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Benton County, MN

Demographic and economic profile of Benton County, MN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Benton County is a small central Minnesota county of 41,458 residents that has grown 4.2% over five years, with a labor force participation rate of 71.8% and an unemployment rate of 4.0%. The workforce skews toward practical trades rather than credentialed professions, with 24.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a median worker earnings figure of $46,810. Housing costs remain comparatively low, with a median home value of $247,100 and median gross rent of $917 per month, and a median household income of $74,410 keeps the poverty rate at 9.8%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

41,458

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$74,410

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.2% since 2018

Benton County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone36,110 (86.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,296 (5.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,289 (3.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone706 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race622 (1.5%)
  • Asian Alone445 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish694
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic246
  3. 3.Vietnamese126
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic114
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island108

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

13.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,865

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$43,182

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$36,935

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,403
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,214
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,127
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,009
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,492

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,398
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,300
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,726
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,673
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,241

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.57×)550
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.52×)3,330
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.25×)6,441
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.19×)1,809
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.11×)564

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$247,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$917/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,100 (18.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,023 (18.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,822 (16.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,252 (11.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999764 (6.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999733 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

71.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,810

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone17,434 (79.0%)
  • Worked At Home2,098 (9.5%)
  • Carpooled1,482 (6.7%)
  • Walked701 (3.2%)
  • Other175 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit97 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.