Benton County, Washington

Benton County is a county located in the United States of Washington. The population of county in 2000 stood at 142475 as per the Census data. Its population was estimated at 163058 in July 2008, It is the tenth largest in terms of population. It has total area of 1760.12 miē (4558.69 kmē), of which, 1703.09 square miles (4410.98 kmē) of it is land and 57.03 square miles (147.71 kmē) of it is water, it is the 23rd largest by area in the U.S. state of Washington.

Benton County Washington
Map of Benton County, Washington

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 142475 residents, 52866 households, and 38075 families in the county. The population density was 83.7 people per square mile (32.32/kmē), it is the ninth most populated county in terms of population density. There were 55963 housing units at an average density of 32.9 per square mile (12.7/kmē). The average household size was 2.68 persons, and the average family size was 3.17 persons. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 29.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 163058, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 93.17% White, 1.43% Black or African American, 1% American Indian, 2.38% Asian, 0.14% Native Hawaiian, and 1.87% from two or more races.

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

The median income for a household in the county was $47044, making its Washington's fourth highest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $54146, it is Washington's fourth wealthiest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $21301, making its Washington's ninth highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 40139 pupils and students, of which 20082 are male and 20057 are female, 28.17% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 2519 nursery or pri school, 2328 kindergarten, 19456 elementary school, 10047 high school and 5789 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Benton City CityBenton County1.751.740.0126241507.81397133636
2Finley CdpBenton County14.5611.513.045770501.21728242820
3Highland CdpBenton County27.6427.620.013388122.62270361136
4Kennewick CityBenton County24.3222.931.38546932384.92015241213
5Prosser CityBenton County4.434.30.1348381125.11630239185
6Richland CityBenton County37.7634.822.94387081111.82549453092
7West Richland CityBenton County21.8121.720.098385386.12249957750
YearPopulation
April 2000 census142475
April 2000 Estimate142478
July 2000 Estimate143085
July 2001 Estimate145574
July 2002 Estimate149671
July 2003 Estimate152513
July 2004 Estimate154276
July 2005 Estimate155930
July 2006 Estimate157049
July 2007 Estimate158781
July 2008 Estimate163058
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school119613232519
Kindergarten123910892328
Elementary school9915954119456
High school5042500510047
College or graduate school269030995789
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Benton County, Washington$47044$54146$21301
Washington, United States$45776$53760$22973
United States$41994$50046$21587