Benton

Population: 1,349
Median household income: $35,000
Median home value: $167,700

Benton is a community in Polk County, Tennessee, home to 1,349 residents. At $35,000, its median household income sits below Polk County's $60,227.

Between 2019 and 2023, Benton's population declined 11.6% from 1,526 to 1,349, while its median home value rose 45.4% from $115,300 to $167,700.

The median gross rent is $530. 11.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,349
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $35,000
Median home value: $167,700
Median gross rent: $530
Housing units: 646
Homeownership rate: 58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5261,349

Median household income

$34,511$35,000

Median home value

$115,300$167,700

Median gross rent

$589$530

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,526	$34,511	$115,300	$589
2020	1,256	$36,875	$114,900	$483
2021	1,436	$39,474	$135,200	$372
2022	1,584	$37,569	$156,500	$571
2023	1,349	$35,000	$167,700	$530

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 2416.2%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	88	6.5%
5 to 17	150	11.1%
18 to 24	219	16.2%
25 to 34	177	13.1%
35 to 44	166	12.3%
45 to 54	133	9.9%
55 to 64	176	13.0%
65 to 74	184	13.6%
75 and over	56	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,237	91.7%
Black or African American	41	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	68	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.6%

High school graduate39.7%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	175	19.6%
High school graduate	354	39.7%
Some college or associate's	262	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	79	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	22	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled18.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	369	75.0%
Carpooled	93	18.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	5.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	131	28.2%
15 to 29 min	144	31.0%
30 to 44 min	93	20.0%
45 to 59 min	37	8.0%
60+ min	60	12.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 14.5% (176 of 1,212)

	Count	Share
Family households	313	58.0%
Nonfamily households	227	42.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	540	83.6%
Vacant	106	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	317	58.7%
Renter-occupied	223	41.3%

1-unit, detached57.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units12.7%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other20.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	369	57.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	49	7.6%
5 to 19 units	82	12.7%
20 or more units	13	2.0%
Mobile home & other	133	20.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4705040
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.03 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.1749, -84.6517