Benton vs Scott City

A side-by-side comparison of Benton and Scott City: population, income, housing, and more.

Benton and Scott City are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Scott City has the higher population (4,354 vs 832 in Benton). Benton has the higher median household income ($82,679 vs $61,581 in Scott City). Benton has the higher median home value ($256,900 vs $134,900 in Scott City).

Population, income & housing

	Benton	Scott City
Population	832	4,354
Median age	46.7 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$82,679	$61,581
Median home value	$256,900	$134,900
Median gross rent	$771	$791
Housing units	368	1,849
Homeownership rate	69.8%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.1%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton	Scott City
Population	900 → 832 (-7.6%)	4,498 → 4,354 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$57,679 → $82,679 (+43.3%)	$38,462 → $61,581 (+60.1%)
Median home value	$173,800 → $256,900 (+47.8%)	$93,300 → $134,900 (+44.6%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $771 (+46.9%)	$751 → $791 (+5.3%)

Benton

Population

900832

Median household income

$57,679$82,679

Median home value

$173,800$256,900

Median gross rent

$525$771

Scott City

Population

4,4984,354

Median household income

$38,462$61,581

Median home value

$93,300$134,900

Median gross rent

$751$791

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton	Scott City
Under 5	2.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	12.9%	17.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	11.9%
25 to 34	12.7%	11.6%
35 to 44	14.1%	13.4%
45 to 54	13.9%	14.5%
55 to 64	11.5%	13.0%
65 to 74	22.5%	7.8%
75 and over	4.0%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton	Scott City
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	93.0%
Black or African American	5.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton	Scott City
No high school diploma	6.3%	18.3%
High school graduate	37.9%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	16.8%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	20.8%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton	Scott City
Drove alone	81.1%	81.9%
Carpooled	13.2%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.7%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton	Scott City
1-unit, detached	86.4%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Benton	Scott City
Poverty rate	4.6%	15.5%
Average household size	2.18	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1978	1969