Benton is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 4,762 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Benton is the 91st largest community in Kentucky.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.01% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The city 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 city, Benton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Benton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.64% of adults 25 and older in Benton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Benton in 2018 was $29,759, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,036 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 English, Irish, German, Scottish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Benton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Tagalog.