Benton County vs Union County

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

Benton County and Union 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 7,028 in Union County). Union County has the higher median household income ($79,500 vs $61,811 in Benton County). Union County has the higher median home value ($162,200 vs $135,400 in Benton County).

Population, income & housing

	Benton County	Union County
Population	8,708	7,028
Median age	40.3 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$61,811	$79,500
Median home value	$135,400	$162,200
Median gross rent	$834	$792
Housing units	3,778	3,250
Homeownership rate	80.5%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton County	Union County
Population	8,677 → 8,708 (+0.4%)	7,113 → 7,028 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$49,488 → $61,811 (+24.9%)	$50,375 → $79,500 (+57.8%)
Median home value	$92,500 → $135,400 (+46.4%)	$116,300 → $162,200 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $834 (+17.8%)	$797 → $792 (-0.6%)

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

Union County

Population

7,1137,028

Median household income

$50,375$79,500

Median home value

$116,300$162,200

Median gross rent

$797$792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton County	Union County
Under 5	5.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	18.8%	15.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.3%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.6%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.4%	15.5%
65 to 74	9.8%	12.5%
75 and over	7.4%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	95.3%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton County	Union County
No high school diploma	10.4%	10.1%
High school graduate	40.6%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton County	Union County
Drove alone	81.4%	87.1%
Carpooled	8.0%	6.5%
Public transit	1.5%	0.1%
Walked	2.3%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	3.7%
Other means	0.9%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton County	Union County
1-unit, detached	87.2%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Benton County	Union County
Poverty rate	12.1%	6.4%
Average household size	2.48	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1952	1968