Benton City City, Washington

Benton City City is a city in the Benton County, Washington, United States. As per the 2000 census, city has a population of 2624 inhabitants. The city's estimated population as of July 2008 was 2964, It is the 239th largest by population in the U.S. state of Washington. The city spans an area of 1.75 square miles (4.53 square kilometre), of which, 1.74 square miles (4.51 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 337th largest by size in Washington.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2624 people in the city, organized into 894 households, and 661 families living in the city. The population density was 1507.8 people per square mile (582.16/kmē), making it the 190th most densely populated city in Washington. There were 1043 housing units at an average density of 599.4 per square mile (231.43/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.94 persons, and the average family size was 3.44 persons. In the city the population was distributed as follows: 34.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males. The median age was 30.2 years, The median age of males and females living in Benton City City was 29.8 and 30.6 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 2213 White, 4 Black or African American, 30 American Indian, 16 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, 81 from two or more races and 279 Ohter races.

Benton City city Washington Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Benton City city Washington School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Benton City City Washington GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $33636, it is the 169th poorest city in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $43036, making its Washington's 305th highest city by median family income. The per capita income for the city was $13971, making it the 94th lowest city by per capita income in Washington. The median income is $19398, The median income for males was $27074 versus $10781 for females.

In 2000, 848 pupils and students, of which 51.77% are male and 48.23% are female, 32.32% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.07% nursery or pri school, 5.31% kindergarten, 57.9% elementary school, 20.05% high school and 11.67% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census2624
April 2000 Estimate2654
July 2000 Estimate2657
July 2001 Estimate2671
July 2002 Estimate2772
July 2003 Estimate2873
July 2004 Estimate2950
July 2005 Estimate2959
July 2006 Estimate2937
July 2007 Estimate2924
July 2008 Estimate2964
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school35843
Kindergarten242145
Elementary school237254491
High school10169170
College or graduate school425799
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Benton City city, Washington$33636$43036$13971
Benton County, Washington$47044$54146$21301
Washington, United States$45776$53760$22973
United States$41994$50046$21587