Benton County vs. Henry County

	Benton County (MO)	Henry County (MO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	19,278	21,792
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.2%	-2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	19,056	22,270
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	19,056	22,272
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.4%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	17.3%	22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	30.8%	21.7%
Female persons, percent	49.9%	50.9%
White alone, percent	96.4%	95.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.5%	1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.1%	2.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.6%	93.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,071	2,342
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.7%	1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	14,216	10,970
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	83.1%	73.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$116,500	$102,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$937	$985
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$339	$380
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$609	$663
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.9%	9.2%
Building permits, 2018	10	11
Households, 2014-2018	7,947	9,199
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.36	2.34
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.2%	85.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.1%	2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.1%	83.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	66.5%	73.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.9%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.4%	15.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	18.0%	15.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.9%	12.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.3%	53.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	42.1%	49.3%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	21,425	122,337
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	25,843	129,050
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	182,987	275,032
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,650	$12,415
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.7	24.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,028	$43,911
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,984	$25,244
Persons in poverty, percent	20.2%	16.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	379	561
Total employment, 2017	2,326	6,692
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	55,651	232,297
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.2%	-3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,451	1,468
All firms, 2012	1,802	2,213
Men-owned firms, 2012	822	1,200
Women-owned firms, 2012	630	635
Minority-owned firms, 2012	56	73
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,676	2,025
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	139	149
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,531	1,811
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	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	27.1	32.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	704.06	696.95

Source: United States Census Bureau

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