Benton County, Oregon (OR)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,334
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 17,267
Renter-occupied apartments: 15,139 (it was 12,878 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 43% |
State: | 38% |
Land area: 676 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 142 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (34.7%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (11.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 67%
- Government: 25%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 75,30078.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 7,8608.2%Hispanic or Latino
- 6,2596.5%Asian alone
- 4,3514.5%Two or more races
- 1,3071.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3310.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 3230.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 2860.3%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 33.5 years |
Oregon median age: | 40.1 years |
Males: 48,131 | ![]() |
Females: 47,886 | ![]() |

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Benton County: | 2.0 people |
Oregon: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $64,163 ($41,897 in 1999)
This county: | $64,163 |
Oregon: | $71,562 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $1,112 (lower quartile is $872, upper quartile is $1,462)
This county: | $1112 |
State: | $1150 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $443,100 (it was $166,500 in 2000)
Benton: | $443,100 |
Oregon: | $422,700 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,926Detached houses: $475,233
Here: $475,233 State: $498,099 Townhouses or other attached units: $350,812
Here: $350,812 State: $392,138 In 2-unit structures: $257,282
Here: $257,282 State: $453,242 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $404,734
Here: $404,734 State: $350,374 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $226,391
Here: $226,391 State: $378,730 Mobile homes: $147,324
Here: $147,324 State: $191,594 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $58,255
Here: $58,255 State: $135,968
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $681
Institutionalized population: 195
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 4
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 14
- Burglaries: 50
- Thefts: 187
- Auto thefts: 19
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 7
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 15
- Burglaries: 60
- Thefts: 110
- Auto thefts: 15
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 270 buildings, average cost: $281,700
- 2020: 281 buildings, average cost: $274,000
- 2019: 218 buildings, average cost: $267,300
- 2018: 103 buildings, average cost: $308,500
- 2017: 116 buildings, average cost: $284,400
- 2016: 149 buildings, average cost: $258,700
- 2015: 138 buildings, average cost: $281,500
- 2014: 119 buildings, average cost: $268,700
- 2013: 133 buildings, average cost: $286,300
- 2012: 86 buildings, average cost: $256,800
- 2011: 66 buildings, average cost: $253,900
- 2010: 75 buildings, average cost: $278,500
- 2009: 96 buildings, average cost: $246,800
- 2008: 106 buildings, average cost: $256,500
- 2007: 193 buildings, average cost: $264,500
- 2006: 301 buildings, average cost: $252,000
- 2005: 320 buildings, average cost: $219,100
- 2004: 291 buildings, average cost: $215,800
- 2003: 278 buildings, average cost: $203,800
- 2002: 357 buildings, average cost: $177,300
- 2001: 310 buildings, average cost: $167,500
- 2000: 226 buildings, average cost: $182,500
- 1999: 229 buildings, average cost: $164,200
- 1998: 282 buildings, average cost: $170,400
- 1997: 228 buildings, average cost: $164,800
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $4,237 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $4,471 (1.1%)
Benton County: | 19.4% |
Oregon: | 12.2% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 33.5 years old
(Males: 32.7 years old, Females: 35.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38.2 years old, Black residents: 21.9 years old, American Indian residents: 31.7 years old, Asian residents: 26.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.8 years old, Other race residents: 37.7 years old)
Area name: Corvallis, OR MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Benton County is $560 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $697 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1013 a month.
Cities in this county include: Corvallis, North Albany, Philomath, North Benton, Southeast Benton, Southwest Benton, Monroe, Adair Village, Alpine, Alsea.
