Benton

Population: 904
Median household income: $63,594
Median home value: $139,300

Benton, a community in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, has 904 residents. Its median household income of $63,594 runs below the Lafayette County figure of $72,091.

From 2019 to 2023, Benton's population held roughly steady from 896 to 904, while its median home value rose 26.2% from $110,400 to $139,300.

Owners occupy 77.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 904
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $63,594
Median home value: $139,300
Median gross rent: $1,079
Housing units: 380
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

896904

Median household income

$57,188$63,594

Median home value

$110,400$139,300

Median gross rent

$660$1,079

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	896	$57,188	$110,400	$660
2020	852	$56,667	$113,900	$713
2021	838	$56,538	$123,100	$732
2022	901	$59,231	$134,300	$799
2023	904	$63,594	$139,300	$1,079

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	60	6.6%
5 to 17	179	19.8%
18 to 24	56	6.2%
25 to 34	109	12.1%
35 to 44	129	14.3%
45 to 54	99	11.0%
55 to 64	99	11.0%
65 to 74	121	13.4%
75 and over	52	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	772	85.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	36	4.0%
Two or more races	28	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	68	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's42.0%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	4.8%
High school graduate	220	36.1%
Some college or associate's	256	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	62	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	42	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone86.1%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	395	86.1%
Carpooled	43	9.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	4.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	113	25.7%
15 to 29 min	203	46.1%
30 to 44 min	87	19.8%
45 to 59 min	16	3.6%
60+ min	21	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 10.2% (92 of 904)

	Count	Share
Family households	224	62.4%
Nonfamily households	135	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	359	94.5%
Vacant	21	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	277	77.2%
Renter-occupied	82	22.8%

1-unit, detached88.7%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	337	88.7%
1-unit, attached	7	1.8%
2 to 4 units	16	4.2%
5 to 19 units	4	1.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5506825
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.84 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.5700, -90.3834