Benton County
Benton county is located close to the center of Minnesota. Benton county has 408.30 square miles of land area and 4.76 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Benton county population is 38,980, which has grown 13.89% since 2000. The population growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 9.44% and is higher than the national average rate of 11.61%. Benton county median household income is $53,006 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 26.30% since 2000. The income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 29.12% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. Benton county median house value is $155,500 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 56.91% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 51.31% and is higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Benton county is close to the state average in quality. The Benton county area code is 320.
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