2024 population: 321,566 ( 37,232 from 2020)
Land area: 847.7 square miles
Population density: 379.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	221,609	68.92%	9.0%
Black:	6,697	2.08%	26.7%
Indian:	4,306	1.34%	5.6%
Asian:	19,231	5.98%	32.8%
2+ races:	8,194	2.55%	22.1%
Hispanic:	61,529	19.13%	21.9%

Total non-White:	99,957	31.08%	23.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	16,408	14.4
Deaths:	9,910	8.7
Net Migration:	25,359	22.3
Net Immigration:	5,287	4.6

Change in White population:	18,311	6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	18,921	6.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
284,334
203,298	71.50%
5,286	1.86%
4,078	1.43%
14,486	5.09%
6,709	2.36%
50,477	17.75%
81,036	28.50%

2010
221,339
169,605	76.63%
2,647	1.20%
3,440	1.55%
6,879	3.11%
4,261	1.93%
34,283	15.49%
51,734	23.37%

2000
153,406
133,094	86.76%
558	0.36%
2,398	1.56%
1,771	1.15%
2,061	1.34%
13,469	8.78%
20,312	13.24%

1990
97,499
93,971	96.38%
87	0.09%
1,719	1.76%
394	0.40%
n/a
1,328	1.36%
3,528	3.62%

1980
78,115
75,722	96.94%
44	0.06%
1,278	1.64%
268	0.34%
n/a
716	0.92%
2,393	3.06%

1970
50,476
49,564	98.19%
289	0.57%
255	0.51%
24	0.05%
n/a
314	0.62%
912	1.81%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
32,527	14.7
15,901	7.2
35,275	15.9
5,544	2.5

33,693	15.2
29,302	13.2

Number	Rate
2000's
27,149	17.7
12,108	7.9
43,538	28.4
4,709	3.1

36,511	23.8
31,422	20.5

Number	Rate
1990's
17,966	18.4
11,201	11.5
36,593	37.5
1,492	1.5

39,123	40.1
16,784	17.2

Number	Rate
1980's
12,207	15.6
8,531	10.9
16,059	20.6
n/a

18,249	23.4
1,135	1.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
24,594	48.7
n/a

26,158	51.8
1,481	2.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Benton County, AR

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.7
73,739	12.2%
532,161	87.8%
38,881	6.4%

104,164
2.72

76,216	73.2%
61,165	80.3%
6,128	8.0%
27,948	26.8%

2010
Number	Percent
34.3
61,848	27.9%
159,491	72.1%
26,986	12.2%

82,087
2.67

59,471	72.4%
47,764	80.3%
5,144	8.6%
22,616	27.6%

2000
Number	Percent
35.4
40,836	26.6%
112,570	73.4%
22,013	14.3%

58,242
2.60

43,669	75.0%
36,987	84.7%
2,971	6.8%
14,573	25.0%

1990
Number	Percent
36.0
24,134	24.8%
73,365	75.2%
17,455	17.9%

37,517
2.56

29,154	77.7%
25,968	89.1%
1,260	4.3%
8,363	22.3%

1980
Number	Percent
33.6
21,437	27.4%
56,678	72.6%
12,467	16.0%

28,748
2.67

23,288	81.0%
21,063	90.4%
984	4.2%
5,460	19.0%

2022 Housing Data for Benton County, AR

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,972	2.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,270	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,569	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,902	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,838	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,408	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,495	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,012	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,168	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,445	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,617	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	15,565	14.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	12,200	11.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,089	7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,296	8.9%
$200,000 or more	13,318	12.8%

Median Household Income	85,269
Per Capita Income	43,359

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	110
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,038	2.9%
Public Assistance	676	0.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,692	4.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	112,531	75.0%
Unemployed	3,160	2.1%
In Armed Forces	114	0.1%

Total Labor Force	115,805	77.2%
Not in Labor Force	34,213	22.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	60,526	44,577	57.6%
Non-Profit	3,862	7,142	35.1%
Self-Employed	9,368	6,062	60.7%

Local Government	2,815	3,628	43.7%
State Government	1,068	1,970	35.2%
Federal Government	827	898	47.9%

Total Private + Self	69,894	50,639	58.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,572	13,638	38.6%
Total	78,466	64,277	55.0%

Pct. Govt.	7.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	26,756	18.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	31,937	22.3%
Professional, Technical	29,773	20.8%
Service Occupations	19,904	13.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	538	0.4%
All others	34,544	24.2%

White Collar		61.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	30,737	21.5%
Manufacturing	17,610	12.3%
Health care and social assistance	14,423	10.1%
Construction	10,959	7.7%
Educational services	10,381	7.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	10,117	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	8,826	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	7,349	5.1%
Other services	7,194	5.0%
Finance and insurance	4,775	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,485	3.1%
Wholesale trade	3,914	2.7%
Public administration	3,067	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,253	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,153	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,642	1.1%
Information	1,146	0.8%
Utilities	749	0.5%
Management	747	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	387	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	32,340	11.29%
Puerto Rican	1,566	0.55%
Cuban	554	0.19%
Dominican	687	0.24%

