Benton County vs Douglas County

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

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

Benton County has the higher population (41,458 vs 39,354 in Douglas County). Douglas County has the higher median household income ($77,264 vs $71,480 in Benton County). Douglas County has the higher median home value ($291,700 vs $247,100 in Benton County).

Population, income & housing

	Benton County	Douglas County
Population	41,458	39,354
Median age	36.7 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,480	$77,264
Median home value	$247,100	$291,700
Median gross rent	$917	$896
Housing units	17,484	22,087
Homeownership rate	67.9%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	29.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton County	Douglas County
Population	40,129 → 41,458 (+3.3%)	37,513 → 39,354 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$57,715 → $71,480 (+23.8%)	$63,819 → $77,264 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$174,900 → $247,100 (+41.3%)	$214,800 → $291,700 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $917 (+20.7%)	$733 → $896 (+22.2%)

Benton County

Population

40,12941,458

Median household income

$57,715$71,480

Median home value

$174,900$247,100

Median gross rent

$760$917

Douglas County

Population

37,51339,354

Median household income

$63,819$77,264

Median home value

$214,800$291,700

Median gross rent

$733$896

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton County	Douglas County
Under 5	6.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	18.9%	15.8%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.9%
25 to 34	14.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	14.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	12.4%	14.4%
65 to 74	8.0%	13.3%
75 and over	5.9%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton County	Douglas County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	94.2%
Black or African American	3.9%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton County	Douglas County
No high school diploma	7.7%	4.0%
High school graduate	29.6%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton County	Douglas County
Drove alone	81.2%	79.6%
Carpooled	6.5%	6.3%
Public transit	0.4%	0.3%
Walked	3.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.7%
Worked from home	7.5%	10.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton County	Douglas County
1-unit, detached	65.7%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	3.9%
20 or more units	15.7%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Benton County	Douglas County
Poverty rate	9.8%	8.3%
Average household size	2.45	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1985	1985