Benton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 37,558 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Benton is the 12th largest community in Arkansas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Benton, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Benton, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Benton’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Benton does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $69,638.00. Benton real estate is some of the most expensive in Arkansas, although Benton house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Benton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Benton is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Benton who work in office and administrative support (13.76%), sales jobs (13.34%), and healthcare (10.69%). Also of interest is that Benton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.51% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Benton is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.In terms of college education, Benton is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.56% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Benton in 2022 was $38,002, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,008 for a family of four. However, Benton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Benton is a very ethnically-diverse city. 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 European. The most common language spoken in Benton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