Neighboring counties: Boise County, Idaho , Brown County, Minnesota
, Washington County, Maine
, Fremont County, Idaho
, Iron County, Wisconsin
, Lake County, Michigan
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Here: | 2.6% |
Oregon: | 3.7% |
Current college students: 16,823
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 96.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 54.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 8,650 (36.8% naturalized citizens)
Benton County: | 9.0% |
Whole state: | 9.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 4,8862010 or later
- 1,5242000 to 2009
- 1,2781990 to 1999
- 1,2061980 to 1989
- 5971970 to 1979
- 886Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 22,538
- One, attached: 3,547
- Two: 668
- 3 or 4: 3,148
- 5 to 9: 2,767
- 10 to 19: 2,215
- 20 to 49: 1,276
- 50 or more: 2,237
- Mobile homes: 2,172
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 68
Housing units in Benton County with a mortgage: 11,014 (1,203 second mortgage, 158 home equity loan, 856 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 432
Here: | 2.5% with mortgage |
State: | 97.9% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Benton County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 7,077 | 2 |
Evangelical Protestant | 6,758 | 50 |
Other | 4,164 | 19 |
Mainline Protestant | 4,065 | 11 |
Orthodox | 160 | 2 |
None | 63,355 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Benton County: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.37 / 10,000 pop. |
Oregon: | 0.33 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.60 / 10,000 pop. |
Oregon: | 2.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Benton County: | 1.48 / 10,000 pop. |
Oregon: | 1.69 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.15 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 9.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Benton County: | 6.0% |
Oregon: | 7.4% |
Benton County: | 22.0% |
State: | 25.6% |
Here: | 16.9% |
State: | 14.2% |
Agriculture in Benton County:
Average size of farms: 143 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $92,746
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $940.55
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.41%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.26%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $60,912
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 60.60%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.28%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $62,936
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.16%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.27
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 30.53%
All wheat for grain: 5356 harvested acres
Vegetables: 8,481 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1,311 acres
Earthquake activity:
Benton County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oregon state average. It is 2155% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 289.1 miles away from Benton County center
On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 191.2 miles away from the county center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 11/8/1980 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 7.2 (6.2 MB, 7.2 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 242.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/17/1991 at 22:17:14, a magnitude 7.1 (6.2 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.1 MW, 6.8 ML, Depth: 8.4 mi) earthquake occurred 224.6 miles away from the county center
On 6/15/2005 at 02:50:54, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 MW, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 261.4 miles away from Benton County center
On 6/15/2005 at 02:50:54, a magnitude 7.2 (6.1 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.1 MW) earthquake occurred 267.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Oregon Wildfires And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: September 7, 2020 - November 3, 2020, FEMA Id: 4562, Natural disaster type: Fire, Wind
- Oregon Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4499-OR: March 28, 2020, FEMA Id: 4499, Natural disaster type: Other
- Oregon Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 06, 2014 to February 11, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4169: April 04, 2014, FEMA Id: 4169, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Oregon Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: January 17, 2012 to January 21, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4055: March 02, 2012, FEMA Id: 4055, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Oregon Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: December 14, 2006 to December 15, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1683: February 22, 2007, FEMA Id: 1683, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- Oregon Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 18, 2005 to January 21, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1632: March 20, 2006, FEMA Id: 1632, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Oregon Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3228: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3228, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Oregon Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 26, 2003 to January 14, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1510: February 19, 2004, FEMA Id: 1510, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Oregon Severe Storms/High Winds, Incident Period: December 10, 1996 to December 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1107: March 19, 1996, FEMA Id: 1107, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
- Oregon Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 04, 1996 to February 21, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1099: February 09, 1996, FEMA Id: 1099, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Benton County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Landslides: 2, Mudslides: 2, Winds: 2, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 27,886 (58.3%)
- Carpooled: 3,112 (6.5%)
- Bus: 495 (1.0%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 14 (0.0%)
- Ferryboat: 39 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 610 (1.3%)
- Bicycle: 1,705 (3.6%)
- Walked: 2,900 (6.1%)
- Worked at home: 10,888 (22.8%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Health care and social assistance (16%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Educational services (29%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Architecture and engineering occupations (7%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (6%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Life, physical, and social science occupations (5%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (15%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (12%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Personal care and service occupations (6%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (17%)
- Mexico (11%)
- Korea (10%)
- Canada (5%)
- Italy (4%)
- India (4%)
- Taiwan (4%)
- English (11%)
- German (10%)
- European (9%)
- Irish (6%)
- American (6%)
- Italian (2%)
- Norwegian (2%)
People in group quarters in Benton County, Oregon in 2010:
- 4,423 people in college/university student housing
- 169 people in group homes intended for adults
