Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This place: | 15.9% | | Whole state: | 10.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This place: | 5.5% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Northwest Benton, WA
People in group quarters in Northwest Benton
- 52 people in nursing homes
- 3 people in other workers' dormitories
- 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Northwest Benton compared to Washington state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (82%)
- Wood (7%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religion statistics for Northwest Benton
| Name | Catholic Church | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Adherents | 31.4% | 18.0% | 8.4% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Congregations | 3.6% | 20.1% | 6.5% | 7.2% | 3.6% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Conservative Baptist Association of America | Lutheran Church | Assemblies of God | Other religions |
| Adherents | 4.2% | 3.9% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 18.0% |
| Congregations | 6.5% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 5.8% | 41.7% |
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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.
8.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,090 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.09% | | Washington average: | 7.86% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($296 average AGI)| Benton County: | 0.07% | | Washington average: | 0.26% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,365 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.56% | | Washington average: | 7.07% |
0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($583 average AGI)| Benton County: | 0.09% | | Washington average: | 0.16% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Northwest Benton:
- KZXR (1310 AM; 5 kW; PROSSER, WA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING PROSSER LLC)
- KZTS (1210 AM; 10 kW; SUNNYSIDE, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KFLD (870 AM; 10 kW; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KONA (610 AM; 5 kW; KENNEWICK-RICHLAND-P, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- KALE (960 AM; 5 kW; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KYAK (930 AM; 10 kW; YAKIMA, WA)
- KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- KYXE (1020 AM; 5 kW; SELAH, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Northwest Benton:
- KMNA (101.7 FM; PROSSER, WA; Owner: MOON BROADCASTING PROSSER LLC)
- K204DH (88.7 FM; HANFORD, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KLES (98.7 FM; MABTON, WA; Owner: ON-AIR FAMILY, LLC)
- KARY-FM (100.9 FM; GRANDVIEW, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KZTB (96.7 FM; SUNNYSIDE, WA; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KONA-FM (105.3 FM; KENNEWICK, WA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- KXRX (97.1 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KIOK (94.9 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KFAE-FM (89.1 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KRCW (96.3 FM; ROYAL CITY, WA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUCATIONAL RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- KXDD (104.1 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KORD-FM (102.7 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KEYW (98.3 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KEGX (106.5 FM; RICHLAND, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KGDN (101.3 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: WEST PASCO FINE ARTS RADIO)
- KFFM (107.3 FM; YAKIMA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- K261CG (100.1 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: NORTHWEST CHICANO RADIO NETWORK)
- KOLU (90.1 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: RIVERVIEW BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS)
- KBLD (91.7 FM; KENNEWICK, WA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- KGSG (93.7 FM; PASCO, WA; Owner: GOSPEL MUSIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Northwest Benton:
- K08LU (Channel 8; SUNNYSIDE-GRANDVIEW, WA; Owner: RON BEVINS)
- K13WP (Channel 13; SUNNYSIDE, ETC., WA; Owner: RON BEVINS)
- K05JO (Channel 5; SUNNYSIDE & PROSSER, WA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K10NQ (Channel 10; PROSSER, ETC., WA; Owner: MOUNTAIN LICENSES, L.P.)
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