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 very car-oriented town. 97.3% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Benton is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Benton has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

In terms of college education, the citizens of Benton rank slightly lower than the national average. 11.98% of adults 25 and older in Benton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

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.