2022 population: 212,791 ( 37,614 from 2010 , 5,916 from 2020)
Land area: 1700.1 square miles
Population density: 125.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	142,249	66.85%	9.1%
Black:	2,953	1.39%	45.4%
Indian:	1,488	0.70%	16.2%
Asian:	7,289	3.43%	50.5%
2+ races:	5,856	2.75%	61.3%
Hispanic:	52,956	24.89%	62.0%

Total non-White:	70,542	33.15%	57.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,671	13.7
Deaths:	4,205	10.2
Net Migration:	3,766	9.1
Net Immigration:	693	1.7

Change in White population:	11,812	6.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	25,802	14.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
175,177
130,437	74.46%
2,031	1.16%
1,280	0.73%
4,842	2.76%
3,631	2.07%
32,696	18.66%
44,740	25.54%

2000
142,475
116,457	81.74%
1,227	0.86%
964	0.68%
3,230	2.27%
2,598	1.82%
17,806	12.50%
26,018	18.26%

1990
112,560
99,929	88.78%
899	0.80%
811	0.72%
2,312	2.05%
n/a
8,609	7.65%
12,631	11.22%

1980
109,444
101,358	92.61%
971	0.89%
641	0.59%
1,838	1.68%
n/a
4,582	4.19%
8,086	7.39%

1970
67,540
64,585	95.62%
425	0.63%
219	0.32%
222	0.33%
n/a
1,897	2.81%
2,955	4.38%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
20,841	14.6
9,699	6.8
10,970	7.7
4,370	3.1

13,980	9.8
18,722	13.1

Number	Rate
1990's
19,912	17.7
8,263	7.3
11,012	9.8
4,193	3.7

16,528	14.7
13,387	11.9

Number	Rate
1980's
19,632	17.9
6,149	5.6
-10,228	-9.3
n/a

-1,429	-1.3
4,545	4.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
33,243	49.2
n/a

36,773	54.4
5,131	7.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Benton County, WA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.1
54,559	25.6%
158,232	74.4%
31,955	15.0%

75,509
2.72

51,974	68.8%
38,742	74.5%
5,147	9.9%
23,535	31.2%

2010
Number	Percent
35.6
47,664	27.2%
127,513	72.8%
20,586	11.8%

65,304
2.66

45,699	70.0%
35,115	76.8%
4,661	10.2%
19,605	30.0%

2000
Number	Percent
34.6
42,341	29.7%
100,134	70.3%
14,662	10.3%

52,816
2.68

38,107	72.2%
30,720	80.6%
3,690	9.7%
14,709	27.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.0
33,486	29.7%
79,074	70.3%
11,399	10.1%

42,384
2.64

30,753	72.6%
25,574	83.2%
2,904	9.4%
11,631	27.4%

1980
Number	Percent
28.3
34,453	31.5%
74,991	68.5%
7,183	6.6%

39,249
2.78

29,791	75.9%
26,514	89.0%
1,606	5.4%
9,458	24.1%

2022 Housing Data for Benton County, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,256	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,121	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,319	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,053	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,721	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,401	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,036	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,833	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,761	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,838	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,442	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,131	14.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,966	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,089	8.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,010	10.6%
$200,000 or more	8,532	11.3%

Median Household Income	83,778
Per Capita Income	39,668

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	82
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,608	4.8%
Public Assistance	2,396	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,858	14.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	68,947	70.7%
Unemployed	3,301	3.4%
In Armed Forces	124	0.1%

Total Labor Force	72,372	74.2%
Not in Labor Force	25,145	25.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	35,745	25,690	58.2%
Non-Profit	3,191	4,665	40.6%
Self-Employed	4,732	3,182	59.8%

Local Government	2,522	4,376	36.6%
State Government	2,649	2,982	47.0%
Federal Government	2,921	1,622	64.3%

Total Private + Self	40,477	28,872	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,283	13,645	45.3%
Total	51,760	42,517	54.9%

Pct. Govt.	18.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	14,212	15.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	16,937	17.9%
Professional, Technical	25,059	26.5%
Service Occupations	15,241	16.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,847	3.0%
All others	22,975	24.3%

White Collar		59.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	11,978	12.7%
Retail trade	10,075	10.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	9,579	10.1%
Construction	8,765	9.3%
Educational services	8,561	9.1%
Accommodation and food services	6,753	7.2%
Manufacturing	6,541	6.9%
Public administration	4,725	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,444	4.7%
Other services	4,334	4.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4,285	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	3,917	4.1%
Utilities	2,225	2.4%
Wholesale trade	2,106	2.2%
Finance and insurance	1,892	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,449	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,437	1.5%
Information	1,182	1.3%
Management	109	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	67	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	42,670	20.56%
Puerto Rican	573	0.28%
Cuban	1,039	0.50%
Dominican	164	0.08%

