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Benton County, IA

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Map of Benton County Benton County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 716.4 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 37.7 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 10.6%. On the 2000 census form, 99.5% of the population reported only one race, with 0.2% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 0.6% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.56 persons compared to an average family size of 3.04 persons.

In 2005 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $35,770. Per capita income grew by 19.6% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005) 27,000 Covered Employment 5,876
   Growth (%) since 1990 20.4%    Average wage per job $27,629
Households (2000) 9,746 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 14.0%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 14,607    Average wage per job $35,770
Unemployment Rate (2005) 5.0 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $28,493    Average wage per job D
Median Household Income (2003) $46,844 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 12.0%
Poverty Rate (2003) 6.5    Average wage per job $22,979
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 87.8 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 3.5%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 13.9    Average wage per job $32,794
 

 
 

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