Benton County vs. Tama County

	Benton County (IA)	Tama County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	25,642	16,904
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.6%	-4.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	26,069	17,767
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	26,076	17,767
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.4%	24.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.6%	19.7%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	49.9%
White alone, percent	97.6%	87.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.7%	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	8.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.5%	10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	96.3%	80.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,755	1,110
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.7%	4.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	11,180	7,782
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	82.3%	76.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$157,800	$107,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,354	$1,093
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$471	$456
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$611	$694
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.4%	8.5%
Building permits, 2018	35	13
Households, 2014-2018	10,224	6,755
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.47	2.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.9%	88.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.3%	11.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.3%	86.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.8%	74.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.9%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.6%	16.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.2%	7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.0%	7.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.5%	65.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.6%	60.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	50,690	22,280
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	166,531	116,913
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	295,341	204,455
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	197,174	122,316
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,634	$6,975
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.0	22.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$65,475	$55,898
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,764	$27,255
Persons in poverty, percent	7.9%	11.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	554	313
Total employment, 2017	4,341	4,357
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	159,971	149,009
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,849	1,127
All firms, 2012	2,154	1,515
Men-owned firms, 2012	940	868
Women-owned firms, 2012	740	390
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,074	1,399
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	166	187
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,758	1,202
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	31.2%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	36.4	24.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	716.27	721.01

Source: United States Census Bureau

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