Total Central American	10,970	3.83%
Costa Rican	53	0.02%
Guatemalan	1,223	0.43%
Honduran	594	0.21%
Nicaraguan	209	0.07%
Panamanian	130	0.05%
Salvadoran	8,761	3.06%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,018	0.36%
Argentinean	79	0.03%
Bolivian	41	0.01%
Chilean	52	0.02%
Colombian	347	0.12%
Ecuadorian	162	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	188	0.07%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	149	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,586	0.90%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	6,912	2.41%
Vietnamese	1,070	0.37%
Filipino	923	0.32%
Chinese	761	0.27%
Korean	510	0.18%
Hmong	502	0.18%
Laotian	302	0.11%
Thai	149	0.05%
Taiwanese	99	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	228,827	85.6%
Spanish	28,415	10.6%
Other Asian	4,678	1.8%
Other Indo-European	2,360	0.9%
Vietnamese	792	0.3%
Chinese	444	0.2%
Other	441	0.2%
German, other Germanic	420	0.2%
Korean	258	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	34,003	11.9%
English	28,358	9.9%
Irish	22,785	8.0%
American	13,858	4.8%
Scottish	5,584	1.9%
European	5,351	1.9%
Italian	5,004	1.7%
French	4,499	1.6%
Polish	3,264	1.1%
Dutch	2,771	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	2,755	1.0%
Norwegian	2,505	0.9%
British	2,230	0.8%
Swedish	1,945	0.7%
Welsh	1,072	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	263,432	91.9%
Not a citizen	23,096	8.1%

Native	252,241	88.0%
Foreign-born	34,287	12.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9,107	4.8%	9,516	5.0%	54,279	28.8%	48,715	25.8%	43,246	22.9%	23,714	12.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9,107	4.8%
9-12 Years	9,516	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	54,279	28.8%
Some College	48,715	25.8%
Bach. Degree	43,246	22.9%
Grad Degree	23,714	12.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	48,987	47,218	1,769	3.6%	6.8%
1991	50,316	48,599	1,717	3.4%	7.3%
1992	52,370	50,661	1,709	3.3%	7.0%
1993	55,305	53,830	1,475	2.7%	6.1%
1994	59,145	57,741	1,404	2.4%	5.4%
1995	62,137	60,738	1,399	2.3%	4.9%
1996	64,613	62,810	1,803	2.8%	5.2%
1997	65,764	63,990	1,774	2.7%	5.1%
1998	65,779	63,987	1,792	2.7%	5.1%
1999	68,822	67,290	1,532	2.2%	4.5%

2000	76,911	74,795	2,116	2.8%	4.2%
2001	80,257	77,935	2,322	2.9%	4.8%
2002	85,282	82,607	2,675	3.1%	5.3%
2003	88,695	85,576	3,119	3.5%	5.8%
2004	93,192	89,882	3,310	3.6%	5.6%
2005	99,292	96,059	3,233	3.3%	5.3%
2006	102,265	98,803	3,462	3.4%	5.2%
2007	103,619	99,669	3,950	3.8%	5.4%
2008	105,357	101,031	4,326	4.1%	5.4%
2009	107,277	100,476	6,801	6.3%	7.7%

2010	107,052	100,219	6,833	6.4%	7.9%
2011	109,127	102,361	6,766	6.2%	7.9%
2012	111,298	104,879	6,419	5.8%	7.3%
2013	112,548	106,367	6,181	5.5%	7.1%
2014	116,340	111,104	5,236	4.5%	5.9%
2015	122,348	117,802	4,546	3.7%	5.0%
2016	128,130	124,390	3,740	2.9%	4.0%
2017	132,629	128,669	3,960	3.0%	3.7%
2018	134,697	130,818	3,879	2.9%	3.7%
2019	139,120	135,482	3,638	2.6%	3.5%

2020	140,015	133,784	6,231	4.5%	6.1%
2021	144,313	140,227	4,086	2.8%	4.1%
2022	151,719	148,103	3,616	2.4%	3.3%
2023	154,952	151,167	3,785	2.4%	3.3%
2024	162,868	158,537	4,331	2.7%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	114,425
Median Value	$254,000

Occupied	104,164	91.0%
Vacant	10,261	9.0%

Owned	70,667	67.8%
Rented	33,497	32.2%
Median Rent	$1,113

Single-Family Units	91,485	80.0%
Detached	85,368	74.6%
Attached	6,117	5.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12,384	10.8%
Mobile Homes	4,918	4.3%

Benton County, AR

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Benton County, AR

2022 Housing Data for Benton County, AR

2022 Income & Employment Data for Benton County, AR

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Benton County, AR

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Benton County, AR

Historical Labor Force Data for Benton County, AR