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People QuickFactsBenton CountyIndiana
Population, 2003 estimate 9,189 6,195,643
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -2.5% 1.9%
Population, 2000 9,421 6,080,485
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 -0.2% 9.7%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 86.3% 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 13.0% 19.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 24.5 22.6 
Housing units, 2002 3,842 2,615,750
Homeownership rate, 2000 75.8% 71.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 7.5% 19.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $75,000 $94,300 
Households, 2000 3,558 2,336,306
Persons per household, 2000 2.59 2.53
Median household income, 1999 $39,813 $41,567
Per capita money income, 1999 $17,220 $20,397

Business QuickFactsBenton CountyIndiana
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 250 145,580
Private nonfarm employment, 2001 2,027 2,601,738
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 -3.8% -1.8%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000 669 319,415
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 58,825 142,270,702
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 70,044 57,241,650
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $7,243 $9,748
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 20 39,596
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) 67,844 34,199,922

Geography QuickFactsBenton CountyIndiana
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 406 35,867
Persons per square mile, 2000 23.2 169.5
Metropolitan Area None  
FIPS Code 007 18

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