Total Central American	1,238	0.60%
Costa Rican	32	0.02%
Guatemalan	735	0.35%
Honduran	79	0.04%
Nicaraguan	105	0.05%
Panamanian	7	0.00%
Salvadoran	260	0.13%
Other Central American	20	0.01%

Total South American	799	0.38%
Argentinean	50	0.02%
Bolivian	25	0.01%
Chilean	57	0.03%
Colombian	401	0.19%
Ecuadorian	67	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	135	0.07%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	64	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,341	1.13%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,212	0.58%
Indian	1,007	0.49%
Filipino	953	0.46%
Vietnamese	732	0.35%
Korean	645	0.31%
Japanese	281	0.14%
Hmong	158	0.08%
Burmese	144	0.07%
Bangladeshi	112	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	152,398	78.6%
Spanish	31,660	16.3%
Other Indo-European	2,090	1.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,427	0.7%
Arabic	1,226	0.6%
Vietnamese	863	0.4%
Chinese	851	0.4%
Other Asian	803	0.4%
German, other Germanic	780	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	35,195	17.0%
English	29,694	14.3%
Irish	21,266	10.2%
American	9,252	4.5%
Norwegian	7,364	3.5%
European	5,344	2.6%
Italian	5,344	2.6%
Scottish	5,222	2.5%
French	4,937	2.4%
Swedish	4,771	2.3%
Dutch	4,675	2.3%
Welsh	2,593	1.2%
Polish	2,474	1.2%
Danish	2,112	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	2,010	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	193,383	93.2%
Not a citizen	14,177	6.8%

Native	183,561	88.4%
Foreign-born	23,999	11.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6,917	5.1%	6,445	4.8%	31,381	23.3%	46,569	34.5%	26,629	19.7%	17,013	12.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6,917	5.1%
9-12 Years	6,445	4.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	31,381	23.3%
Some College	46,569	34.5%
Bach. Degree	26,629	19.7%
Grad Degree	17,013	12.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	61,236	57,439	3,797	6.2%	5.1%
1991	62,577	58,297	4,280	6.8%	6.1%
1992	65,199	60,310	4,889	7.5%	7.2%
1993	68,587	63,726	4,861	7.1%	7.3%
1994	72,151	68,071	4,080	5.7%	6.3%
1995	72,405	66,808	5,597	7.7%	6.2%
1996	72,407	66,731	5,676	7.8%	5.9%
1997	72,265	67,627	4,638	6.4%	4.9%
1998	73,732	69,097	4,635	6.3%	4.8%
1999	74,672	70,551	4,121	5.5%	4.8%

2000	77,185	73,084	4,101	5.3%	5.1%
2001	78,153	73,647	4,506	5.8%	6.0%
2002	80,659	75,697	4,962	6.2%	7.1%
2003	82,587	76,912	5,675	6.9%	7.2%
2004	84,143	78,933	5,210	6.2%	6.3%
2005	84,834	79,651	5,183	6.1%	5.6%
2006	83,276	78,151	5,125	6.2%	5.0%
2007	85,969	81,360	4,609	5.4%	4.6%
2008	88,736	84,049	4,687	5.3%	5.2%
2009	90,965	84,898	6,067	6.7%	8.3%

2010	92,564	85,997	6,567	7.1%	9.1%
2011	92,110	85,344	6,766	7.3%	8.5%
2012	91,611	83,800	7,811	8.5%	7.7%
2013	90,174	82,314	7,860	8.7%	6.6%
2014	89,740	83,220	6,520	7.3%	5.9%
2015	91,733	85,797	5,936	6.5%	5.4%
2016	94,362	88,504	5,858	6.2%	5.2%
2017	96,950	91,693	5,257	5.4%	4.6%
2018	99,044	93,932	5,112	5.2%	4.4%
2019	102,839	97,473	5,366	5.2%	4.1%

2020	103,143	94,682	8,461	8.2%	8.4%
2021	104,008	98,090	5,918	5.7%	5.2%
2022	106,236	100,878	5,358	5.0%	4.2%
2023	106,395	101,561	4,834	4.5%	4.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	80,421
Median Value	$338,700

Occupied	75,509	93.9%
Vacant	4,912	6.1%

Owned	51,384	68.1%
Rented	24,125	31.9%
Median Rent	$1,166

Single-Family Units	53,560	66.6%
Detached	50,878	63.3%
Attached	2,682	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13,727	17.1%
Mobile Homes	7,387	9.2%

Benton County, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Benton County, WA

2022 Housing Data for Benton County, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Benton County, WA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Benton County, WA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Benton County, WA

Historical Labor Force Data for Benton County, WA