Benton County vs. Madison County

Benton County (AR)Madison County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)272,60816,481
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)23.2%4.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)221,35115,722
Population, Census, April 1, 2010221,33915,717
Persons under 5 years, percent7.0%6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.3%23.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.4%19.1%
Female persons, percent50.3%50.1%
White alone, percent88.7%94.3%
Black or African American alone, percent2.0%0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.9%1.7%
Asian alone, percent4.1%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.7%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent16.9%6.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent73.0%89.3%
Veterans, 2014-201815,583856
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201811.3%3.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)108,4867,586
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.4%78.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$172,000$107,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,263$919
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$404$285
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$873$617
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.5%3.1%
Building permits, 20183,9967
Households, 2014-201894,3336,195
Persons per household, 2014-20182.722.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.6%91.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.3%4.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.6%77.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201864.8%61.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.1%79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201832.4%12.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.0%14.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.4%11.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.3%54.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.0%48.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)366,7667,445
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)751,57913,527
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,905,967130,207
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,511$8,323
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.933.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$64,141$43,891
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,624$23,875
Persons in poverty, percent8.6%18.4%
Total employer establishments, 20176,408211
Total employment, 2017119,5162,496
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)6,750,92979,962
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.4%0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201719,1381,282
All firms, 201218,9361,131
Men-owned firms, 20129,280565
Women-owned firms, 20126,412347
Minority-owned firms, 20122,69929
Nonminority-owned firms, 201215,4151,055
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,101143
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201215,624940
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20075.2%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.7%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010261.218.8
Land area in square miles, 2010847.36834.26

Source: United States Census Bureau

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