Benton County, Missouri QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Benton County Missouri
?  Population, 2000 17,1805,595,211
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 24.0%9.3%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 4.8%6.6%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 20.5%25.5%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 22.3%13.5%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 98.0%84.9%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%11.2%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5%0.4%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%1.1%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.8%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.1%1.5%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 50.5%51.4%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.9%2.1%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 97.3%83.8%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 6,4592,433,211
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 773585,761
?  Housing units, 2000 12,6912,442,017
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 82.2%70.3%
?  Households, 2000 7,4202,194,594
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.282.48
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 25.8%34.7%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $23,451$34,502
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 17.3%12.2%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 27.8%17.7%

Business QuickFacts Benton County Missouri
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 407143,912
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 2,4022,310,122
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 29.8%14.7%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 1,221297,332
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) NA93,115,478
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 99,27251,269,881
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $5,987$9,482
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA15,437
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 385117,885
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 826,840
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 93,58933,231,030
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 565201,609

Geography QuickFacts Benton County Missouri
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 70668,886
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 24.381.2
?  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.

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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