Benton County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 202,65872.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 47,63017.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 10,7283.8%Asian alone
  • 7,8922.8%Two or more races
  • 4,2771.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,0491.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1,9070.7%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $252,808

Here:	$252,808
State:	$183,629

Townhouses or other attached units: $176,428

Here:	$176,428
State:	$177,096

In 2-unit structures: $148,664

Here:	$148,664
State:	$124,956

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $235,116

Here:	$235,116
State:	$201,203

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $281,399

Here:	$281,399
State:	$172,391

Mobile homes: $73,159

Here:	$73,159
State:	$68,924

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 24
• Burglaries: 93
• Thefts: 365
• Auto thefts: 40

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 33
• Burglaries: 108
• Thefts: 343
• Auto thefts: 25

Health of residents in Benton County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

Health of residents in Benton County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,467 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,354 (0.7%)

Area name: Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Benton County is $443 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $554 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $807 a month.

Cities in this county include: Rogers, Bentonville, Bella Vista, Siloam Springs, Lowell, Little Flock, Pea Ridge, Gentry, Centerton, Prairie Creek.

Neighboring counties: Alfalfa County, Oklahoma , Davie County, North Carolina , Dallam County, Texas , Hartley County, Texas , Hemphill County, Texas , Lipscomb County, Texas .

Current college students: 5,637
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 35.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 34,015 (37.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 9,2992010 or later
• 8,7732000 to 2009
• 8,3491990 to 1999
• 2,7831980 to 1989
• 1,0801970 to 1979
• 564Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 82,172
• One, attached: 5,983
• Two: 2,399
• 3 or 4: 3,690
• 5 to 9: 3,034
• 10 to 19: 6,902
• 20 to 49: 1,952
• 50 or more: 846
• Mobile homes: 5,179
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23

Housing units in Benton County with a mortgage: 45,977 (1,097 second mortgage, 2,155 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22,399

Religion statistics for Benton County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Benton County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Arkansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4518, Natural disaster type: Other
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 26, 2017 - May 19, 2017, FEMA Id: 4318, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 26, 2015 to January 22, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4254: February 05, 2016, FEMA Id: 4254, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Arkansas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 08, 2013 to August 14, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4143: September 04, 2013, FEMA Id: 4143, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2011 to June 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1975: May 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 1975, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1819: February 06, 2009, FEMA Id: 1819, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3301: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3301, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 02, 2008 to May 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1758: May 20, 2008, FEMA Id: 1758, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 18, 2008 to April 28, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1751: March 26, 2008, FEMA Id: 1751, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3215: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3215, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

9.80% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($63,971 average adjusted gross income)

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($459 average AGI)

Benton County:	0.02%
Arkansas average:	0.03%

3.50% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($18,103 average AGI)
6.27% relocated from other states ($45,409 average AGI)

Benton County:	6.27%
Arkansas average:	2.88%

from Washington County, AR	2.32% ($50,558 average AGI)
from Pulaski County, AR	0.17% ($68,338)
from Sebastian County, AR	0.16% ($49,193)
from Delaware County, OK	0.14% ($37,661)
from McDonald County, MO	0.13% ($42,355)
from Tulsa County, OK	0.11% ($67,725)
from Carroll County, AR	0.09% ($39,953)

7.43% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($60,943 average adjusted gross income)

0.24% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,516 average AGI)

Benton County:	0.24%
Arkansas average:	0.04%

2.58% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($14,975 average AGI)
4.62% relocated to other states ($44,452 average AGI)

Benton County:	4.62%
Arkansas average:	2.91%

to Washington County, AR	1.92% ($46,030 average AGI)
to McDonald County, MO	0.16% ($44,856)
to Delaware County, OK	0.14% ($37,524)
to Tulsa County, OK	0.11% ($45,694)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.09% ($47,000)
to Dallas County, TX	0.08% ($108,113)
to Sebastian County, AR	0.07% ($32,662)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 14.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 7.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Benton County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 49,169 (10,318 living alone), Female householders: 51,580 (12,423 living alone)

• 58,444 spouses (58,307 opposite-sex spouses), 4,592 unmarried partners, (4,229 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 88,296 children (81,831 natural, 1,934 adopted, 4,531 stepchildren), 4,564 grandchildren, 2,324 brothers or sisters, 4,142 parents, 254 foster children, 3,544 other relatives, 9,239 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,993

Size of family households: 30,337 2-persons, 16,126 3-persons, 13,491 4-persons, 8,784 5-persons, 2,568 6-persons, 1,093 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 22,741 1-person, 4,780 2-persons, 472 3-persons, 279 4-persons, 78 5-persons.

50,689 married couples with children.
16,172 single-parent households (3,613 men, 12,559 women).

85.9% of residents of Benton speak English at home.
10.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $629,599,000 ($3,503 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $40,823,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $394,678,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $123,047,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,337,000
Federal grants: $71,078,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,566,000 ($8,494,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $25,893,000 ($2,222,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,202,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $168,734,000
Federal Government insurance: $44,306,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 17.73 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

• Year house built in Benton County, Arkansas
• 13,5952014 or later
• 7,6682010 to 2013
• 23,2932000 to 2009
• 27,1861990 to 1999
• 17,7611980 to 1989
• 12,0751970 to 1979
• 3,4241960 to 1969
• 2,9761950 to 1959
• 1,7621940 to 1949
• 2,4401939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Benton County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Benton County, Arkansas
• 3131 room
• 132 rooms
• 5843 rooms
• 5,3564 rooms
• 13,0295 rooms
• 15,4716 rooms
• 12,0717 rooms
• 9,1708 rooms
• 12,3699+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton County, Arkansas
• 1,8901 room
• 3,9202 rooms
• 5,9513 rooms
• 6,8344 rooms
• 7,6325 rooms
• 3,8356 rooms
• 8787 rooms
• 4678 rooms
• 9669+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Benton County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Benton County, Arkansas
• 352no bedroom
• 4941 bedroom
• 8,1652 bedrooms
• 36,4793 bedrooms
• 18,2314 bedrooms
• 4,6555+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton County, Arkansas
• 1,890no bedroom
• 5,9981 bedroom
• 11,8712 bedrooms
• 10,9373 bedrooms
• 1,5084 bedrooms
• 1695+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Benton County, Arkansas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Benton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 520no vehicle
• 13,7901 vehicle
• 32,6892 vehicles
• 12,3763 vehicles
• 6,4154 vehicles
• 2,5865+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Benton County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,523no vehicle
• 16,5701 vehicle
• 10,2682 vehicles
• 2,5173 vehicles
• 4024 vehicles
• 935+ vehicles

86.3% of Benton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Arkansas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 111,608
• Other state: 130,140
• Northeast: 7,688
• Midwest: 46,678
• South: 43,345
• West: 32,429

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,316
• Number of aged recipients: 233
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,083
• Number of recipients under 18: 529
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,381
• Number of recipients older than 64: 406
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 883
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,075

Benton County on our top lists:

• #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
• #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
• #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"