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Population in July 2007: 1,339.
Males: 684  (51.1%)
Females: 655  (48.9%)

Median resident age:  30.1 years
Utah median age:  27.1 years

Zip codes: 84660.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $58,191 (it was $46,458 in 2000)
Benjamin:  $58,191
Utah:  $55,109

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,601
Benjamin:  $23,601
Utah:  $22,603

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $266,898 (it was $171,100 in 2000)
Benjamin:  $266,898
Utah:  $218,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $302,765; Detached houses: $303,613

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Races in Benjamin:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Benjamin: 88.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (33.9%), Danish (15.1%), United States (14.1%), German (8.4%), Welsh (4.0%), Swedish (3.7%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4529 feet

Land area: 12.3 square miles.

Population density: 108 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Benjamin

  • High school or higher: 87.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Benjamin CDP

  • Never married: 25.0%
  • Now married: 65.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Utah:  7.1%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Benjamin:  0.6% ($967)
Utah:  0.7% ($956)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Provo, UT (11.1 miles , pop. 105,166).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (329.9 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (454.4 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Lake Shore, UT (1.6 miles ), Palmyra, UT (1.8 miles ), Payson, UT (1.9 miles ), West Mountain, UT (1.9 miles ), Salem, UT (2.0 miles ), Spanish Fork, UT (2.1 miles ), Elk Ridge, UT (2.4 miles ), Spring Lake, UT (2.5 miles ).

Latitude: 40.09 N, Longitude: 111.72 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 801

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Furniture and related products (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (21%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Financial managers (5%)
  • Woodworkers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)



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Benjamin-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Utah state average. It is 44% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/17/2003 at 01:04:19, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.4 ML, Depth: 0.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 40.5 miles away from Benjamin center
On 3/16/1992 at 14:42:49, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.2 ML, Depth: 7.6 mi) earthquake occurred 30.9 miles away from the city center
On 3/7/2000 at 02:16:04, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.2 ML, Depth: 1.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.5 miles away from the city center
On 7/19/2001 at 20:15:34, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.3 ML, Depth: 2.3 mi) earthquake occurred 94.7 miles away from Benjamin center
On 6/24/1992 at 07:31:20, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.4 ML, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.0 miles away from the city center
On 8/6/2007 at 08:48:40, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 3.9 ML, Depth: 1.0 mi) earthquake occurred 50.5 miles away from Benjamin center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Benjamin:
  • MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; PAYSON, UT)
  • UTAH VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; PROVO, UT)
  • UTAH STATE HOSPITAL-PSYCHIATRIC (about 11 miles; PROVO, UT)

Amtrak station near Benjamin:
  • 10 miles: PROVO (600 SOUTH & 3OO WEST). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Benjamin:
  • UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 13 miles; OREM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 14,182)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; PROVO, UT; FT enrollment: 29,977)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 41 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
  • SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
  • UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 48 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
  • SNOW COLLEGE (about 50 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; FT enrollment: 2,632)
  • WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; OGDEN, UT; FT enrollment: 12,112)

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Church in Benjamin: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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Average household size:
This place:  3.4 people
Utah:  3.1 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  90.3%
Whole state:  76.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  1.0%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.2%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  0.8%
Whole state:  3.9%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Benjamin, UT



Benjamin compared to Utah state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Utah County Utah:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (84%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
  • Coal or coke (2%)
  • Electricity (2%)


Religion statistics for Benjamin

Adherents


NameChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsCatholic ChurchAssemblies of GodSouthern Baptist ConventionEvangelical Free Church of America
Adherents98.0%1.1%0.2%0.1%0.1%
Congregations97.0%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.1%
NameInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelPresbyterian Church (USA)United Church of ChristLutheran ChurchOther religions
Adherents0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.2%
Congregations0.2%0.2%0.2%0.1%1.3%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


9.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,968 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.00%
Utah average:  8.03%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($290 average AGI)
Utah County:  0.27%
Utah average:  0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Salt Lake County, UT  2.08% ($42,346 average AGI)
from Davis County, UT  0.32% ($34,578)
from Maricopa County, AZ  0.30% ($39,171)


8.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,260 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.27%
Utah average:  7.46%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($660 average AGI)
Utah County:  0.06%
Utah average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Salt Lake County, UT  2.09% ($37,416 average AGI)
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.33% ($32,705)
to Davis County, UT  0.27% ($39,003)


