Benton County, Oregon

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 96,359
Median household income: $76,011
Median home value: $481,700

Home to 96,359 residents, Benton County is one of Oregon's counties. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $76,011 runs below the Oregon figure of $80,426.

Between 2019 and 2023, Benton County's population grew 5.8% from 91,107 to 96,359, while its median household income rose 22.4% from $62,077 to $76,011.

Owners occupy 56.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 96,359
Median age: 33.8 yrs
Median household income: $76,011
Median home value: $481,700
Median gross rent: $1,359
Housing units: 40,565
Homeownership rate: 56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

91,10796,359

Median household income

$62,077$76,011

Median home value

$331,300$481,700

Median gross rent

$1,081$1,359

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	91,107	$62,077	$331,300	$1,081
2020	92,168	$65,142	$357,900	$1,145
2021	94,667	$68,732	$384,900	$1,201
2022	95,615	$72,882	$442,300	$1,315
2023	96,359	$76,011	$481,700	$1,359

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 2422.6%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,583	3.7%
5 to 17	11,592	12.0%
18 to 24	21,738	22.6%
25 to 34	12,561	13.0%
35 to 44	10,372	10.8%
45 to 54	9,419	9.8%
55 to 64	10,545	10.9%
65 to 74	10,229	10.6%
75 and over	6,320	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	74,344	77.2%
Black or African American	1,163	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	428	0.4%
Asian	6,308	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	172	0.2%
Some other race	461	0.5%
Two or more races	4,732	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,751	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate14.0%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree28.8%

Graduate or professional degree25.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,370	4.0%
High school graduate	8,347	14.0%
Some college or associate's	16,416	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	17,133	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15,180	25.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone60.4%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit1.9%

Walked7.4%

Bicycle4.8%

Worked from home16.7%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,824	60.4%
Carpooled	3,360	7.3%
Public transit	865	1.9%
Walked	3,400	7.4%
Bicycle	2,205	4.8%
Worked from home	7,708	16.7%
Other means	679	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,258	45.0%
15 to 29 min	13,211	34.5%
30 to 44 min	4,367	11.4%
45 to 59 min	1,535	4.0%
60+ min	1,962	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 19.2% (17,389 of 90,549)

	Count	Share
Family households	20,640	53.9%
Nonfamily households	17,646	46.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	38,286	94.4%
Vacant	2,279	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21,452	56.0%
Renter-occupied	16,834	44.0%

1-unit, detached58.2%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units11.9%

20 or more units10.0%

Mobile home & other5.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23,628	58.2%
1-unit, attached	2,180	5.4%
2 to 4 units	3,589	8.8%
5 to 19 units	4,831	11.9%
20 or more units	4,065	10.0%
Mobile home & other	2,272	5.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 41003
State: Oregon
Land area: 675 sq mi
Water area: 2.96 sq mi
Center point: 44.4939, -123.4247