Benton County vs. Grant County

Benton County (WA)Grant County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)201,87797,331
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)15.2%9.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)175,16989,124
Population, Census, April 1, 2010175,17789,120
Persons under 5 years, percent7.2%7.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.7%29.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.9%13.7%
Female persons, percent49.9%49.1%
White alone, percent90.1%92.2%
Black or African American alone, percent1.8%1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.3%2.3%
Asian alone, percent3.3%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent3.3%2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent22.3%42.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent69.8%53.4%
Veterans, 2014-201812,9225,496
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.6%18.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)77,37137,967
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.4%61.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$216,900$171,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,462$1,268
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$457$382
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$933$770
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201323.2%14.6%
Building permits, 20181,285451
Households, 2014-201870,98330,651
Persons per household, 2014-20182.713.06
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.5%84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201821.2%37.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.7%87.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.8%78.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.1%76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.0%17.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.0%8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.6%12.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.9%62.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.3%54.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)311,595117,249
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,108,279255,636
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,828,0391,458,503
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,463,523825,599
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,506$9,001
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.018.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$65,650$54,982
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,580$23,633
Persons in poverty, percent9.8%12.7%
Total employer establishments, 20174,5301,894
Total employment, 201767,13621,927
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,482,640927,380
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.5%2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20179,1653,910
All firms, 201210,4654,728
Men-owned firms, 20124,8092,196
Women-owned firms, 20123,7171,245
Minority-owned firms, 20121,622903
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,1763,489
Veteran-owned firms, 2012986340
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,7423,921
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20075.4%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.6%22.5%
Population per square mile, 2010103.033.3
Land area in square miles, 20101,700.382,679.51

Source: United States Census Bureau

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