Benton

Population: 2,408
Median household income: $59,744
Median home value: $192,800

Located in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, Benton is a community with a population of 2,408. The median household income of $59,744 is below the Bossier Parish median ($66,336).

Between 2019 and 2023, Benton's population grew 11.2% from 2,165 to 2,408, while its median home value rose 31.6% from $146,500 to $192,800.

The median resident is 38.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,408
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $59,744
Median home value: $192,800
Median gross rent: $829
Housing units: 1,045
Homeownership rate: 65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1652,408

Median household income

$61,493$59,744

Median home value

$146,500$192,800

Median gross rent

$698$829

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,165	$61,493	$146,500	$698
2020	2,124	$64,720	$149,200	$668
2021	2,470	$67,247	$159,200	$740
2022	2,386	$70,471	$177,600	$780
2023	2,408	$59,744	$192,800	$829

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over2.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	163	6.8%
5 to 17	449	18.6%
18 to 24	158	6.6%
25 to 34	368	15.3%
35 to 44	354	14.7%
45 to 54	218	9.1%
55 to 64	355	14.7%
65 to 74	282	11.7%
75 and over	61	2.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,093	45.4%
Black or African American	829	34.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	109	4.5%
Asian	6	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	252	10.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	119	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate40.0%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree11.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	107	6.5%
High school graduate	655	40.0%
Some college or associate's	569	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	194	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	113	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone84.6%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	963	84.6%
Carpooled	73	6.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	51	4.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	2.3%
Other means	25	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	280	25.2%
15 to 29 min	513	46.1%
30 to 44 min	232	20.9%
45 to 59 min	12	1.1%
60+ min	75	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 19.2% (463 of 2,408)

	Count	Share
Family households	632	66.8%
Nonfamily households	314	33.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	946	90.5%
Vacant	99	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	617	65.2%
Renter-occupied	329	34.8%

1-unit, detached75.3%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other10.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	787	75.3%
1-unit, attached	18	1.7%
2 to 4 units	65	6.2%
5 to 19 units	40	3.8%
20 or more units	28	2.7%
Mobile home & other	107	10.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2206925
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.52 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 32.6896, -93.7401