About Benton

Benton is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,390 people and just one neighborhood, Benton is the 407th largest community in Pennsylvania. Benton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Benton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.7% of the Benton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Benton is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Benton who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.36%), sales jobs (7.87%), and food service (5.94%).

In Benton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.88 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Benton is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Benton, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.3% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Being a small town, Benton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Benton Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Benton with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 14.96% for all communities. 11.98% of adults in Benton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Benton in 2000 was $16,623, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $66,492 for a family of four.

The people who call Benton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Benton is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Benton include German, Polish, Irish, English, Italian, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Benton is English.