Benton County, Iowa QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Benton County	Iowa
?  Population, 2000	25,308	2,926,324
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	12.8%	5.4%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	6.5%	6.4%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	27.4%	25.1%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	15.4%	14.9%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	98.8%	93.9%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	2.1%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.1%	0.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	1.3%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	Z	Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	0.1%	1.3%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	0.5%	1.1%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	50.0%	50.9%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	0.6%	2.8%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	98.4%	92.6%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	11,371	1,422,998
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	1,402	299,392
?  Housing units, 2000	10,377	1,232,511
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	79.4%	72.3%
?  Households, 2000	9,746	1,149,276
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.56	2.46
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	36.7%	33.3%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$39,886	$35,427
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	7.6%	9.9%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	9.7%	13.7%

Business QuickFacts	Benton County	Iowa
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	611	80,838
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	4,421	1,213,285
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	26.6%	20.4%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	1,457	164,267
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	NA	62,413,687
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	144,117	26,723,822
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$5,768	$9,362
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	NA	2,939
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	622	71,040
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	100	13,441
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	104,443	15,601,525
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	799	112,667

Geography QuickFacts	Benton County	Iowa
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	716	55,869
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	35.3	52.4
?  Metropolitan Area	None

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown