Being a small town, Benton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Benton rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.61% of adults 25 and older in Benton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Benton in 2018 was $31,419, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,676 for a family of four. However, Benton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Benton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Benton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
