Benton County, Washington

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 210,224
Median household income: $87,316
Median home value: $369,400

Home to 210,224 residents, Benton County is one of Washington's counties. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $87,316 runs below the Washington figure of $94,952.

From 2019 to 2023, Benton County's population grew 6.4% from 197,518 to 210,224, while its median household income rose 26.5% from $69,023 to $87,316.

The typical home was built around 1987. 11.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 210,224
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $87,316
Median home value: $369,400
Median gross rent: $1,256
Housing units: 81,792
Homeownership rate: 68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

197,518210,224

Median household income

$69,023$87,316

Median home value

$235,800$369,400

Median gross rent

$974$1,256

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	197,518	$69,023	$235,800	$974
2020	200,715	$72,046	$255,000	$1,027
2021	204,551	$76,612	$283,400	$1,085
2022	207,560	$83,778	$338,700	$1,166
2023	210,224	$87,316	$369,400	$1,256

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13,630	6.5%
5 to 17	41,874	19.9%
18 to 24	17,781	8.5%
25 to 34	28,234	13.4%
35 to 44	28,152	13.4%
45 to 54	23,260	11.1%
55 to 64	24,571	11.7%
65 to 74	20,163	9.6%
75 and over	12,559	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	138,200	65.7%
Black or African American	3,166	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	928	0.4%
Asian	6,041	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	422	0.2%
Some other race	1,422	0.7%
Two or more races	7,934	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	52,111	24.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate23.0%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree12.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13,890	10.1%
High school graduate	31,534	23.0%
Some college or associate's	46,359	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	27,497	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	17,659	12.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	70,198	75.0%
Carpooled	9,611	10.3%
Public transit	1,011	1.1%
Walked	997	1.1%
Bicycle	204	0.2%
Worked from home	10,861	11.6%
Other means	657	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27,611	33.4%
15 to 29 min	34,892	42.2%
30 to 44 min	10,225	12.4%
45 to 59 min	5,444	6.6%
60+ min	4,506	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 11.1% (23,008 of 208,077)

	Count	Share
Family households	52,929	69.0%
Nonfamily households	23,767	31.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	76,696	93.8%
Vacant	5,096	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	52,533	68.5%
Renter-occupied	24,163	31.5%

1-unit, detached63.4%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units7.9%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	51,896	63.4%
1-unit, attached	2,787	3.4%
2 to 4 units	5,867	7.2%
5 to 19 units	6,431	7.9%
20 or more units	7,360	9.0%
Mobile home & other	7,451	9.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 53005
State: Washington
Land area: 1,700 sq mi
Water area: 60 sq mi
Center point: 46.2281, -119.5167