Strongest AM radio stations in Benjamin:
  • KOVO (960 AM; 5 kW; PROVO, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING LLC)
  • KHQN (1480 AM; 1 kW; SPANISH FORK, UT; Owner: SACE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
  • KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KTKK (630 AM; 10 kW; SANDY, UT; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KEYY (1450 AM; 1 kW; PROVO, UT; Owner: BIBLICAL MINISTRIES WORLDWIDE)
  • KKDS (1060 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT; Owner: HOLIDAY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBEE (860 AM; 10 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KLLB (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WEST JORDAN, UT; Owner: UNITED SECURITY FINANCIAL, INC.)
  • KSRR (1400 AM; 1 kW; PROVO, UT; Owner: ROBERT MOREY)
  • KWDZ (910 AM; 5 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KMTI (650 AM; 10 kW; MANTI, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Benjamin:
  • KTCE (92.3 FM; PAYSON, UT; Owner: MOENKOPI COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K264AC (100.7 FM; RURAL UTAH COUNTY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • K208BZ (89.5 FM; SPANISH FORK, UT; Owner: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY)
  • KQMB (102.7 FM; MIDVALE, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • KXRK (96.3 FM; PROVO, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • KENZ (107.5 FM; OREM, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KZHT (94.9 FM; PROVO, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K217CL (91.3 FM; PROVO, UT; Owner: STOCKTON CHRISTIAN LIFE COLLEGE, INC)
  • KMXU (105.1 FM; MANTI, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KSOP-FM (104.3 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: KSOP, INC.)
  • K272DP (102.3 FM; TOOELE, UT; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KRCL (90.9 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: LISTENERS COMMUNITY RADIO OF UTAH)
  • KBZN (97.9 FM; OGDEN, UT; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOSY-FM (106.5 FM; SPANISH FORK, UT; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KRSP-FM (103.5 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • KBER (101.1 FM; OGDEN, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KISN-FM (97.1 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KKAT (101.9 FM; OGDEN, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSFI (100.3 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • KUBL-FM (93.3 FM; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Benjamin:
  • KUPX (Channel 16; PROVO, UT; Owner: PAXSON SALT LAKE CITY LICENSE, INC.)
  • KUTV (Channel 2; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: KUTV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K34DW (Channel 34; PROVO, UT; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KCBU (Channel 32; PROVO, UT; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST, GARY M. COCOLA TRUSTEE)


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • 5 Miles West Of Benjamin, Atop West Mountain, Structure height: 35.6 m, Call Sign: KNKA728, Licensee ID: L00129894
    880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz... (+8 more)
    Grant Date: 02/05/2008, Expiration Date: 01/22/2018, Certifier: Erik Young
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless (Vaw) LLC

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • PROWESTMTN, 5 Mi W Of Benjamin, Type: Mast, Structure height: 35.7 m, Call Sign: WLV754, Licensee ID: L00129894
    Assigned Frequencies : 10622.5 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/06/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010, Certifier: Brian D Kidney
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless (Vaw) LLC

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4
  • Call Sign: KC7EIW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00538327
    Grant Date: 07/15/1994, Expiration Date: 07/15/2004, Cancelation Date: 04/01/2003, Certifier: Charles E Sigler
    Registrant: Charles E Sigler, 8297 S 3200 W, Benjamin, UT 84660
  • Call Sign: KD7CHS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00975806
    Grant Date: 07/17/1998, Expiration Date: 07/17/2008
    Registrant: Tom M Buckley, 3742 West 7550 South, Benjamin, UT 84660
  • Call Sign: AC7YB, Previous Call Sign: KC7EIW, Licensee ID: L00538327
    Grant Date: 04/16/2004, Expiration Date: 07/15/2014, Certifier: Charles E Sigler
    Registrant: Charles E Sigler, 8297 S 3200 W, Benjamin, UT 84660
  • Call Sign: KE7QMZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01352150
    Grant Date: 12/19/2007, Expiration Date: 12/19/2017, Certifier: Edward D Hall
    Registrant: Edward D Hall, 7815 S 3300 W, Benjamin, UT 84660



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$156,07028$192,12526$228,4883$158,0804$226,5131$113,980
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$05$231,5887$242,2601$28,9101$242,9401$32,450
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$156,83010$244,44217$261,5171$103,3802$271,4401$210,080
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$03$190,2504$207,0650$01$142,9000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$195,1001$375,4400$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0105.01

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED4$282,9852$324,0651$332,180
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$354,2200$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0105.01

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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