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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Benton is $19,542, which is much lower than the state average of $30,019 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Benton median household income is $34,185, which has grown by 25.79% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 22.70% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Benton residents spend 19.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.6 minutes and is lower 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, #1046

Benton, IL	19,542 USD
Illinois	30,019 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benton, IL	20,805 USD
Illinois	32,198 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, IL	30,635 USD
Illinois	39,039 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, IL	16,556 USD
Illinois	26,489 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1187

Benton, IL	34,185 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Benton, IL	45,775 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #595

Benton, IL	25.79%
Illinois	22.70%
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, IL		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.10%	$9,073, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.49%	$16,479, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.19%	$5,734, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	27.05%	$16,502, see rank	16.75%	$26,034	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, IL	38,698 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Benton, IL	55,669 USD
Illinois	92,664 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, IL	Illinois	U.S.
White	$34,719, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Hispanic	$33,958, see rank	$46,782	$42,396
Two or More Races	$15,714, see rank	$48,716	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Benton, IL	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$21,350, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,396, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$35,915, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$30,098, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Benton, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,748, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	2,626, 45.69%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,544, 58.80%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,544, 58.80%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,322, 85.62%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	222, 14.38%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,082, 41.20%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	3,122, 54.31%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,663, 53.27%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,663, 53.27%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,469, 88.33%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	194, 11.67%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,459, 46.73%, see rank	38.96%	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, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,741, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,280, 83.18%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	259, 9.45%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	21, 0.77%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	63, 2.30%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	75, 2.74%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	43, 1.57%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Benton, IL	19.8 minutes
Illinois	28.6 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, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,791	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	1,322, 47.37%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	254, 19.21%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	289, 21.86%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	185, 13.99%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10, 0.76%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	167, 12.63%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	325, 24.58%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	1,469, 52.63%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	432, 29.41%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	560, 38.12%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	394, 26.82%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	83, 5.65%, see rank	6.66%	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, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,791, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	91, 3.26%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	145, 5.20%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	319, 11.43%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	32, 1.15%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	333, 11.93%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	126, 4.51%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	10, 0.36%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	180, 6.45%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	120, 4.30%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	837, 29.99%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	265, 9.49%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	164, 5.88%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	169, 6.06%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Benton, IL	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,844	27.09%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	357	22.02%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

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