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Benton County, OR

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Overview for Benton County, OR
Part of: Corvallis OR, Metropolitan Area
Part of: Albany-Corvallis-Lebanon OR, Combined Statistical Area
 
Map of Benton County Benton County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 676.5 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 122.1 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 45.3%. On the 2000 census form, 97.4% of the population reported only one race, with 0.8% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 4.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.43 persons compared to an average family size of 2.95 persons.

In 2008 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $43,496. Per capita income grew by 4.1% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 82,605 Covered Employment 35,238
   Growth (%) since 1990 16.7%    Average wage per job $42,343
Households (2000) 30,145 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 12.4%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 43,303    Average wage per job $76,054
Unemployment Rate (2009) 7.7 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 0.4%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $37,755    Average wage per job $50,492
Median Household Income (2008) $53,661 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 14.8%
Poverty Rate (2008) 15.6    Average wage per job $43,496
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 93.1 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 1.7%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 47.4    Average wage per job $47,569
 

 

 
 
 

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