Benton, AR

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0505290, place: Benton city, Arkansas)

Total Population: 21,906
Male: 10,465 (47.77%)
Female: 11,441 (52.23%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 1,527 (6.97%)
5 to 9 years: 1,531 (6.99%)
10 to 14 years: 1,557 (7.11%)
15 to 19 years: 1,493 (6.82%)
20 to 24 years: 1,362 (6.22%)
25 to 34 years: 3,138 (14.32%)
35 to 44 years: 3,386 (15.46%)
45 to 54 years: 2,778 (12.68%)
55 to 59 years: 1,053 (4.81%)
60 to 64 years: 871 (3.98%)
65 to 74 years: 1,624 (7.41%)
75 to 84 years: 1,133 (5.17%)
85 years and over: 453 (2.07%)

Median age: 35.9 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 16,366 (74.71%)
21 years and over: 15,507 (70.79%)
62 years and over: 3,736 (17.05%)
65 years and over: 3,210 (14.65%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 16,366 (74.71%)
--Male: 7,665 (34.99%)
--Female: 8,701 (39.72%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 3,210 (14.65%)
--Male: 1,221 (5.57%)
--Female: 1,989 (9.08%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 21,646 (98.81%)
--White: 20,157 (92.02%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 417 (1.9%)
--Black or African American: 894 (4.08%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 86 (0.39%)
--Asian: 123 (0.56%)
----Asian Indian: 21 (0.1%)
----Chinese: 17 (0.08%)
----Filipino: 28 (0.13%)
----Japanese: 8 (0.04%)
----Korean: 24 (0.11%)
----Vietnamese: 8 (0.04%)
----Other Asian: 17 (0.08%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 10 (0.05%)
----Native Hawaiian: 5 (0.02%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 5 (0.02%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 165 (0.75%)
Two or more Races: 260 (1.19%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 417 (1.9%)
--Mexican: 191 (0.87%)
--Puerto Rican: 63 (0.29%)
--Cuban: 10 (0.05%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 153 (0.7%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 21,489 (98.1%)
--White Alone: 20,157 (92.02%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 21,469 (98.01%)
--Householder: 8,713 (39.77%)
--Spouse: 4,870 (22.23%)
--Child: 6,283 (28.68%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 5,033 (22.98%)
--Other relatives: 895 (4.09%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 357 (1.63%)
--Nonrelatives: 708 (3.23%)
----Unmarried partner: 304 (1.39%)
Living in group quarters: 437 (1.99%)
--Institutionalized Population: 377 (1.72%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 60 (0.27%)
Total households: 8,713
Family households (families): 6,183 (70.96%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,921 (33.52%)
--Married-couple families: 4,870 (55.89%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,149 (24.66%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 1,028 (11.8%)
----With own children under 18 years: 600 (6.89%)
Nonfamily households: 2,530 (29.04%)
--Householder living alone: 2,205 (25.31%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 950 (10.9%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 3,142 (36.06%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 2,193 (25.17%)
Average household size: 2.46 people
Average family size: 2.95 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 9,315
Occupied housing units: 8,713 (93.54%)
Vacant housing units: 602 (6.46%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 17 (0.18%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.5%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 7.6%
Occupied housing units: 8,713 (93.54%)
Owner occupied housing units: 5,838 (62.67%)
Renter occupied housing units: 2,875 (30.86%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.52 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.36 people

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