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Benton, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $188,861 (it was $56,200 in 2000)
Benton:

$188,861
Louisiana:

$209,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $154,711 - $241,241

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $207,605
Here:

$207,605
State:

$273,555

Mobile homes: $148,008
Here:

$148,008
State:

$89,857

Total population: 2,043 (Urban population: 1,859 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 206 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 1,049 (935 occupied: 666 owner occupied, 299 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

31%
State:

32%

Housing density: 548 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $219,686.

Median contract rent in 2022: $596 (lower quartile is $450, upper quartile is $1,050)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $835


Median gross rent in Benton, LA in 2022: $773

Housing units in Benton with a mortgage: 537 (79 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 72 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $117,955

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $44,120

Median monthly housing costs: $995

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Benton, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1983

Median year apartment built: 1988

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,393
  • Male householders: 482 (118 living alone), Female householders: 436 (145 living alone)
  • 453 spouses (453 opposite-sex spouses), 34 unmarried partners, (34 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 829 children (787 natural, 0 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 47 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 0 foster children, 35 other relatives, 1 non-relatives

Size of family households: 349 2-persons, 86 3-persons, 186 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 17 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 307 1-person, 15 2-persons.

313 married couples with children.
221 single-parent households (70 men, 151 women).

95.3% of residents of Benton speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 39 (1.6%)
(30.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.7
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.4
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Benton, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Benton, Louisiana
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 262 bedrooms
  • 5123 bedrooms
  • 1234 bedrooms
  • 55+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton, Louisiana
  • 17no bedroom
  • 381 bedroom
  • 1022 bedrooms
  • 1373 bedrooms
  • 54 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Benton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Benton in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 0no vehicle
  • 2081 vehicle
  • 2372 vehicles
  • 1673 vehicles
  • 554 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Benton in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Benton in renter-occupied apartments
  • 77no vehicle
  • 2041 vehicle
  • 72 vehicles
  • 63 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 55+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Benton, Louisiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Benton, Louisiana
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 304 rooms
  • 2525 rooms
  • 1816 rooms
  • 1057 rooms
  • 518 rooms
  • 479+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton, Louisiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton, Louisiana
  • 171 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 393 rooms
  • 944 rooms
  • 785 rooms
  • 566 rooms
  • 117 rooms
  • 58 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Benton, LA
Benton town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Benton, LA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Benton, LA in 2022
  • 80Less than $10,000
  • 76$10,000 to $19,999
  • 56$20,000 to $29,999
  • 63$30,000 to $39,999
  • 45$40,000 to $49,999
  • 80$50,000 to $59,999
  • 195$60,000 to $74,999
  • 153$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2$100,000 to $124,999
  • 92$125,000 to $149,999
  • 83$150,000 to $199,999
  • 55$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Benton, LA

  • Distribution of house value in Benton, LA in 2022
  • 16Less than $10,000
  • 1$15,000 to $19,999
  • 2$20,000 to $24,999
  • 57$60,000 to $69,999
  • 3$70,000 to $79,999
  • 14$80,000 to $89,999
  • 20$100,000 to $124,999
  • 110$125,000 to $149,999
  • 87$150,000 to $174,999
  • 82$175,000 to $199,999
  • 119$200,000 to $249,999
  • 52$250,000 to $299,999
  • 77$300,000 to $399,999
  • 7$400,000 to $499,999
  • 12$500,000 to $749,999
  • 5$750,000 to $999,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Benton, LA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Benton, LA in 2022
  • 15$100 to $149
  • 10$150 to $199
  • 16$300 to $349
  • 16$350 to $399
  • 23$500 to $549
  • 37$550 to $599
  • 4$650 to $699
  • 1$700 to $749
  • 20$750 to $799
  • 68$1,000 to $1,249
  • 19$1,250 to $1,499
  • 3$1,500 to $1,999
  • 70No cash rent
Work and jobs in Benton: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 72.0%
Number of people working at home: 50 (4.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 145
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 100
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 50
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 111
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 229
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 130
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 203
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 53
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 42
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 52
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 34
  • 90 or more minutes: 17
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Benton

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,234 (81.8%)
  • Carpooled: 70 (4.6%)
  • Taxi: 94 (6.2%)
  • Walked: 55 (3.6%)
  • Worked at home: 50 (3.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 5.1%Males
  • 8.5%Females
Races in Benton detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Benton, Louisiana
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Benton, Louisiana
  • 242010 or later
  • 132000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 81980 to 1989
  • 81970 to 1979
  • 4Before 1970
Ancestries in Benton, LA

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 201 (14.3%)
  • German: 52 (3.7%)
  • Italian: 48 (3.4%)
  • French: 43 (3.1%)
  • Polish: 15 (1.1%)
  • Norwegian: 13 (0.9%)
  • African: 11 (0.8%)
  • Austrian: 5 (0.4%)
  • Irish: 4 (0.3%)
  • European: 3 (0.2%)
  • Slovene: 2 (0.1%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Benton:

97.2% (35)
Louisiana:

12.1% (23,732)

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

  • This state: 2,003
  • Other state: 273
  • Northeast: 32
  • Midwest: 38
  • South: 128
  • West: 72

93.8% of Benton residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 87.6% lived in Louisiana.


Benton:

93.8%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 17
  • 7th and 8th grade: 25
  • 9th grade: 4
  • 10th grade: 27
  • 11th grade: 8
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 379
  • Less than 1 year of college: 81
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 134
  • Associate degree: 56
  • Bachelor's degree: 30
  • Master's degree: 15
  • Professional school degree: 33
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 42
  • 11th grade: 8
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 381
  • Less than 1 year of college: 24
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 141
  • Associate degree: 48
  • Bachelor's degree: 138
  • Master's degree: 61
  • Professional school degree: 6
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Benton marital status for males
Benton marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 791
  • One, attached: 15
  • Two: 14
  • 3 or 4: 36
  • 5 to 9: 45
  • 20 to 49: 12
  • 50 or more: 16
  • Mobile homes: 116

Median worth of mobile homes: $376,194

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 6.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Benton
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Benton, LA
  • 60.1%Utility gas
  • 38.4%Electricity
  • 0.8%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Benton, LA
  • 71.1%Electricity
  • 28.9%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 80
Here:

39.0%
Louisiana:

19.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
Here:

11.0%
Louisiana:

18.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Louisiana:

17.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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