Demographics of Benton city, Arkansas

Benton city, Arkansas had 38,898 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,763 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Benton city, in four figures

38,898
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 36,595 ±52.; +10.7%
Change since July 2020: +3,763 people.; 38.1 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,876 ±$5,151
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Benton city, Arkansas's population grew 10.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Benton city, Arkansas'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Benton city, Arkansas's population grew 10.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Benton city, Arkansas'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	35,135	100.0	100.0
2021	35,723	101.7	100.2
2022	36,637	104.3	100.7
2023	37,606	107.0	101.6
2024	38,285	109.0	102.5
2025	38,898	110.7	103.1

Population of Benton city, Arkansas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	35,135	—
2021	35,723	+588
2022	36,637	+914
2023	37,606	+969
2024	38,285	+679
2025	38,898	+613

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.1 ±2.1: for men 36.4 ±2.5 and for women 39.2 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Benton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under 5	1,818 ±310	5.0% ±0.8	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,755 ±660	18.5% ±1.8	17.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,373 ±511	9.2% ±1.4	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	10,487 ±817	28.7% ±2.2	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,270 ±716	22.6% ±2.0	24.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,892 ±639	16.1% ±1.7	17.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,876 ±$5,151, and income per person $38,819 ±$2,418, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,773 ±$467 in Arkansas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Benton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arkansas	United States
Under $25,000	1,787 ±354	11.6% ±2.3	19.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,488 ±563	22.7% ±3.6	22.0% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,755 ±504	17.9% ±3.2	17.4% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,940 ±348	12.6% ±2.2	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,068 ±471	20.0% ±3.0	15.0% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,417 ±365	9.2% ±2.4	6.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	922 ±274	6.0% ±1.8	6.7% ±0.2	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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arkansas	United States
All ages	2,911 ±640	8.1% ±1.8	16.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	819 ±261	9.7% ±3.0	21.1% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,478 ±374	7.4% ±1.8	15.3% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	614 ±196	8.1% ±2.5	12.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Benton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Benton city	Arkansas	United States
Housing units	16,230 ±534	1,394,673 ±514	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.7% ±1.1	86.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.3% ±1.4	13.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.2% ±3.3	66.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.8% ±3.1	33.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$212,700 ±$9,270	$188,000 ±$1,754	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,072 ±$42	$947 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1995 ±3	1987 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,834 ±720	7.7% ±2.0	9.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	28,435 ±968	77.7% ±2.6	67.4% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,638 ±760	9.9% ±2.1	14.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	123 to 521	0.3% to 1.4%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	50 to 232	0.1% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,225 ±381	3.3% ±1.0	6.3% ±0.2	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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arkansas	United States
Born in the state	23,980 ±887	65.5% ±2.4	60.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	11,384 ±800	31.1% ±2.2	33.5% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	22 to 282	0.1% to 0.8%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,079 ±420	2.9% ±1.1	5.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	247 ±109	0.7% ±0.3	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	832 ±403	2.3% ±1.1	3.6% ±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 city among the places of Arkansas

12th of 71 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Arkansas page.

Places of Arkansas near Benton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Conway city	67,642 ±32
North Little Rock city	64,538 ±45
Bentonville city	58,249 ±56
Pine Bluff city	39,743 ±34
Hot Springs city	37,920 ±36
Benton city	36,595 ±52
Sherwood city	33,070 ±44
Bella Vista city	31,697 ±34
Paragould city	30,215 ±63
Jacksonville city	29,221 ±33
Texarkana city	29,177 ±21

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Benton city, Arkansas

Rankings this appears in

No. 7 Places in Arkansas by median age
No. 8 Places in Arkansas by homeownership rate
No. 8 Places in Arkansas by median rent
No. 10 Places in Arkansas by median household income
No. 10 Places in Arkansas by per capita income
No. 17 Places in Arkansas by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026