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People QuickFacts |
Benton County |
Washington |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
163,058 | 6,549,224 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
14.4% | 11.1% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
142,478 | 5,894,143 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
7.0% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
26.5% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
11.2% | 11.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
50.2% | 50.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
93.4% | 84.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
1.3% | 3.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.9% | 1.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
2.5% | 6.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.2% | 0.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.8% | 3.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
15.7% | 9.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
78.4% | 76.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
51.2% | 48.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
8.5% | 10.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
14.2% | 14.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
85.1% | 87.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
26.3% | 27.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
23,730 | 981,007 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
21.5 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
63,290 | 2,744,069 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
68.7% | 64.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
22.6% | 25.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$119,900 | $168,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
52,866 | 2,271,398 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.68 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$53,129 | $55,628 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$21,301 | $22,973 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
10.9% | 11.4% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Benton County |
Washington |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
3,705 | 179,9081 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
55,658 | 2,421,2691 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
10.1% | 6.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
7,164 | 392,470 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
9,263 | 467,290 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.5% | 5.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
5.2% | 2.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
30.9% | 29.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
882,250 | 79,313,884 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
410,961 | 84,634,499 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,636,459 | 65,262,333 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$10,879 | $10,757 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
194,012 | 8,642,681 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
1,017 | 47,397 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
3,366,190 | 52,454,9001 |
