Benton County vs. Tippecanoe County

	Benton County (IN)	Tippecanoe County (IN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,653	193,048
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.1%	11.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	8,836	172,803
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	8,854	172,780
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.8%	20.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.8%	11.6%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	48.9%
White alone, percent	96.9%	83.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.0%	5.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	8.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.2%	8.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.3%	75.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	471	7,690
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.7%	11.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,928	76,722
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.1%	54.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$87,900	$148,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$934	$1,136
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$378	$400
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$689	$837
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.4%	32.5%
Building permits, 2018	16	1,751
Households, 2014-2018	3,403	69,112
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.51	2.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.8%	72.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.2%	15.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.1%	93.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.8%	82.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.5%	91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.9%	37.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.0%	7.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.3%	9.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.6%	64.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.6%	60.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,764	362,102
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	4,021	1,194,740
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	203,398	751,114
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	53,253	2,225,672
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,049	$12,538
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.8	17.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$46,188	$51,844
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,322	$26,262
Persons in poverty, percent	11.5%	18.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	173	3,652
Total employment, 2017	1,324	70,036
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	47,368	2,988,002
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-7.8%	5.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	592	9,561
All firms, 2012	896	10,868
Men-owned firms, 2012	435	5,206
Women-owned firms, 2012	211	3,645
Minority-owned firms, 2012	38	1,563
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	834	8,779
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	40	925
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	825	9,100
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	30.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	21.8	345.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	406.42	499.81

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Benton county (IN) and Tippecanoe county (IN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.