Benton, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
Benton: | $217,754 |
Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 2,732 (Urban population: 582 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,975 (11 farm, 1,964 nonfarm))
Houses: 1,069 (1,013 occupied: 879 owner occupied, 134 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 13% |
State: | 26% |
Housing density: 38 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $338,980.
Median contract rent in 2022: $887 (lower quartile is $680, upper quartile is $1,043)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,356
Median gross rent in Benton, ME in 2022: $1,094
Housing units in Benton with a mortgage: 371 (20 second mortgage, 69 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 124
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 118,515- In family households: 94,900 (22,087 male householders, 10,281 female householders)
24,517 spouses, 30,267 children (27,598 natural, 906 adopted, 1,763 stepchildren), 1,557 grandchildren, 600 brothers or sisters, 773 parents, foster children, 662 other relatives, 3,577 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 23,615 (8,568 male householders (6,344 living alone)), 10,192 female householders (8,400 living alone)), 4,855 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3,636 (1,308 institutionalized population)
18,848 married couples with children.
7,238 single-parent households (1,908 men, 5,330 women).
95.3% of residents of Benton speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 23 (0.8%)
(21.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
Here: | 6.0 |
State: | 6.1 |
Here: | 4.1 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Benton, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 171 bedroom
- 3102 bedrooms
- 4333 bedrooms
- 914 bedrooms
- 285+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 291 bedroom
- 412 bedrooms
- 573 bedrooms
- 04 bedrooms
- 75+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Benton in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 20no vehicle
- 2611 vehicle
- 3692 vehicles
- 1653 vehicles
- 584 vehicles
- 65+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Benton in renter-occupied apartments
- 35no vehicle
- 561 vehicle
- 432 vehicles
- 03 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Benton, Maine
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 313 rooms
- 1734 rooms
- 2595 rooms
- 1756 rooms
- 1037 rooms
- 908 rooms
- 489+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton, Maine
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 243 rooms
- 264 rooms
- 425 rooms
- 236 rooms
- 127 rooms
- 78 rooms
- 09+ rooms
Benton, ME household income distribution
- 2,554Less than $10,000
- 4,980$10,000 to $19,999
- 5,222$20,000 to $29,999
- 4,822$30,000 to $39,999
- 5,412$40,000 to $49,999
- 4,845$50,000 to $59,999
- 5,604$60,000 to $74,999
- 7,803$75,000 to $99,999
- 6,123$100,000 to $124,999
- 3,434$125,000 to $149,999
- 4,045$150,000 to $199,999
- 2,934$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.9%
Number of people working at home: 198 (15.0% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 57
- 5 to 9 minutes: 150
- 10 to 14 minutes: 214
- 15 to 19 minutes: 290
- 20 to 24 minutes: 138
- 25 to 29 minutes: 68
- 30 to 34 minutes: 105
- 35 to 39 minutes: 18
- 40 to 44 minutes: 33
- 45 to 59 minutes: 32
- 60 to 89 minutes: 34
- 90 or more minutes: 34
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,032 (86.6%)
- Carpooled: 71 (6.0%)
- Subway or elevated: 5 (0.4%)
- Taxi: 10 (0.8%)
- Walked: 48 (4.0%)
- Other means: 7 (0.6%)
- Worked at home: 19 (1.6%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Benton, Maine
- 01995 to March 2000
- 51990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 81965 to 1969
- 4Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- French: 668 (25.6%)
- English: 504 (19.3%)
- Irish: 342 (13.1%)
- French Canadian: 277 (10.6%)
- United States: 234 (9.0%)
- Other: 167 (6.4%)
- Scotch-Irish: 90 (3.4%)
- German: 68 (2.6%)
- Scottish: 66 (2.5%)
- Polish: 63 (2.4%)
- Italian: 50 (1.9%)
- Lithuanian: 26 (1.0%)
- Dutch: 22 (0.8%)
- Greek: 18 (0.7%)
- Portuguese: 14 (0.5%)
- Subsaharan African: 4 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Benton: | 70.6% (12) |
Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
Benton: | 29.4% (5) |
Maine: | 7.8% (2,856) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2,188
- Other state: 328
- Northeast: 213
- Midwest: 39
- South: 47
- West: 29
66% of Benton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 78
- 9th grade: 19
- 10th grade: 40
- 11th grade: 49
- 12th grade, no diploma: 20
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 393
- Less than 1 year of college: 33
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 49
- Associate degree: 97
- Bachelor's degree: 65
- Master's degree: 36
- Professional school degree: 20
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 6
- 5th and 6th grade: 5
- 7th and 8th grade: 30
- 9th grade: 17
- 10th grade: 15
- 11th grade: 10
- 12th grade, no diploma: 19
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 367
- Less than 1 year of college: 104
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 79
- Associate degree: 94
- Bachelor's degree: 72
- Master's degree: 41
- Professional school degree: 12
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 749
- One, attached: 33
- Two: 42
- 3 or 4: 4
- 5 to 9: 6
- Mobile homes: 225
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $104,968
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.9%
- 85.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.1%Wood
- 5.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.6%Electricity
- 91.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.2%Wood
- 3.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 4.4% |
Maine: | 6.9% |
Here: | 0.0% |
Maine: | 8.9% |
Here: | 15.7% |
Maine: | 28.3% |