Benton County, Oregon

Benton County is a county located in the United States of Oregon. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 78153 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 81859, giving it the 11th largest population among Oregon's county. The county encompasses an area of 678.97 sq mi (1758.52 square kilometre ), of which, 676.46 square miles (1752.02 square kilometre) of it is land and 2.51 square miles (6.5 square kilometre) of it is water, giving it the third smallest by total area among Oregon's county.

Benton County Oregon
Map of Benton County, Oregon

As of the census of 2000, there were 78153 people, 30145 households, and 18244 families residing in the county. The population density was 115.5 people per square mile (44.59/kmē), it is the sixth most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Oregon. There were 31980 housing units at an average density of 47.3 per square mile (18.26/kmē). The average household size was 2.43 persons, and the average family size was 2.95 persons. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 20.2% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 81859, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 89.81% White, 1.14% Black or African American, 0.95% American Indian, 5.37% Asian, 0.25% Native Hawaiian, and 2.47% from two or more races.

Benton County Oregon Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Benton County Oregon School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Benton County Oregon GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $41897, it is Oregon's sixth wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $56319, making its Oregon's third highest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $21868, it is the fourth highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Oregon.

In 2000, 30859 pupils and students, of which 51.94% are male and 48.06% are female, 39.49% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 3.82% nursery or pri school, 2.48% kindergarten, 25.62% elementary school, 13.57% high school and 54.52% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Adair Village CityBenton County0.240.2405362250.31631149000
2Albany CityBenton County, Linn County16.0715.880.19408522571.81857039409
3Corvallis CityBenton County13.7713.60.17493223625.61931735236
4Monroe CityBenton County0.480.4806071274.91497030625
5Philomath CityBenton County1.281.280383829931662041461
YearPopulation
April 2000 census78153
April 2000 Estimate78139
July 2000 Estimate78187
July 2001 Estimate78149
July 2002 Estimate79585
July 2003 Estimate79398
July 2004 Estimate78949
July 2005 Estimate79452
July 2006 Estimate80110
July 2007 Estimate81151
July 2008 Estimate81859
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school6235561179
Kindergarten455310765
Elementary school406938367905
High school216520224187
College or graduate school8716810716823
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Benton County, Oregon$41897$56319$21868
Oregon, United States$40916$48680$20940
United States$41994$50046$21587