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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Benton is $16,053, which is much lower than the state average of $24,811 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Benton median household income is $35,096, which has grown by 54.83% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 22.72% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Benton residents spend 28.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.2 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #345

Benton, TN	16,053 USD
Tennessee	24,811 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benton, TN	23,571 USD
Tennessee	27,334 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benton, TN	30,375 USD
Tennessee	32,151 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benton, TN	16,964 USD
Tennessee	23,376 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #233

Benton, TN	35,096 USD
Tennessee	44,621 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Benton, TN	43,115 USD
Tennessee	62,344 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #29

Benton, TN	54.83%
Tennessee	22.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Benton, TN		Tennessee		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.60%	$2,037, see rank	17.47%	$14,454	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.71%	$16,728, see rank	32.06%	$17,334	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	10.45%	$4,019, see rank	3.21%	$2,884	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.44%	$20,877, see rank	18.41%	$20,076	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Benton, TN	38,924 USD
Tennessee	55,459 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Benton, TN	46,806 USD
Tennessee	73,630 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Benton, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
White	$36,058, see rank	$47,658	$56,900
Two or More Races	$26,250, see rank	$33,366	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Benton, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
less than 25	$32,788, see rank	$22,607	$25,788
25 to 44	$38,667, see rank	$48,825	$58,398
45 to 64	$41,458, see rank	$53,148	$65,027
65 or over	$18,833, see rank	$33,548	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Benton, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,392, see rank	5,125,250	248,775,628
Male¹	708, 50.86%, see rank	48.12%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	403, 56.92%, see rank	66.79%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.59%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	403, 56.92%, see rank	66.20%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	338, 83.87%, see rank	90.44%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	65, 16.13%, see rank	9.56%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	305, 43.08%, see rank	33.21%	30.72%
Female¹	684, 49.14%, see rank	51.88%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	342, 50.00%, see rank	56.49%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	342, 50.00%, see rank	56.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	275, 80.41%, see rank	90.61%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	67, 19.59%, see rank	9.39%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	342, 50.00%, see rank	43.51%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Benton, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	605, 100%	2,788,201	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	541, 89.42%, see rank	83.70%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	40, 6.61%, see rank	9.50%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.81%	5.06%
Walked	13, 2.15%, see rank	1.32%	2.78%
Other Means	8, 1.32%, see rank	1.13%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3, 0.50%, see rank	3.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Benton, TN	28.7 minutes
Tennessee	24.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Benton, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	613	2,835,895	143,435,233
Male¹	338, 55.14%, see rank	52.07%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	55, 16.27%, see rank	29.42%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	46, 13.61%, see rank	14.11%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	33, 9.76%, see rank	17.73%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 0.89%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	25, 7.40%, see rank	9.36%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	153, 45.27%, see rank	22.13%	17.94%
Female¹	275, 44.86%, see rank	47.93%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	66, 24.00%, see rank	38.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	66, 24.00%, see rank	20.19%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	99, 36.00%, see rank	33.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 1.09%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	30, 10.91%, see rank	7.78%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Benton, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	613, 100%	2,835,895	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	15, 2.45%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	37, 6.04%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	139, 22.68%, see rank	12.95%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	16, 2.61%, see rank	2.76%	2.75%
Retail Trade	52, 8.48%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	72, 11.75%, see rank	6.19%	4.93%
Information	9, 1.47%, see rank	1.91%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	20, 3.26%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	31, 5.06%, see rank	9.23%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	115, 18.76%, see rank	22.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	38, 6.20%, see rank	9.21%	9.49%
Public Administration	33, 5.38%, see rank	4.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	36, 5.87%, see rank	4.89%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Benton, TN	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Population in Poverty	479	27.61%, see rank	17.83%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	111	21.64%, see rank	13.43%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.