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Benton, Louisiana QuickFacts

	Benton, Louisiana	United States
Total population	2,035	281,421,906
State	Louisiana
City	benton

Benton, Louisiana Population

	Benton, Louisiana	%, Benton, Louisiana	United States
Male	988	48.55%	49.06%
Female	1,047	51.45%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.7		35.3

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	Benton, Louisiana	%, Benton, Louisiana	United States
18 years and over	1,455	71.5%	74.31%
21 years and over	1,340	65.85%	69.97%
62 years and over	281	13.81%	14.66%
65 years and over	235	11.55%	12.43%

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	Benton, Louisiana	%, Benton, Louisiana	United States
White	1,112	54.64%	75.14%
Black or African American	858	42.16%	12.32%
Asian	1	0.05%	3.64%
Some other race	24	1.18%	5.46%
Two or more races	40	1.97%	2.43%

Benton, Louisiana Housing

	Benton, Louisiana	%, Benton, Louisiana	United States
Total households	749		105,480,101
Family households (families)	518	69.16%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	231	30.84%	31.94%

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	Benton, Louisiana	%, Benton, Louisiana	United States
Total housing units	843		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	85	10.08%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	749	88.85%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	499	59.19%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	250	29.66%	30.77%

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	Benton, Louisiana	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	134	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	250	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	16	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	8	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	4	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	0	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	58,900	119,600

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	Benton, Louisiana	%, Benton, Louisiana	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	149	19.89%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	150	20.03%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	122	16.29%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	151	20.16%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	86	11.48%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	100	13.35%	9.65%

Benton, Louisiana Education

	Benton, Louisiana	%, Benton, Louisiana	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	569		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	35	6.15%	6.47%
Kindergarten	19	3.34%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	319	56.06%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	130	22.85%	21.38%
College or graduate school	66	11.6%	22.81%

Benton, Louisiana Economy

	Benton, Louisiana	%, Benton, Louisiana	United States
Population 16 years and over	1,541		217,168,077
In labor force	871	56.52%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	864	56.07%	63.39%
- - Employed	799	51.85%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	65	4.22%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	7	0.45%	0.53%
Not in labor force	670	43.48%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	817	53.02%	51.66%
In labor force	444	28.81%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	442	28.68%	29.65%
- - Employed	400	25.96%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	147	9.54%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	93		12,787,501

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	Benton, Louisiana	%, Benton, Louisiana	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	747		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	135	18.07%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	88	11.78%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	142	19.01%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	88	11.78%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	130	17.4%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	108	14.46%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	36	4.82%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	16	2.14%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	2	0.27%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	2	0.27%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	25,708		41,994

	Benton, Louisiana	%, Benton, Louisiana	United States
With earnings	556	36.08%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	35,885		56,604
With Social Security income	193	12.52%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,851		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	67	4.35%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	4,551		6,320
With public assistance income	36	2.34%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,533		3,032
With retirement income	130	8.44%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	12,709		17,376

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