- 120 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 74 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 68 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 50 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 43 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 43 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 35 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 11 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 7 people in correctional residential facilities
People in group quarters in Benton County, Oregon in 2000:
- 4,316 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 253 people in nursing homes
- 119 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 64 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 59 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 38 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 37 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 28 people in other group homes
- 27 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 20 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 20 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 11 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 11 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 9 people in other workers' dormitories
- 4 people in religious group quarters
11.09% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($62,781 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 11.09% |
Oregon average: | 8.20% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.28% relocated from other counties in Oregon ($35,088 average AGI)
4.81% relocated from other states ($27,692 average AGI)
Benton County: 4.81% Oregon average: 3.99%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Linn County, OR | ![]() |
from Lane County, OR | ![]() |
from Multnomah County, OR | ![]() |
from Marion County, OR | ![]() |
from Washington County, OR | ![]() |
from Lincoln County, OR | ![]() |
from Clackamas County, OR | ![]() |
11.39% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,209 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 11.39% |
Oregon average: | 8.24% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.99% relocated to other counties in Oregon ($28,907 average AGI)
4.40% relocated to other states ($22,303 average AGI)
Benton County: 4.40% Oregon average: 4.04%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Linn County, OR | ![]() |
to Multnomah County, OR | ![]() |
to Lane County, OR | ![]() |
to Washington County, OR | ![]() |
to Marion County, OR | ![]() |
to Clackamas County, OR | ![]() |
to Polk County, OR | ![]() |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 6.4
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.7%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 10,324 (9,060 aged, 1,264 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,717 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Benton County, Oregon in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (668)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (644)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (536)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (481)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (382)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (356)
- Unspecified dementia (314)
- Congestive heart failure (211)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (140)
- Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (109)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,123
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 169
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 20,782
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,008
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 605
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 51
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 109
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 106.5. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 54.2
- Other - 52.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 96,017- Male householders: 21,791 (5,546 living alone), Female householders: 17,559 (5,271 living alone)
16,099 spouses (15,874 opposite-sex spouses), 4,064 unmarried partners, (3,938 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,818 children (16,485 natural, 23 adopted, 1,310 stepchildren), 680 grandchildren, 569 brothers or sisters, 1,073 parents, 187 foster children, 1,286 other relatives, 9,450 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 5,441
Size of family households: 10,995 2-persons, 4,697 3-persons, 3,122 4-persons, 1,557 5-persons, 532 6-persons, 409 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 10,817 1-person, 4,850 2-persons, 1,041 3-persons, 910 4-persons, 347 5-persons, 73 7-or-more-persons.
10,613 married couples with children.
3,554 single-parent households (1,028 men, 2,526 women).
86.4% of residents of Benton speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
5.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $449,564,000 ($5,665 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $36,522,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $148,195,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $61,058,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $542,000
Federal grants: $164,478,000
Federal procurement contracts: $26,718,000 ($4,120,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $48,572,000 ($9,545,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $94,615,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $24,863,000
Federal Government insurance: $114,372,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,009Here: | 51 per 1000 residents |
State: | 65 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,490
Here: | 32 per 1000 residents |
State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +1,973
Here: | +25 per 1000 residents |
State: | +20 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -2,886
Here: | ![]() ![]() |
State: | ![]() ![]() |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.83 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)
Here: | 6.9 |
State: | 6.2 |
Here: | 4.1 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Benton County, Oregon
- 3552020 or later
- 3,4232010 to 2019
- 6,2572000 to 2009
- 4,8021990 to 1999
- 4,1991980 to 1989
- 8,3651970 to 1979
- 5,1371960 to 1969
- 2,8011950 to 1959
- 2,3861940 to 1949
- 2,9111939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Benton County, Oregon
- 541 room
- 142 rooms
- 1563 rooms
- 1,4154 rooms
- 3,3175 rooms
- 4,1706 rooms
- 3,1737 rooms
- 3,0828 rooms
- 5,1849+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton County, Oregon
- 1,1241 room
- 1,3812 rooms
- 3,4853 rooms
- 5,6324 rooms
- 3,3765 rooms
- 2,2356 rooms
- 4507 rooms
- 6768 rooms
- 4269+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Benton County, Oregon
- 54no bedroom
- 1011 bedroom
- 2,5412 bedrooms
- 10,9213 bedrooms
- 5,4524 bedrooms
- 1,4965+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton County, Oregon
- 1,472no bedroom
- 2,8271 bedroom
- 8,1842 bedrooms
- 3,6313 bedrooms
- 2,0904 bedrooms
- 5815+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Benton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 199no vehicle
- 5,6121 vehicle
- 8,9642 vehicles
- 3,5933 vehicles
- 2,0694 vehicles
- 1285+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Benton County in renter-occupied apartments
- 2,544no vehicle
- 7,6471 vehicle
- 5,9412 vehicles
- 1,0513 vehicles
- 1,0004 vehicles
- 6025+ vehicles
75.8% of Benton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Oregon.
