Benton, NY (New York) Houses and Residents
| Benton: | $186,747 |
| New York: | $400,400 |
Total population: 2,836 (Urban population: 456 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 2,164 (403 farm, 1,761 nonfarm))
Houses: 968 (863 occupied: 734 owner occupied, 129 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 46% |
Housing density: 23 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $325,195.
Median contract rent in 2022: $746 (lower quartile is $565, upper quartile is $915)
Median gross rent in Benton, NY in 2022: $1,002
Housing units in Benton with a mortgage: 268 (20 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 222
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 24,061- In family households: 20,274 (4,650 male householders, 1,754 female householders)
5,008 spouses, 7,278 children (6,853 natural, 124 adopted, 301 stepchildren), 397 grandchildren, 136 brothers or sisters, 135 parents, foster children, 138 other relatives, 680 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,787 (1,484 male householders (1,159 living alone)), 1,629 female householders (1,403 living alone)), 674 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,287 (326 institutionalized population)
4,617 married couples with children.
1,351 single-parent households (399 men, 952 women).
86.1% of residents of Benton speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
12.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 21 (0.8%)
(109.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.6 |
| State: | 6.3 |
| Here: | 5.8 |
| State: | 3.8 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Benton, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 421 bedroom
- 1632 bedrooms
- 3483 bedrooms
- 1184 bedrooms
- 635+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 81 bedroom
- 452 bedrooms
- 583 bedrooms
- 44 bedrooms
- 145+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Benton in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 71no vehicle
- 1751 vehicle
- 3542 vehicles
- 873 vehicles
- 254 vehicles
- 225+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Benton in renter-occupied apartments
- 12no vehicle
- 451 vehicle
- 472 vehicles
- 213 vehicles
- 44 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Benton, New York
- 01 room
- 82 rooms
- 143 rooms
- 704 rooms
- 1395 rooms
- 1406 rooms
- 1307 rooms
- 1438 rooms
- 909+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton, New York
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 03 rooms
- 284 rooms
- 405 rooms
- 106 rooms
- 47 rooms
- 258 rooms
- 229+ rooms
Benton, NY household income distribution
- 111,627Less than $10,000
- 130,467$10,000 to $19,999
- 121,277$20,000 to $29,999
- 122,109$30,000 to $39,999
- 116,257$40,000 to $49,999
- 112,719$50,000 to $59,999
- 164,407$60,000 to $74,999
- 225,605$75,000 to $99,999
- 180,233$100,000 to $124,999
- 135,256$125,000 to $149,999
- 170,577$150,000 to $199,999
- 251,696$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.1%
Number of people working at home: 161 (12.6% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 106
- 5 to 9 minutes: 223
- 10 to 14 minutes: 147
- 15 to 19 minutes: 147
- 20 to 24 minutes: 84
- 25 to 29 minutes: 28
- 30 to 34 minutes: 138
- 35 to 39 minutes: 10
- 40 to 44 minutes: 47
- 45 to 59 minutes: 49
- 60 to 89 minutes: 63
- 90 or more minutes: 24
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 899 (76.4%)
- Carpooled: 97 (8.2%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0.2%)
- Taxi: 7 (0.6%)
- Bicycle: 13 (1.1%)
- Walked: 48 (4.1%)
- Worked at home: 111 (9.4%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Benton, New York
- 01995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 31975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 12Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 691 (23.5%)
- German: 536 (18.2%)
- Irish: 379 (12.9%)
- Danish: 245 (8.3%)
- United States: 161 (5.5%)
- French: 157 (5.3%)
- Dutch: 142 (4.8%)
- Polish: 136 (4.6%)
- Italian: 94 (3.2%)
- Other: 85 (2.9%)
- Swiss: 67 (2.3%)
- Welsh: 59 (2.0%)
- Scottish: 57 (1.9%)
- Swedish: 37 (1.3%)
- Russian: 22 (0.7%)
- Hungarian: 19 (0.6%)
- Lithuanian: 18 (0.6%)
- Scotch-Irish: 14 (0.5%)
- Ukrainian: 8 (0.3%)
- Norwegian: 6 (0.2%)
- French Canadian: 5 (0.2%)
- Czech: 4 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Benton: | 33.3% (5) |
| New York: | 1.8% (69,327) |
| Benton: | 26.7% (4) |
| New York: | 2.1% (82,238) |
| Benton: | 20.0% (3) |
| New York: | 1.6% (62,237) |
| Benton: | 20.0% (3) |
| New York: | 1.4% (54,876) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2,203
- Other state: 390
- Northeast: 271
- Midwest: 35
- South: 52
- West: 32
63% of Benton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 7
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 17
- 7th and 8th grade: 84
- 9th grade: 13
- 10th grade: 32
- 11th grade: 21
- 12th grade, no diploma: 31
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 344
- Less than 1 year of college: 68
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 41
- Associate degree: 81
- Bachelor's degree: 52
- Master's degree: 58
- Professional school degree: 12
- Doctorate degree: 4
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 77
- 9th grade: 22
- 10th grade: 32
- 11th grade: 17
- 12th grade, no diploma: 27
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 286
- Less than 1 year of college: 69
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 101
- Associate degree: 44
- Bachelor's degree: 101
- Master's degree: 55
- Professional school degree: 14
- Doctorate degree: 4
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 836
- Two: 25
- 3 or 4: 8
- 5 to 9: 4
- Mobile homes: 95
Median worth of mobile homes: $90,580
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.3%
- 35.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 29.3%Utility gas
- 17.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.9%Electricity
- 5.2%Wood
- 2.7%Coal or coke
- 31.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 27.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 19.4%Electricity
- 16.3%Utility gas
- 3.1%Coal or coke
- 3.1%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 35.5% |
| New York: | 14.0% |
| Here: | 10.1% |
| New York: | 13.2% |
| Here: | 22.2% |
| New York: | 38.2% |
