Benton County, Oregon QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Benton County	Oregon
?  Population, 2000	78,153	3,421,399
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	10.4%	20.4%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	5.1%	6.5%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	21.3%	24.7%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	10.3%	12.8%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	89.2%	86.6%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.8%	1.6%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.8%	1.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	4.5%	3.0%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	0.2%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	1.9%	4.2%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	2.6%	3.1%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	50.2%	50.4%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	4.7%	8.0%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	86.8%	83.5%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	35,910	1,511,760
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	16,598	382,171
?  Housing units, 2000	31,980	1,452,709
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	57.3%	64.3%
?  Households, 2000	30,145	1,333,723
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.43	2.51
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	29.9%	33.4%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$43,632	$37,284
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	9.1%	11.6%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	10.0%	16.3%

Business QuickFacts	Benton County	Oregon
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	1,968	99,183
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	29,170	1,310,750
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	40.3%	28.9%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	4,177	209,846
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	1,391,885	47,665,990
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	473,892	33,396,849
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$6,112	$10,297
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	213	10,160
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	2,711	87,970
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	401	23,2491
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	308,917	15,592,250
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	2,551	117,999

Geography QuickFacts	Benton County	Oregon
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	676	95,997
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	115.6	35.6
?  Metropolitan Area	Corvallis, OR MSA

1: Includes data not distributed by county.

(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
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X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown