Demographics of Benton County, Indiana

Benton County, Indiana had 8,883 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +175 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Benton County, in four figures

8,883
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.0%
Change since July 2020: +175 people.; 39.9 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,875 ±$2,631
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Benton County, Indiana's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Benton County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Benton County, Indiana's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Benton County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,708	100.0	100.0
2021	8,684	99.7	100.2
2022	8,674	99.6	100.7
2023	8,774	100.8	101.6
2024	8,881	102.0	102.5
2025	8,883	102.0	103.1

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Population of Benton County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	8,708	−4	+4	0	−9
2021	8,684	−24	−25	0	−4
2022	8,674	−10	−7	+13	−11
2023	8,774	+100	+17	+17	+67
2024	8,881	+107	+15	+34	+58
2025	8,883	+2	+14	+20	−34

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.9 ±1.0: for men 38.7 ±1.0 and for women 41.8 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Benton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	530 ±16	6.1% ±0.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,617 ±129	18.5% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	681 ±93	7.8% ±1.1	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,119 ±143	24.3% ±1.6	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,276 ±157	26.1% ±1.8	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,512 ±154	17.3% ±1.8	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,875 ±$2,631, and income per person $33,278 ±$2,501, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Benton County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	530 ±109	15.3% ±3.1	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	698 ±129	20.2% ±3.7	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	708 ±113	20.5% ±3.2	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	527 ±93	15.3% ±2.7	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	520 ±104	15.1% ±3.0	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	188 ±66	5.4% ±1.9	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	283 ±93	8.2% ±2.7	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Benton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	1,196 ±256	13.9% ±3.0	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	441 ±102	21.2% ±4.5	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	558 ±151	12.6% ±3.4	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	197 ±65	9.4% ±3.0	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Benton County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Benton County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	3,762 ±40	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.8% ±2.4	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.2% ±2.2	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.8% ±2.8	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.2% ±3.2	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$151,000 ±$13,424	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$774 ±$68	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1954 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Benton County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	638 ±0	7.3% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,762 ±52	88.9% ±0.6	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	23 to 101	0.3% to 1.2%	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.1%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	251 ±65	2.9% ±0.7	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Benton County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	6,619 ±203	75.8% ±2.3	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,828 ±193	20.9% ±2.2	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	29 to 105	0.3% to 1.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	221 ±68	2.5% ±0.8	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9 to 61	0.1% to 0.7%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	186 ±64	2.1% ±0.7	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Benton County among the counties of Indiana

89th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Benton County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pike County	12,003	−2.0%
Blackford County	11,730	−3.1%
Crawford County	10,509	−0.2%
Switzerland County	10,037	+3.0%
Martin County	9,856	+0.5%
Benton County	8,883	+2.0%
Warren County	8,474	+0.6%
Union County	6,863	−3.1%
Ohio County	5,994	+1.1%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026