Benton County vs Nodaway County

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

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

Nodaway County has the higher population (20,959 vs 19,887 in Benton County). Nodaway County has the higher median household income ($55,970 vs $52,200 in Benton County). Nodaway County has the higher median home value ($165,100 vs $164,700 in Benton County).

Population, income & housing

	Benton County	Nodaway County
Population	19,887	20,959
Median age	54.4 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,200	$55,970
Median home value	$164,700	$165,100
Median gross rent	$823	$754
Housing units	13,579	9,478
Homeownership rate	83.7%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton County	Nodaway County
Population	19,107 → 19,887 (+4.1%)	22,359 → 20,959 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$40,249 → $52,200 (+29.7%)	$44,232 → $55,970 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$117,500 → $164,700 (+40.2%)	$126,400 → $165,100 (+30.6%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $823 (+29.0%)	$657 → $754 (+14.8%)

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

Nodaway County

Population

22,35920,959

Median household income

$44,232$55,970

Median home value

$126,400$165,100

Median gross rent

$657$754

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton County	Nodaway County
Under 5	4.1%	5.0%
5 to 17	13.1%	12.0%
18 to 24	5.5%	23.2%
25 to 34	8.1%	10.8%
35 to 44	8.6%	10.7%
45 to 54	11.8%	9.0%
55 to 64	17.8%	11.9%
65 to 74	18.6%	9.4%
75 and over	12.5%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton County	Nodaway County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.9%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton County	Nodaway County
No high school diploma	10.9%	5.8%
High school graduate	43.2%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton County	Nodaway County
Drove alone	79.8%	82.1%
Carpooled	10.9%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	5.5%
Other means	1.7%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton County	Nodaway County
1-unit, detached	72.4%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	9.4%
20 or more units	0.3%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	23.0%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Benton County	Nodaway County
Poverty rate	16.7%	18.6%
Average household size	2.40	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	31	15
Median year structure built	1984	1977