	0.5%
Two or more races	37,938	12.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	53,388	18.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree24.0%

Graduate or professional degree12.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18,335	9.4%
High school graduate	54,731	28.1%
Some college or associate's	50,252	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	46,597	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	24,616	12.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	109,613	75.5%
Carpooled	11,657	8.0%
Public transit	121	0.1%
Walked	1,353	0.9%
Bicycle	378	0.3%
Worked from home	21,212	14.6%
Other means	883	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	38,174	30.8%
15 to 29 min	56,641	45.7%
30 to 44 min	20,245	16.3%
45 to 59 min	5,435	4.4%
60+ min	3,510	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 7.6% (22,138 of 290,871)

	Count	Share
Family households	78,896	73.3%
Nonfamily households	28,771	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	107,667	90.9%
Vacant	10,829	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	72,356	67.2%
Renter-occupied	35,311	32.8%

1-unit, detached74.4%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	88,214	74.4%
1-unit, attached	6,422	5.4%
2 to 4 units	5,743	4.8%
5 to 19 units	10,135	8.6%
20 or more units	3,364	2.8%
Mobile home & other	4,618	3.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 05007
State: Arkansas
Land area: 848 sq mi
Water area: 37 sq mi
Center point: 36.3378, -94.2563