Benton County vs Warren County

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

Benton County and Warren 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 8,469 in Warren County). Warren County has the higher median household income ($74,635 vs $61,811 in Benton County). Warren County has the higher median home value ($160,000 vs $135,400 in Benton County).

Population, income & housing

	Benton County	Warren County
Population	8,708	8,469
Median age	40.3 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,811	$74,635
Median home value	$135,400	$160,000
Median gross rent	$834	$815
Housing units	3,778	3,687
Homeownership rate	80.5%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton County	Warren County
Population	8,677 → 8,708 (+0.4%)	8,237 → 8,469 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$49,488 → $61,811 (+24.9%)	$60,553 → $74,635 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$92,500 → $135,400 (+46.4%)	$122,100 → $160,000 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $834 (+17.8%)	$740 → $815 (+10.1%)

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

Warren County

Population

8,2378,469

Median household income

$60,553$74,635

Median home value

$122,100$160,000

Median gross rent

$740$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton County	Warren County
Under 5	5.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.8%	17.1%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.5%
25 to 34	11.3%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.8%	12.0%
75 and over	7.4%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton County	Warren County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	94.5%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.8%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton County	Warren County
No high school diploma	10.4%	8.0%
High school graduate	40.6%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton County	Warren County
Drove alone	81.4%	76.9%
Carpooled	8.0%	14.7%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	6.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton County	Warren County
1-unit, detached	87.2%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Benton County	Warren County
Poverty rate	12.1%	12.7%
Average household size	2.48	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1952	1971