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Benton County, AR


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
Designated Market Area: Fort Smith, AR-OK
USDA County Type (2025): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Urban Suburbs

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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:6,6972.08% 26.7%
Indian:4,3061.34% 5.6%
Asian:19,2315.98% 32.8%
2+ races:8,1942.55% 22.1%
Hispanic:61,52919.13% 21.9%
Total non-White:99,95731.08% 23.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:16,408 14.4
Deaths:9,9108.7
Net Migration: 25,35922.3
Net Immigration: 5,2874.6
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
203,29871.50%
5,2861.86%
4,0781.43%
14,4865.09%
6,7092.36%
50,47717.75%
81,03628.50%

2010
221,339
169,60576.63%
2,6471.20%
3,4401.55%
6,8793.11%
4,2611.93%
34,28315.49%
51,73423.37%

2000
153,406
133,09486.76%
5580.36%
2,3981.56%
1,7711.15%
2,0611.34%
13,4698.78%
20,31213.24%

1990
97,499
93,97196.38%
870.09%
1,7191.76%
3940.40%
n/a
1,3281.36%
3,5283.62%

1980
78,115
75,72296.94%
440.06%
1,2781.64%
2680.34%
n/a
7160.92%
2,3933.06%

1970
50,476
49,56498.19%
2890.57%
2550.51%
240.05%
n/a
3140.62%
912 1.81%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
32,527 14.7
15,9017.2
35,27515.9
5,5442.5
33,693 15.2
29,302 13.2
2000's
NumberRate
27,149 17.7
12,1087.9
43,53828.4
4,7093.1
36,511 23.8
31,422 20.5
1990's
NumberRate
17,966 18.4
11,20111.5
36,59337.5
1,4921.5
39,123 40.1
16,784 17.2
1980's
NumberRate
12,207 15.6
8,531 10.9
16,059 20.6
n/a
18,249 23.4
1,135 1.5
1970's
NumberRate
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units114,425 
Median Value$254,000 
Occupied104,16491.0%
Vacant10,2619.0%
Owned70,66767.8%
Rented33,49732.2%
Median Rent$1,113 
Single-Family Units91,48580.0%
    Detached85,36874.6%
    Attached6,1175.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units12,38410.8%
Mobile Homes4,9184.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Benton County, AR

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,9722.9%
$10,000 to $14,9992,2702.2%
$15,000 to $19,9992,5692.5%
$20,000 to $24,9992,9022.8%
$25,000 to $29,9992,8382.7%
$30,000 to $34,9993,4083.3%
$35,000 to $39,9993,4953.4%
$40,000 to $44,9994,0123.9%
$45,000 to $49,9993,1683.0%
$50,000 to $59,9997,4457.1%
$60,000 to $74,99910,61710.2%
$75,000 to $99,99915,56514.9%
$100,000 to $124,99912,20011.7%
$125,000 to $149,9998,0897.8%
$150,000 to $199,9999,2968.9%
$200,000 or more13,31812.8%
Median Household Income85,269 
Per Capita Income43,359 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state110 
Compared to U.S.84 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3,0382.9%
Public Assistance6760.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4,6924.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed112,53175.0%
Unemployed3,1602.1%
In Armed Forces1140.1%
Total Labor Force115,80577.2%
Not in Labor Force34,21322.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 24.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector60,52644,57757.6%
Non-Profit3,8627,14235.1%
Self-Employed9,3686,06260.7%
Local Government2,8153,62843.7%
State Government1,0681,97035.2%
Federal Government82789847.9%
Total Private + Self69,89450,63958.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.8,57213,63838.6%
Total78,46664,27755.0%
Pct. Govt.7.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts26,75618.7%
Sales and Office Occupations31,93722.3%
Professional, Technical29,77320.8%
Service Occupations19,90413.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing5380.4%
All others34,54424.2%
White Collar 61.9%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade30,73721.5%
Manufacturing17,61012.3%
Health care and social assistance14,42310.1%
Construction10,9597.7%
Educational services10,3817.3%
Professional, scientific, technical10,1177.1%
Accommodation and food services8,8266.2%
Transportation and warehousing7,3495.1%
Other services7,1945.0%
Finance and insurance4,7753.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.4,4853.1%
Wholesale trade3,9142.7%
Public administration3,0672.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing2,2531.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2,1531.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,6421.1%
Information1,1460.8%
Utilities7490.5%
Management7470.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction3870.3%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican32,34011.29%
Puerto Rican1,5660.55%
Cuban5540.19%
Dominican6870.24%
Total Central American10,9703.83%
Costa Rican530.02%
Guatemalan1,2230.43%
Honduran5940.21%
Nicaraguan2090.07%
Panamanian1300.05%
Salvadoran8,7613.06%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1,0180.36%
Argentinean790.03%
Bolivian410.01%
Chilean520.02%
Colombian3470.12%
Ecuadorian1620.06%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1880.07%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan1490.05%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2,5860.90%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian6,9122.41%
Vietnamese1,0700.37%
Filipino9230.32%
Chinese7610.27%
Korean5100.18%
Hmong5020.18%
Laotian3020.11%
Thai1490.05%
Taiwanese990.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English228,82785.6%
Spanish28,41510.6%
Other Asian4,6781.8%
Other Indo-European2,3600.9%
Vietnamese7920.3%
Chinese4440.2%
Other4410.2%
German, other Germanic4200.2%
Korean2580.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German34,00311.9%
English28,3589.9%
Irish22,7858.0%
American13,8584.8%
Scottish5,5841.9%
European5,3511.9%
Italian5,0041.7%
French4,4991.6%
Polish3,2641.1%
Dutch2,7711.0%
Scotch-Irish2,7551.0%
Norwegian2,5050.9%
British2,2300.8%
Swedish1,9450.7%
Welsh1,0720.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen263,43291.9%
Not a citizen23,0968.1%
Native252,24188.0%
Foreign-born34,28712.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Benton County, AR

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
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

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Benton County, AR

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
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%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com