Benton, NH (New Hampshire) Houses and Residents
Benton: | $245,790 |
New Hampshire: | $384,700 |
Total population: 364 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 307 (5 farm, 302 nonfarm))
Houses: 147 (93 occupied: 83 owner occupied, 10 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 11% |
State: | 28% |
Housing density: 3 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $210,911.
Median contract rent in 2022: $779 (lower quartile is $495, upper quartile is $882)
Median gross rent in Benton, NH in 2022: $966
Housing units in Benton with a mortgage: 21 (2 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 82,117- In family households: 63,633 (15,537 male householders, 6,537 female householders)
17,631 spouses, 19,508 children (17,981 natural, 564 adopted, 963 stepchildren), 929 grandchildren, 338 brothers or sisters, 482 parents, foster children, 353 other relatives, 1,921 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 18,484 (6,671 male householders (4,834 living alone)), 7,241 female householders (5,759 living alone)), 4,572 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 7,001 (674 institutionalized population)
12,855 married couples with children.
3,805 single-parent households (1,075 men, 2,730 women).
92.6% of residents of Benton speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 8 (2.3%)
(50.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Here: | 5.3 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 3.9 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Benton, New Hampshire
- 0no bedroom
- 71 bedroom
- 262 bedrooms
- 383 bedrooms
- 64 bedrooms
- 65+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton, New Hampshire
- 0no bedroom
- 41 bedroom
- 32 bedrooms
- 33 bedrooms
- 04 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Benton in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1no vehicle
- 181 vehicle
- 472 vehicles
- 43 vehicles
- 74 vehicles
- 65+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Benton in renter-occupied apartments
- 0no vehicle
- 101 vehicle
- 02 vehicles
- 03 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Benton, New Hampshire
- 01 room
- 22 rooms
- 73 rooms
- 214 rooms
- 245 rooms
- 86 rooms
- 127 rooms
- 38 rooms
- 69+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton, New Hampshire
- 01 room
- 22 rooms
- 03 rooms
- 54 rooms
- 05 rooms
- 06 rooms
- 37 rooms
- 08 rooms
- 09+ rooms
Benton, NH household income distribution
- 1,468Less than $10,000
- 2,015$10,000 to $19,999
- 1,831$20,000 to $29,999
- 2,543$30,000 to $39,999
- 1,778$40,000 to $49,999
- 2,139$50,000 to $59,999
- 2,133$60,000 to $74,999
- 4,206$75,000 to $99,999
- 3,582$100,000 to $124,999
- 1,922$125,000 to $149,999
- 2,395$150,000 to $199,999
- 4,805$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.5%
Number of people working at home: 22 (17.2% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 4
- 5 to 9 minutes: 5
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2
- 15 to 19 minutes: 24
- 20 to 24 minutes: 24
- 25 to 29 minutes: 10
- 30 to 34 minutes: 15
- 35 to 39 minutes: 2
- 40 to 44 minutes: 5
- 45 to 59 minutes: 2
- 60 to 89 minutes: 8
- 90 or more minutes: 4
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 92 (83.6%)
- Carpooled: 9 (8.2%)
- Walked: 2 (1.8%)
- Other means: 2 (1.8%)
- Worked at home: 5 (4.5%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Benton, New Hampshire
- 31995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 21985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 0Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 79 (20.7%)
- French: 72 (18.9%)
- Irish: 64 (16.8%)
- Other: 33 (8.7%)
- German: 29 (7.6%)
- United States: 24 (6.3%)
- Scottish: 22 (5.8%)
- Swedish: 13 (3.4%)
- Italian: 12 (3.1%)
- French Canadian: 7 (1.8%)
- Polish: 7 (1.8%)
- Czech: 6 (1.6%)
- Welsh: 6 (1.6%)
- Danish: 3 (0.8%)
- Russian: 2 (0.5%)
- Swiss: 2 (0.5%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Benton: | 60.0% (3) |
New Hampshire: | 1.5% (786) |
Benton: | 40.0% (2) |
New Hampshire: | 2.9% (1,582) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 201
- Other state: 99
- Northeast: 85
- Midwest: 7
- South: 3
- West: 4
75% of Benton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in New Hampshire.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 6
- 7th and 8th grade: 20
- 9th grade: 4
- 10th grade: 13
- 11th grade: 4
- 12th grade, no diploma: 5
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 34
- Less than 1 year of college: 2
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 9
- Associate degree: 7
- Bachelor's degree: 4
- Master's degree: 7
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 2
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 6
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 23
- 9th grade: 0
- 10th grade: 5
- 11th grade: 6
- 12th grade, no diploma: 9
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 23
- Less than 1 year of college: 10
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 22
- Associate degree: 10
- Bachelor's degree: 6
- Master's degree: 2
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 106
- Mobile homes: 39
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $187,437
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.5%
- 55.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 28.9%Wood
- 15.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 50.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 50.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 0.0% |
New Hampshire: | 8.9% |
Here: | 23.8% |
New Hampshire: | 10.7% |
Here: | 100.0% |
New Hampshire: | 36.4% |