Benton County vs Morgan County

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

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

Morgan County has the higher population (21,430 vs 19,887 in Benton County). Benton County has the higher median household income ($52,200 vs $49,663 in Morgan County). Morgan County has the higher median home value ($180,400 vs $164,700 in Benton County).

Population, income & housing

	Benton County	Morgan County
Population	19,887	21,430
Median age	54.4 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$52,200	$49,663
Median home value	$164,700	$180,400
Median gross rent	$823	$692
Housing units	13,579	15,161
Homeownership rate	83.7%	79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton County	Morgan County
Population	19,107 → 19,887 (+4.1%)	20,271 → 21,430 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$40,249 → $52,200 (+29.7%)	$39,003 → $49,663 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$117,500 → $164,700 (+40.2%)	$125,000 → $180,400 (+44.3%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $823 (+29.0%)	$563 → $692 (+22.9%)

Benton County

Population

19,10719,887

Median household income

$40,249$52,200

Median home value

$117,500$164,700

Median gross rent

$638$823

Morgan County

Population

20,27121,430

Median household income

$39,003$49,663

Median home value

$125,000$180,400

Median gross rent

$563$692

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton County	Morgan County
Under 5	4.1%	6.5%
5 to 17	13.1%	16.5%
18 to 24	5.5%	6.5%
25 to 34	8.1%	10.2%
35 to 44	8.6%	9.8%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	17.8%	15.5%
65 to 74	18.6%	14.0%
75 and over	12.5%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton County	Morgan County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton County	Morgan County
No high school diploma	10.9%	19.9%
High school graduate	43.2%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton County	Morgan County
Drove alone	79.8%	66.6%
Carpooled	10.9%	18.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	5.0%	11.3%
Other means	1.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton County	Morgan County
1-unit, detached	72.4%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	23.0%	16.6%

Poverty & households

	Benton County	Morgan County
Poverty rate	16.7%	17.0%
Average household size	2.40	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1984	1982