Benton County, Washington (WA)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	35%

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Races in Benton County, Washington:

Median resident age:	34.4 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Males: 70,785	(49.7%)
Females: 71,690	(50.3%)

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	Consolidation Now!!!  (20 replies)
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Benton County:	2.7 people
Washington:	2.5 people

This county:	$51,464
Washington:	$55,591

This county:	$571
State:	$721

Benton County:	$162,700
Washington:	$300,800

Detached houses: $194,713

Here:	$194,713
State:	$389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $184,763

Here:	$184,763
State:	$335,498

In 2-unit structures: $162,500

Here:	$162,500
State:	$357,000

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $143,214

Here:	$143,214
State:	$299,543

Mobile homes: $64,565

Here:	$64,565
State:	$80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $15,912

Here:	$15,912
State:	$62,453

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 44
• Burglaries: 211
• Thefts: 487
• Auto thefts: 110

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 10
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 65
• Burglaries: 230
• Thefts: 486
• Auto thefts: 68

Health of residents in Benton County based on 357 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is worse than average.
81.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
33.3% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
42.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
54.5% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 190 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 155 pounds. This is about average.

Benton County:	11.0%
Washington:	11.4%

Area name: Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Benton County is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $625 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $845 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kennewick, Richland, West Richland, Finley, Prosser, Highland, Benton City, Federal Reservation, Northwest Benton, South Benton.

2005 air pollution in Benton County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 24 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 268 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Franklin County , Grant County , Klickitat County , Morrow County, Oregon , Umatilla County, Oregon , Walla Walla County , Yakima County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Benton County: Hodges Ranch (A), Allard (B), Hover (C), Midway Substation (D), Anderson Ranch (E), Barger (F), Wye Barricade (G), Wye Radioactive Waste Dump (H), Youngs Ranch (I), Bennett Ranch (J), Benson Ranch (K), Berrian (L), Biggam (M), Lenzie Ranch (N), Three Hundred North Radioactive Waste Dump (O), The Badlands (P), Chandler (Q), Chandler Power and Pumping Plant (R), Cold Creek (S), Snively Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Badlands Lakes (A), Yellepit Pond (B), Lost Lake (C), Switch Pond (D), Palmer Pond (E), Mound Pond (F), Lake Wallula (G), Sandpiper Farms Leveling Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Glade Creek (A), Spring Creek (B), Rattlesnake Creek (C), Snipes Creek (D), Cold Creek (E), Corral Creek (F), Dry Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Benton County include: Crow Butte State Park (1), Horn Rapids County Park (2), Plymouth Park (3), John Day Wildlife Management Area (4), Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge (5), Hover Park (6), Rattlesnake Slope State Wildlife Recreation Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.8%
Washington:	9.2%

Current college students: 5,789
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 12,051 (35% naturalized citizens)

Benton County:	8.5%
Whole state:	10.4%

Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 33,327
• One, attached: 2,036
• Two: 1,957
• 3 or 4: 2,251
• 5 to 9: 1,997
• 10 to 19: 2,111
• 20 or more: 4,330
• Mobile homes: 7,665
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 289

Housing units in Benton County with a mortgage: 20,541 (2,248 second mortgage, 1,780 home equity loan, 63 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,324

Here:	73.7% with mortgage
State:	75.4% with mortgage

Benton County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Washington state average. It is 8% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1991 at 01:08:58, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.0 ML, 4.3 MD, Depth: 5.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 54.2 miles away from Benton County center
On 7/14/1992 at 20:01:51, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 ML, 4.1 MD, Depth: 7.2 mi) earthquake occurred 54.5 miles away from the county center
On 8/7/1992 at 17:23:17, a magnitude 3.9 (3.7 ML, 3.9 MD, Depth: 0.4 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 28.6 miles away from the county center
On 1/30/2000 at 19:10:23, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MD) earthquake occurred 81.1 miles away from Benton County center
On 10/9/1998 at 16:43:08, a magnitude 4.0 (3.7 MB, 4.0 MD, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 63.4 miles away from the county center
On 5/18/2008 at 22:19:55, a magnitude 3.7 (3.3 MW, 3.7 MD, Depth: 12.5 mi) earthquake occurred 9.7 miles away from Benton County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 52,388 (80%) Carpooled: 8,202 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 602 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (0%) Subway or elevated: 10 (0%) Motorcycle: 186 (0%) Bicycle: 190 (0%) Walked: 1,046 (2%) Other means: 362 (1%) Worked at home: 2,353 (4%)

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%

4.59% relocated from other counties in Washington ($20,918 average AGI)
3.43% relocated from other states ($21,876 average AGI)

Benton County:	3.43%
Washington average:	3.90%

from Franklin County, WA	1.68% ($34,415 average AGI)
from Yakima County, WA	0.67% ($31,588)
from King County, WA	0.40% ($47,844)
from Spokane County, WA	0.32% ($37,322)
from Walla Walla County, WA	0.27% ($32,910)
from Umatilla County, OR	0.20% ($29,239)
from Grant County, WA	0.18% ($34,910)

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%

5.00% relocated to other counties in Washington ($21,971 average AGI)
3.47% relocated to other states ($20,811 average AGI)

Benton County:	3.47%
Washington average:	3.17%

to Franklin County, WA	2.28% ($37,829 average AGI)
to King County, WA	0.52% ($34,905)
to Yakima County, WA	0.46% ($32,261)
to Spokane County, WA	0.36% ($30,717)
to Walla Walla County, WA	0.21% ($35,496)
to Clark County, WA	0.14% ($67,747)
to Pierce County, WA	0.14% ($44,320)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 17,760 (15,210 aged, 2,550 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 123,885 (30,592 male householders, 7,515 female householders)

  30,861 spouses, 46,910 children (42,177 natural, 1,469 adopted, 3,264 stepchildren), 1,866 grandchildren, 916 brothers or sisters, 739 parents, 1,425 other relatives, 3,061 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 17,768 (7,052 male householders (5,587 living alone)), 7,657 female householders (6,701 living alone)), 3,059 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 822 (631 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 15,460 2-persons, 8,141 3-persons, 8,110 4-persons, 3,852 5-persons, 1,585 6-persons, 959 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,288 1-person, 1,942 2-persons, 306 3-persons, 142 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

85.8% of residents of Benton County speak English at home.
10.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $3,065,448,000 ($19651 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $32,597,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $317,157,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $99,758,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,151,000
Federal grants: $109,068,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,463,845,000 ($8,673,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $61,470,000 ($1,140,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $924,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $139,832,000
Federal Government insurance: $160,761,000

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	34 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+18 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+44 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 18.71 millions of gallons per day (67% from ground, 33% from surface)

Here:	6.5
State:	6.3

Here:	4.0
State:	3.9

52% of Benton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Washington.

Benton County:	52.3%
State average:	50.2%

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

• This state: 67615
• Northeast: 4855
• Midwest: 14890
• South: 9989
• West: 32007

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $91,900

Here:	8.2%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	3.1%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	8.0%
Washington:	15.7%

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