Benton City, Illinois

Benton City is a United States city located in the Franklin County, Illinois, United States. It is home to over 6880 people (2000 census). As of July 2008, the estimated population of the city is 6957, It is Illinois's 257th largest by population . Its area is just over 5.49 mi˛ (14.22 sq km), of which, 5.35 square miles (13.86 sq km) of it is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 sq km) of it is water, giving it the 197th largest by total area among Illinois.

As of the census of 2000, there were 6880 people, 2938 households, and 1825 families residing in the city. The population density was 1286.2 people per square mile (496.6/km˛), it is the 633rd most populated city in terms of population density. There were 3270 housing units at an average density of 611.2 per square mile (235.99/km˛). The average household size was 2.24 persons, and the average family size was 2.86 persons. In the city Age distribution was 22% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 23% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 115.1 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 123.8 females. The median age is 41.8 years, The median age of males was 38.5 years, for females the median age was 45.3 years. The racial makeup of the city was 6792 White, 20 Black or African American, 10 American Indian, 19 Asian, Native Hawaiian, 35 from two or more races and 4 Ohter races.

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

The median income for a household in the city was $27177, it is Illinois's 159th poorest city by median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $35339, it would be the 208th lowest city by median family income in the U.S. state of Illinois. The per capita income for the city was $15787, making it the 391st lowest city by per capita income in Illinois. The median income was $16822, Median income for males is $21454, compared with $12955 for females.

In 2000, 1559 pupils and students, of which 763 are male and 796 are female, 22.66% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 127 nursery or pri school, 73 kindergarten, 732 elementary school, 348 high school and 279 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census6880
April 2000 Estimate6936
July 2000 Estimate6926
July 2001 Estimate6863
July 2002 Estimate6846
July 2003 Estimate6840
July 2004 Estimate6903
July 2005 Estimate6926
July 2006 Estimate6929
July 2007 Estimate6933
July 2008 Estimate6957
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school8146127
Kindergarten492473
Elementary school348384732
High school184164348
College or graduate school101178279
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Benton city, Illinois$27177$35339$15787
Franklin County, Illinois$28411$36294$15407
Illinois, United States$46590$55545$23104
United States$41994$50046$21587