Benton County vs Switzerland County

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

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

Switzerland County has the higher population (9,914 vs 8,708 in Benton County). Switzerland County has the higher median household income ($65,148 vs $61,811 in Benton County). Switzerland County has the higher median home value ($183,200 vs $135,400 in Benton County).

Population, income & housing

	Benton County	Switzerland County
Population	8,708	9,914
Median age	40.3 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,811	$65,148
Median home value	$135,400	$183,200
Median gross rent	$834	$720
Housing units	3,778	4,399
Homeownership rate	80.5%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton County	Switzerland County
Population	8,677 → 8,708 (+0.4%)	10,685 → 9,914 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$49,488 → $61,811 (+24.9%)	$49,383 → $65,148 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$92,500 → $135,400 (+46.4%)	$116,400 → $183,200 (+57.4%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $834 (+17.8%)	$679 → $720 (+6.0%)

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

Switzerland County

Population

10,6859,914

Median household income

$49,383$65,148

Median home value

$116,400$183,200

Median gross rent

$679$720

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton County	Switzerland County
Under 5	5.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	18.8%	18.2%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.2%
25 to 34	11.3%	10.3%
35 to 44	12.6%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.4%
65 to 74	9.8%	11.1%
75 and over	7.4%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton County	Switzerland County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	94.6%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton County	Switzerland County
No high school diploma	10.4%	17.6%
High school graduate	40.6%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton County	Switzerland County
Drove alone	81.4%	85.3%
Carpooled	8.0%	6.9%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	5.8%	3.9%
Other means	0.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton County	Switzerland County
1-unit, detached	87.2%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	15.5%

Poverty & households

	Benton County	Switzerland County
Poverty rate	12.1%	11.1%
Average household size	2.48	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	26	34
Median year structure built	1952	1988