Benton County vs. Grant County
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Benton County (WA) Grant County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 201,877 97,331
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 15.2% 9.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 175,169 89,124
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 175,177 89,120
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.2% 7.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 26.7% 29.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.9% 13.7%
Female persons, percent 49.9% 49.1%
White alone, percent 90.1% 92.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.8% 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.3% 2.3%
Asian alone, percent 3.3% 1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.3% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 3.3% 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 22.3% 42.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 69.8% 53.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 12,922 5,496
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 10.6% 18.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 77,371 37,967
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 68.4% 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, 2009-2013 23.2% 14.6%
Building permits, 2018 1,285 451
Households, 2014-2018 70,983 30,651
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.71 3.06
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.5% 84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 21.2% 37.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.7% 87.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 82.8% 78.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.1% 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 30.0% 17.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.0% 8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.6% 12.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.9% 62.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 55.3% 54.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 311,595 117,249
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,108,279 255,636
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,828,039 1,458,503
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,463,523 825,599
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,506 $9,001
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 22.0 18.7
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, percent 9.8% 12.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 4,530 1,894
Total employment, 2017 67,136 21,927
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 3,482,640 927,380
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 4.5% 2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 9,165 3,910
All firms, 2012 10,465 4,728
Men-owned firms, 2012 4,809 2,196
Women-owned firms, 2012 3,717 1,245
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,622 903
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 8,176 3,489
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 986 340
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 8,742 3,921
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.5% 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 5.4% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.6% 22.5%
Population per square mile, 2010 103.0 33.3
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,700.38 2,679.51
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.