Benton County vs Ohio County

A side-by-side comparison of Benton County and Ohio County: population, income, housing, and more.

Benton County and Ohio County are counties in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Benton County has the higher population (8,708 vs 5,993 in Ohio County). Ohio County has the higher median household income ($67,942 vs $61,811 in Benton County). Ohio County has the higher median home value ($193,500 vs $135,400 in Benton County).

Population, income & housing

	Benton County	Ohio County
Population	8,708	5,993
Median age	40.3 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,811	$67,942
Median home value	$135,400	$193,500
Median gross rent	$834	$852
Housing units	3,778	2,755
Homeownership rate	80.5%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton County	Ohio County
Population	8,677 → 8,708 (+0.4%)	5,874 → 5,993 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$49,488 → $61,811 (+24.9%)	$60,128 → $67,942 (+13.0%)
Median home value	$92,500 → $135,400 (+46.4%)	$151,200 → $193,500 (+28.0%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $834 (+17.8%)	$669 → $852 (+27.4%)

Benton County

Population

8,6778,708

Median household income

$49,488$61,811

Median home value

$92,500$135,400

Median gross rent

$708$834

Ohio County

Population

5,8745,993

Median household income

$60,128$67,942

Median home value

$151,200$193,500

Median gross rent

$669$852

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton County	Ohio County
Under 5	5.9%	6.0%
5 to 17	18.8%	14.5%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.1%
25 to 34	11.3%	10.1%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.5%
55 to 64	14.4%	16.8%
65 to 74	9.8%	13.4%
75 and over	7.4%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton County	Ohio County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	95.0%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton County	Ohio County
No high school diploma	10.4%	6.5%
High school graduate	40.6%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton County	Ohio County
Drove alone	81.4%	82.4%
Carpooled	8.0%	9.2%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	5.8%	6.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton County	Ohio County
1-unit, detached	87.2%	77.5%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Benton County	Ohio County
Poverty rate	12.1%	8.9%
Average household size	2.48	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	26	32
Median year structure built	1952	1977