Benton County: | 75.8% |
State average: | 84.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 41,680
- Other state: 43,521
- Northeast: 5,158
- Midwest: 8,338
- South: 5,199
- West: 24,826
- 55.5%Utility gas
- 34.4%Electricity
- 7.1%Wood
- 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Other fuel
- 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.1%No fuel used
- 75.0%Electricity
- 20.3%Utility gas
- 1.9%No fuel used
- 1.5%Wood
- 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 7.8% |
Oregon: | 13.8% |
Here: | 11.7% |
Oregon: | 9.2% |
Here: | 7.0% |
Oregon: | 18.3% |
Benton County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,031,000
- Charges - Other: $20,056,000
Regular Highways: $1,016,000
Natural Resources - Other: $838,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $9,000
- Construction - General - Other: $12,158,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $36,677,000
Police Protection: $15,020,000
Regular Highways: $6,587,000
Central Staff Services: $5,046,000
Financial Administration: $4,230,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,696,000
Corrections - Other: $3,057,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,651,000
General - Other: $2,046,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,842,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,505,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,429,000
General Public Buildings: $421,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,592,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $21,185,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,767,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $20,115,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,676,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $19,045,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $17,975,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,298,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,451,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,091,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,070,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,070,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $847,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,493,000
General Revenue - Other: $400,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $851,000
Regular Highways: $542,000
Health - Other: $211,000
Natural Resources - Other: $28,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,620,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,393,000
Cash and Securities: $22,112,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $14,028,000
Health and Hospitals: $10,029,000
Highways: $6,797,000
General Local Government Support: $3,094,000
Education: $489,000
- Tax - Property: $31,856,000
Property: $28,542,000
Other License: $3,370,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $21,592,000
Benton County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,031,000
- Charges - Other: $20,056,000
Regular Highways: $1,016,000
Natural Resources - Other: $838,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $9,000
- Construction - General - Other: $12,158,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $36,677,000
Police Protection: $15,020,000
Regular Highways: $6,587,000
Central Staff Services: $5,046,000
Financial Administration: $4,230,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,696,000
Corrections - Other: $3,057,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,651,000
General - Other: $2,046,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,842,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,505,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,429,000
General Public Buildings: $421,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,592,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $21,185,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,767,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $20,115,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,676,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $19,045,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $17,975,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,298,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,451,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,091,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,070,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,070,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $847,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,493,000
General Revenue - Other: $400,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $851,000
Regular Highways: $542,000
Health - Other: $211,000
Natural Resources - Other: $28,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,620,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,393,000
Cash and Securities: $22,112,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $14,028,000
Health and Hospitals: $10,029,000
Highways: $6,797,000
General Local Government Support: $3,094,000
Education: $489,000
- Tax - Property: $31,856,000
Property: $28,542,000
Other License: $3,370,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $21,592,000
Benton County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,031,000
- Charges - Other: $20,056,000
Regular Highways: $1,016,000
Natural Resources - Other: $838,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $9,000
- Construction - General - Other: $12,158,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $36,677,000
Police Protection: $15,020,000
Regular Highways: $6,587,000
Central Staff Services: $5,046,000
Financial Administration: $4,230,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,696,000
Corrections - Other: $3,057,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,651,000
General - Other: $2,046,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,842,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,505,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,429,000
General Public Buildings: $421,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,592,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $21,185,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,767,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $20,115,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,676,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $19,045,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $17,975,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,298,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,451,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,091,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,070,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,070,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $847,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,493,000
General Revenue - Other: $400,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $851,000
Regular Highways: $542,000
Health - Other: $211,000
