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Benton County, AR

Demographic and economic profile of Benton County, AR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Benton County is home to 321,566 residents and anchors a significant retail and corporate services corridor in northwest Arkansas, with a GDP per capita of $60,933 and median household income of $93,506 well above typical rural Arkansas benchmarks. The labor force participation rate of 66.6% and unemployment rate of 3.1% reflect a tight market, with 36.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $47,285. The county grew 13.7% over five years, a foreign-born share of 12.7% signals ongoing in-migration, and a median home value of $285,100 paired with a poverty rate of just 7.6% indicate relatively constrained affordability alongside low economic distress.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

321,566

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$93,506

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

35.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+13.7% since 2018

Benton County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone183,388 (60.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race69,479 (22.9%)
  • Asian Alone14,007 (4.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone12,998 (4.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races12,590 (4.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone5,479 (1.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish31,102
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island4,945
  3. 3.Other Indo-European2,666
  4. 4.Vietnamese942
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)489

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

13.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

12.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

14,720

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$60,933

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$45,335

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Retail Trade (Group)33,529
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance26,805
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)17,402
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services16,996
  5. 5.Construction (Group)11,683

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations65,387
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations33,259
  3. 3.Service Occupations19,987
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations19,944
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations13,513

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Retail Trade (LQ 2.01×)32,014
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.19×)17,420
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.16×)11,786
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.09×)3,683
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.05×)7,224

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$285,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,193/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99913,758 (18.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99910,039 (13.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9999,676 (12.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9999,515 (12.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9998,985 (12.0%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9993,893 (5.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

36.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$47,285

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone113,449 (75.2%)
  • Worked At Home23,758 (15.7%)
  • Carpooled10,602 (7.0%)
  • Walked1,414 (0.9%)
  • Other1,008 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle334 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.