Demographics of Benton city, Illinois

Benton city, Illinois had 6,558 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −141 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

6,558
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,863 ±463.; −2.1%
Change since July 2020: −141 people.; 42.6 ±6.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,123 ±$11,820
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, Illinois's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Benton city, Illinois'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, Illinois's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Benton city, Illinois'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	6,699	100.0	100.0
2021	6,654	99.3	100.2
2022	6,609	98.7	100.7
2023	6,597	98.5	101.6
2024	6,567	98.0	102.5
2025	6,558	97.9	103.1

Population of Benton city, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,699	—
2021	6,654	−45
2022	6,609	−45
2023	6,597	−12
2024	6,567	−30
2025	6,558	−9

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.6 ±6.5: for men 38.7 ±7.4 and for women 48.4 ±9.2. 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	Illinois	United States
Under 5	383 ±167	5.6% ±2.4	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,036 ±215	15.1% ±3.0	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	483 ±152	7.0% ±2.2	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,644 ±251	24.0% ±3.3	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,574 ±253	22.9% ±3.3	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,743 ±250	25.4% ±3.2	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,123 ±$11,820, and income per person $32,057 ±$4,871, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois 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	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	787 ±212	26.4% ±6.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	584 ±143	19.6% ±4.6	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	714 ±177	23.9% ±5.6	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	177 ±77	5.9% ±2.5	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	441 ±149	14.8% ±4.9	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	76 to 262	2.6% to 8.7%	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	36 to 190	1.2% to 6.3%	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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	Illinois	United States
All ages	1,162 ±326	17.7% ±4.8	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	275 ±129	20.0% ±8.2	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	692 ±209	21.5% ±5.8	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	195 ±92	10.0% ±4.5	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Benton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Benton city	Illinois	United States
Housing units	3,462 ±230	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.2% ±3.2	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.8% ±5.4	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.6% ±3.9	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.4% ±6.8	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$87,200 ±$14,752	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$798 ±$67	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±3	1971 ±2	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	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	229 ±111	3.3% ±1.6	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,143 ±454	89.5% ±2.7	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10 to 112	0.1% to 1.6%	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 115	0% to 1.7%	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	373 ±115	5.4% ±1.6	3.4% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	5,703 ±483	83.1% ±4.3	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,005 ±204	14.6% ±2.8	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3 to 43	< 0.1% to 0.6%	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	48 to 216	0.7% to 3.1%	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4 to 80	0.1% to 1.2%	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	19 to 161	0.3% to 2.3%	7.0% ±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 Illinois

286th of 337 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Places of Illinois near Benton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Robinson city	7,084 ±330
Marengo city	7,040 ±441
Mendota city	6,994 ±293
Clinton city	6,985 ±313
Stickney village	6,952 ±42
Benton city	6,863 ±463
Calumet Park village	6,855 ±289
Mount Carmel city	6,854 ±25
Litchfield city	6,834 ±300
Chester city	6,797 ±30
Murphysboro city	6,735 ±251

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Illinois by median age
No. 10 Places in Illinois by poverty rate
No. 175 Places in Illinois by per capita income
No. 186 Places in Illinois by homeownership rate
No. 199 Places in Illinois by median household income
No. 212 Places in Illinois 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