Natural Resources - Other: $28,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,620,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,393,000
Cash and Securities: $22,112,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $14,028,000
Health and Hospitals: $10,029,000
Highways: $6,797,000
General Local Government Support: $3,094,000
Education: $489,000
- Tax - Property: $31,856,000
Property: $28,542,000
Other License: $3,370,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $21,592,000
Benton County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,031,000
- Charges - Other: $20,056,000
Regular Highways: $1,016,000
Natural Resources - Other: $838,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $9,000
- Construction - General - Other: $12,158,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $36,677,000
Police Protection: $15,020,000
Regular Highways: $6,587,000
Central Staff Services: $5,046,000
Financial Administration: $4,230,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,696,000
Corrections - Other: $3,057,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,651,000
General - Other: $2,046,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,842,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,505,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,429,000
General Public Buildings: $421,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,592,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $21,185,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,767,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $20,115,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,676,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $19,045,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $17,975,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,298,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,451,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,091,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,070,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,070,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $847,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,493,000
General Revenue - Other: $400,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $851,000
Regular Highways: $542,000
Health - Other: $211,000
Natural Resources - Other: $28,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $38,620,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,393,000
Cash and Securities: $22,112,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $14,028,000
Health and Hospitals: $10,029,000
Highways: $6,797,000
General Local Government Support: $3,094,000
Education: $489,000
- Tax - Property: $31,856,000
Property: $28,542,000
Other License: $3,370,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $21,592,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 786
- Number of aged recipients: 75
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 711
- Number of recipients under 18: 114
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 555
- Number of recipients older than 64: 117
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 251
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 381
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 19 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 205 | $216,263 | 456 | $224,412 | 2,268 | $212,531 | 73 | $157,315 | 7 | $1,591,000 | 184 | $176,538 | 69 | $143,609 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 18 | $192,333 | 39 | $208,590 | 157 | $238,847 | 12 | $146,333 | 0 | $0 | 17 | $187,706 | 13 | $118,077 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 29 | $180,828 | 54 | $204,352 | 489 | $233,791 | 39 | $128,846 | 0 | $0 | 60 | $162,933 | 39 | $128,256 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 24 | $197,958 | 53 | $210,642 | 376 | $210,609 | 23 | $160,435 | 0 | $0 | 50 | $167,100 | 16 | $134,438 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 1 | $123,000 | 10 | $213,800 | 60 | $208,683 | 3 | $115,000 | 0 | $0 | 10 | $162,400 | 6 | $78,167 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 17 full tracts) | ||||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 69 | $243,971 | 62 | $265,565 | 1 | $203,000 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 8 | $254,875 | 15 | $244,267 | 3 | $374,000 | 1 | $94,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 6 | $193,667 | 5 | $247,800 | 1 | $369,000 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $401,000 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 2 | $288,500 | 3 | $332,333 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Benton County, OR among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 232 | 80.4 years |
John | 231 | 76.0 years |
William | 230 | 77.1 years |
Robert | 228 | 73.7 years |
James | 157 | 73.7 years |
George | 151 | 77.5 years |
Charles | 143 | 74.8 years |
Helen | 142 | 81.2 years |
Margaret | 128 | 82.4 years |
Dorothy | 126 | 81.0 years |
Most common last names in Benton County, OR among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 157 | 78.5 years |
Johnson | 106 | 78.9 years |
Brown | 64 | 78.5 years |
Miller | 61 | 77.6 years |
Anderson | 60 | 75.7 years |
Thompson | 58 | 77.6 years |
Davis | 55 | 79.9 years |
Taylor | 52 | 78.4 years |
Williams | 51 | 78.1 years |
Jones | 48 | 78.7 years |
Businesses in Benton County, OR | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 3 | Kmart | 1 | |
AT&T | 2 | Kroger | 2 | |
Albertsons | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Lane Furniture | 2 | |
Arby's | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
AutoZone | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | |
Baja Fresh Mexican Grill | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 1 | McDonald's | 3 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | New Balance | 3 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Nike | 3 | |
Burger King | 3 | Nissan | 1 | |
Carl\s Jr. | 2 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
Chipotle | 1 | Panda Express | 1 | |
Circle K | 2 | Penske | 2 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 1 | |
Cricket Wireless | 1 | Quiznos | 2 | |
Curves | 2 | RadioShack | 1 | |
DHL | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 2 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Starbucks | 6 | |
FedEx | 8 | Subaru | 1 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Subway | 4 | |
Ford | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
GameStop | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
H&R Block | 3 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Hilton | 1 | The Room Place | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | Trader Joe's | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
Jack In The Box | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
Jamba Juice | 1 | UPS | 10 | |
Jones New York | 2 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | Vons | 3 | |
Kincaid | 1 | Wendy's | 1 |
Benton County on our top lists:
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"