Benton County, MS

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2020 Population

8,275

0.522% 1-year growth

US Senator

Roger Wicker

Republican Party

US Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

42.3

1.93% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

18.5%

8.59% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$39,758

9.65% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$82,800

6.15% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Benton County, MS had a population of 8.28k people with a median age of 42.3 and a median household income of $39,758. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Benton County, MS grew from 8,232 to 8,275, a 0.522% increase and its median household income grew from $36,258 to $39,758, a 9.65% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Benton County, MS are White (Non-Hispanic) (60.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (33.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.11%), Other (Hispanic) (1.5%), and White (Hispanic) (0.761%).

None of the households in Benton County, MS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.2% of the residents in Benton County, MS are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Benton County, MS was $82,800, and the homeownership rate was 80.9%.

Most people in Benton County, MS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Benton County, MS was 2 cars per household.

Benton County, MS borders Marshall County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Union County, MS, Fayette County, TN, and Hardeman County, TN.

Population & Diversity

Benton County, MS is home to a population of 8.28k people, from which 96.2% are citizens. As of 2020, 5.43% of Benton County, MS residents were born outside of the country (449 people).

In 2020, there were 1.81 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5k people) in Benton County, MS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.77k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 257 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.2%

2020 Citizenship

99.1%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 96.2% of Benton County, MS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Benton County, MS was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Benton County, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Benton County, MS

White (Non-Hispanic)
5k ± 5
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.77k ± 349
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
257 ± 308

2.72%

Hispanic Population

225 people

2.72% of the people in Benton County, MS are hispanic (225 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Benton County, MS as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

5.43%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

449 people

1.52%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

125 people

As of 2020, 5.43% of Benton County, MS residents (449 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Benton County, MS was 1.52%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Benton County, MS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
186 ± 124
Vietnam
154 ± 67
Gulf War (2001-)
78 ± 93

Benton County, MS has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Benton County, MS employs 3.36k people. The largest industries in Benton County, MS are Manufacturing (577 people), Construction (409 people), and Retail Trade (357 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($52,570), Transportation & Warehousing ($46,625), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,500).

Employment

Occupations

3.36k

2020 Value

± 459

11.7%

1 Year growth

± 17.3%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Benton County, MS grew at a rate of 11.7%, from 3.01k employees to 3.36k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Benton County, MS, are Production Occupations (806 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (349 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (325 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Benton County, MS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Mississippi (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.36k

2020 Value

± 459

11.7%

1 Year growth

± 17.3%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Benton County, MS grew at a rate of 11.7%, from 3.01k employees to 3.36k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Benton County, MS, are Manufacturing (577 people), Construction (409 people), and Retail Trade (357 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Benton County, MS, though some of these residents may live in Benton County, MS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$33,202

Median earning men ± $5,553

$28,541

Median earning women ± $1,436

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,058), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,880), and Wholesale Trade ($53,586).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($40,192), Public Administration ($35,450), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,219).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Mississippi. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Mississippi.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

36
Manufacturing
17
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
17
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Mississippi to other states, or from other states to Mississippi.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Mississippi product (by dollars) was Pharmaceuticals with $30.5B, followed by Coal-n.e.c. ($25.1B) and Motorized vehicles ($12.3B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Mississippi products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$182B

2020 Value in Mississippi

$374B

Projected 2050 Value in Mississippi

105% growth

In 2020, total outbound Mississippi trade was $182B. This is expected to increase 105% to $374B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Mississippi trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Mississippi to other states, or from other states to Mississippi.

Most Common Trade Partners

Alabama
$21.9B
Louisiana
$11.4B
Tennessee
$10.5B

In 2020, the top outbound Mississippi domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Alabama with $21.9B, followed by Louisiana with $11.4B and Tennessee and $10.5B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Mississippi shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Benton County, MS went to Donald J. Trump with 59.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.1%), followed by Other (0.653%).

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Mississippi. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (59.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.1%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.653%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Benton County, MS went to Donald J. Trump with 59.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.1%), followed by Other (0.653%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Benton County, MS for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Mississippi

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Roger Wicker

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on December 31, 2007
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Senator from Mississippi

Assumed office on April 9, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Thad Cochran.

Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing Mississippi.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Mississippi over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Mississippi

Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Mississippi have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 0.876% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.697% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (691k), Some college (559k), and Secondary Education (417k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Benton County, MS was $82,800 in 2020, which is 0.36 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $78,000 to $82,800, a 6.15% increase. The homeownership rate in Benton County, MS is 80.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Benton County, MS have an average commute time of 35.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Benton County, MS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$82,800

Median Property Value 2020

±$6,349

$2,575

Median Property Taxes

±$361

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Benton County, MS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Benton County, MS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.9%

Homeownership

2020

58.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 80.9% of the housing units in Benton County, MS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Benton County, MS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9502

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Benton County, MS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$39,758

Median Household Income

± $6,221

3.18k

Number of Households

± 403

In 2020, the median household income of the 3.18k households in Benton County, MS grew to $39,758 from the previous year's value of $36,258.

The following chart displays the households in Benton County, MS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $10k - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Benton County, MS is from Mississippi.

0.45

2020 Wage GINI in Mississippi

0.445

2019 Wage GINI in Mississippi

In 2020, the income inequality in Mississippi was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.17% growth from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Mississippi was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Mississippi in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Mississippi across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (88.2%)
Carpooled (6.28%)
Other (2.27%)

In 2020, 88.2% of workers in Benton County, MS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.28%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (2.27%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

35.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Benton County, MS have a longer commute time (35.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 3.35% of the workforce in Benton County, MS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Benton County, MS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Benton County, MS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Benton County, MS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Benton County, MS (1.52k out of 8.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Benton County, MS is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

85.2% of the population of Benton County, MS has health coverage, with 41.6% on employee plans, 17.3% on Medicaid, 13.6% on Medicare, 11.9% on non-group plans, and 0.89% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Mississippi was $7,646 in 2014. This is a 3.86% increase from the previous year ($7,362).

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Mississippi. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Mississippi, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Community Mobility

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Mississippi.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Mississippi across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.8% under 18 years, 14.2% between 18 and 34 years, 45.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

14.8%

Uninsured

41.6%

Employer Coverage

17.3%

Medicaid

13.6%

Medicare

11.9%

Non-Group

0.89%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Benton County, MS declined by 3.32% from 15.3% to 14.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Benton County, MS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2021, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Benton County, MS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Benton County, MS.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2021, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 43.1% in Benton County, MS.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Benton County, MS.

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