Benton County, Mississippi

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 7,592
Median household income: $42,139
Median home value: $109,300

Benton County is a county in Mississippi with a population of 7,592. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $42,139, its median household income sits below Mississippi's $54,915.

From 2019 to 2023, Benton County's population declined 7.8% from 8,232 to 7,592, while its median household income rose 16.2% from $36,258 to $42,139.

Owners occupy 83.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,592
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $42,139
Median home value: $109,300
Median gross rent: $729
Housing units: 4,100
Homeownership rate: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,2327,592

Median household income

$36,258$42,139

Median home value

$78,000$109,300

Median gross rent

$503$729

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,232	$36,258	$78,000	$503
2020	8,275	$39,758	$82,800	$490
2021	7,687	$39,311	$82,500	$541
2022	7,637	$38,750	$96,200	$675
2023	7,592	$42,139	$109,300	$729

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	303	4.0%
5 to 17	1,267	16.7%
18 to 24	581	7.7%
25 to 34	607	8.0%
35 to 44	1,140	15.0%
45 to 54	987	13.0%
55 to 64	1,093	14.4%
65 to 74	999	13.2%
75 and over	615	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,603	60.6%
Black or African American	2,600	34.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.1%
Asian	31	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.1%
Some other race	4	0.1%
Two or more races	174	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	169	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.1%

High school graduate36.6%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,037	19.1%
High school graduate	1,990	36.6%
Some college or associate's	1,755	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	382	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	277	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone88.7%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,817	88.7%
Carpooled	209	6.6%
Public transit	10	0.3%
Walked	50	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	60	1.9%
Other means	31	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	529	17.0%
15 to 29 min	675	21.7%
30 to 44 min	834	26.8%
45 to 59 min	372	11.9%
60+ min	707	22.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 17.6% (1,316 of 7,494)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,093	69.1%
Nonfamily households	934	30.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,027	73.8%
Vacant	1,073	26.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,521	83.3%
Renter-occupied	506	16.7%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,964	72.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	26	0.6%
5 to 19 units	43	1.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1,067	26.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 28009
State: Mississippi
Land area: 407 sq mi
Water area: 2.04 sq mi
Center point: 34.8096, -89.2002