Benton County, OR
Demographic and economic profile of Benton County, OR, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Benton County, OR, home to Oregon State University, has an economy centered on education and research, reflected in a county where 54.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher — well above national norms — and a median age of just 34.5 years. The labor force of roughly 60,000 (61.0% participation rate) carries a median worker earnings figure of $30,635, below the median household income of $77,702, pointing to a mix of student-age and professional workers. The county grew 7.3% over five years, but a 19.2% poverty rate and median home value of $481,700 alongside median rent of $1,359/month signal affordability pressure relative to worker pay.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+7.3% since 2018
Benton County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone76,292 (79.2%)
- Asian Alone6,413 (6.7%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,595 (4.8%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race3,912 (4.1%)
- Some Other Race Alone2,624 (2.7%)
- Black or African American Alone1,260 (1.3%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish4,756
- 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)2,150
- 3.Other Indo-European1,165
- 4.Korean836
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island712
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance17,898
- 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services5,354
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)4,331
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,097
- 5.Manufacturing (Group)3,947
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations24,655
- 2.Service Occupations8,162
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations7,786
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,969
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,630
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.86×)1,402
- 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.59×)17,508
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.08×)4,460
- 4.Retail Trade (LQ 0.87×)4,486
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 0.86×)5,019
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.