Benton County, Tennessee demographics

Population: 15,872
Median age: 47.4

Median household income: 40,258

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Benton County, Tennessee.

Population

202115,872
202016,133
201916,140
201816,112
201716,154
201616,173
201516,261
201416,345
201316,398
201216,420
201116,451
201016,456
200916,130

Benton County, TN cities

Big Sandy town - 433

Camden city - 3,646

Eva CDP - 63

Census data for Benton County, Tennessee

Demographic and housing estimates in Benton County, Tennessee

Total population
Total population15,872
Male7,740
Female8,132
Population by age
Total population15,872
Under 5 years756
5 to 9 years803
10 to 14 years939
15 to 19 years1,149
20 to 24 years790
25 to 34 years1,445
35 to 44 years1,634
45 to 54 years2,174
55 to 59 years1,306
60 to 64 years1,187
65 to 74 years2,237
75 to 84 years1,050
85 years and over402
Median age (years)47.4
Under 18 years3,109
16 years and over13,144
18 years and over12,763
21 years and over12,012
62 years and over4,480
65 years and over3,689
Population by race
Total population15,872
One race15,412
   White14,917
   Black or African American331
   American Indian and Alaska Native26
   Asian138
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0
   Some other race0
Two or more races460
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population12,751
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population6,129
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population6,622

Social characteristics in Benton County, Tennessee

Households by type
Total households6,509
Family households (families)2,582
Married-couple family409
Male householder, no wife present, family1,350
Female householder, no husband present, family967
Nonfamily households2,168
Average household size2,768
Average family size2.41

Economic characteristics in Benton County, Tennessee

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households6,509
Less than $10,000493
$10,000 to $14,999601
$15,000 to $24,999910
$25,000 to $34,999840
$35,000 to $49,999895
$50,000 to $74,9991,268
$75,000 to $99,999667
$100,000 to $149,999436
$150,000 to $199,999228
$200,000 or more171
Median household income (dollars)40,258

Housing characteristics in Benton County, Tennessee

Housing occupancy
Total housing units8,559
Occupied housing units6,509
Vacant housing units2,050
Units in structure
Total housing units8,559
1-unit, detached5,709
1-unit, attached24
2 units56
3 or 4 units72
5 to 9 units114
10 to 19 units29
20 or more units39
Mobile home2,516
Boat, RV, van, etc.0
Year structure built
Total housing units8,559
Built 2014 or later0
Built 2010 to 2013559
Built 2000 to 20091,245
Built 1990 to 19991,736
Built 1980 to 19891,063
Built 1970 to 19791,490
Built 1960 to 19691,121
Built 1950 to 1959703
Built 1940 to 1949227
Built 1939 or earlier415
Rooms
Total housing units8,559
1 room110
2 rooms202
3 rooms559
4 rooms1,548
5 rooms2,335
6 rooms1,632
7 rooms1,104
8 rooms415
9 rooms or more654
Median rooms5.3
Bedrooms
Total housing units8,559
No bedroom119
1 bedroom414
2 bedrooms2,396
3 bedrooms4,552
4 bedrooms853
5 or more bedrooms225
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units6,509
Owner-occupied4,794
Renter-occupied1,715
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.41
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.42
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units6,509
Moved in 2017 or later514
Moved in 2015 to 20161,404
Moved in 2010 to 20141,071
Moved in 2000 to 20091,612
Moved in 1990 to 1999802
Moved in 1989 and earlier1,106
Value
Owner-occupied units4,794
Less than $50,0001,073
$50,000 to $99,9991,546
$100,000 to $149,999747
$150,000 to $199,999493
$200,000 to $299,999460
$300,000 to $499,999235
$500,000 to $999,999171
$1,000,000 or more69
Median (dollars)92,200
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units4,794
Housing units with a mortgage1,835
Housing units without a mortgage2,959
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent1,274
Less than $500187
$500 to $9991,016
$1,000 to $1,49966
$1,500 to $1,9990
$2,000 to $2,4995
$2,500 to $2,9990
$3,000 or more0
Median (dollars)706
No rent paid441

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