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Benton, TN
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Benton profile


Living in Benton



Benton is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 1,440 people and two associated neighborhoods, Benton is the 249th largest community in Tennessee.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Benton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Benton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

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

The citizens of Benton have a very low rate of college education: just 8.86% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.

The per capita income in Benton in 2018 was $21,643, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,572 for a family of four. However, Benton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Benton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Benton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Benton include Irish, German, English, European, and French.

The most common language spoken in Benton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Greek and Italian.


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