Benton County, Missouri (MO)

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• • 18,00891.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8524.3%Two or more races
  • 4602.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1280.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1260.6%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 810.4%Some other race alone
  • 170.09%Asian alone
  • 70.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $192,518

Here:	$192,518
State:	$278,068

In 2-unit structures: $206,632

Here:	$206,632
State:	$172,667

Mobile homes: $105,041

Here:	$105,041
State:	$95,912

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 24
• Burglaries: 47
• Thefts: 75
• Auto thefts: 33

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 32
• Burglaries: 69
• Thefts: 68
• Auto thefts: 54

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $962 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $838 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Benton County is $359 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $644 a month.

Cities in this county include: Warsaw, Cole Camp, Lincoln, Ionia.

Neighboring counties: Beaver County, Utah , Boone County, West Virginia , Caroline County, Virginia , Nicholas County, West Virginia , Greenwood County, Kansas , Jefferson County, Indiana , Stafford County, Kansas .

Current college students: 293
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 209 (43.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 572010 or later
• 422000 to 2009
• 291990 to 1999
• 141980 to 1989
• 301970 to 1979
• 54Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,629
• One, attached: 153
• Two: 78
• 3 or 4: 217
• 5 to 9: 135
• 10 to 19: 81
• 20 to 49: 64
• 50 or more: 9
• Mobile homes: 3,104
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 114

Housing units in Benton County with a mortgage: 3,057 (148 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 106 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 91

Religion statistics for Benton County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Benton County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Missouri Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4490, Natural disaster type: Other
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 29, 2019, FEMA Id: 4451, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 15, 2015 to July 27, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4238: August 07, 2015, FEMA Id: 4238, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Missouri Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1961: March 23, 2011, FEMA Id: 1961, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3317: February 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 3317, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3303: January 30, 2009, FEMA Id: 3303, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Missouri Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 08, 2007 to December 15, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3281: December 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3281, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Missouri Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: December 06, 2007 to December 15, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1736: December 27, 2007, FEMA Id: 1736, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Missouri Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 12, 2007 to January 22, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1676: January 15, 2007, FEMA Id: 1676, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 08, 2006 to March 13, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1631: March 16, 2006, FEMA Id: 1631, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

11.04% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($54,069 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.07% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($38,441 average AGI)
2.97% relocated from other states ($15,628 average AGI)

Benton County:	2.97%
Missouri average:	3.04%

from Jackson County, MO	1.55% ($69,302 average AGI)
from Pettis County, MO	1.39% ($42,865)
from Cass County, MO	0.65% ($58,122)
from Clay County, MO	0.51% ($70,605)
from Henry County, MO	0.51% ($32,289)
from Johnson County, MO	0.39% ($68,207)

7.14% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($40,329 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.33% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($30,404 average AGI)
1.81% relocated to other states ($9,924 average AGI)

Benton County:	1.81%
Missouri average:	2.88%

to Pettis County, MO	1.18% ($38,788 average AGI)
to Jackson County, MO	0.68% ($32,776)
to Henry County, MO	0.57% ($47,951)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 15.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Benton County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,166 (1,428 living alone), Female householders: 4,186 (1,257 living alone)

• 4,457 spouses (4,449 opposite-sex spouses), 387 unmarried partners, (372 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,306 children (3,802 natural, 163 adopted, 336 stepchildren), 436 grandchildren, 263 brothers or sisters, 214 parents, 0 foster children, 450 other relatives, 557 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 268

Size of family households: 3,434 2-persons, 855 3-persons, 577 4-persons, 256 5-persons, 82 6-persons, 138 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,681 1-person, 320 2-persons, 20 3-persons.

2,179 married couples with children.
805 single-parent households (205 men, 600 women).

98.0% of residents of Benton speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $132,846,000 ($7,173 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,350,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $76,088,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $30,568,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,639,000
Federal grants: $18,151,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,821,000 ($1,159,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,578,000 ($1,684,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,839,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,727,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,367,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-0 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.64 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Benton County, Missouri
• 702020 or later
• 9922010 to 2019
• 2,4212000 to 2009
• 2,2741990 to 1999
• 2,2071980 to 1989
• 1,7881970 to 1979
• 1,6911960 to 1969
• 1,0031950 to 1959
• 3571940 to 1949
• 7591939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Benton County, Missouri

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Benton County, Missouri
• 811 room
• 1282 rooms
• 3403 rooms
• 1,0274 rooms
• 1,3725 rooms
• 1,4596 rooms
• 9457 rooms
• 6748 rooms
• 9279+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton County, Missouri
• 551 room
• 502 rooms
• 2423 rooms
• 3274 rooms
• 2415 rooms
• 1696 rooms
• 1757 rooms
• 1068 rooms
• 1079+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Benton County, Missouri

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Benton County, Missouri
• 97no bedroom
• 4881 bedroom
• 1,8872 bedrooms
• 3,3013 bedrooms
• 8784 bedrooms
• 2795+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton County, Missouri
• 54no bedroom
• 3311 bedroom
• 5012 bedrooms
• 3393 bedrooms
• 894 bedrooms
• 1255+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Benton County, Missouri in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Benton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 304no vehicle
• 1,6891 vehicle
• 2,8412 vehicles
• 1,3383 vehicles
• 5384 vehicles
• 2045+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Benton County in renter-occupied apartments
• 231no vehicle
• 5871 vehicle
• 5102 vehicles
• 863 vehicles
• 104 vehicles
• 275+ vehicles

90.8% of Benton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Missouri.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 12,582
• Other state: 6,793
• Northeast: 257
• Midwest: 3,225
• South: 1,490
• West: 1,845

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 473
• Number of aged recipients: 43
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 430
• Number of recipients under 18: 59
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 334
• Number of recipients older than 64: 80
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 206
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 243