Benton City city, WA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,498 ( 460 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.5 square miles
Population density: 1417.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,898	54.26%	7.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	51	1.46%	82.1%
Asian:	9	0.26%	25.0%
2+ races:	37	1.06%	37.3%
Hispanic:	1,503	42.97%	73.8%

Total non-White:	1,600	45.74%	63.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-159	-6.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	619	24.7

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
3,038
2,057	67.71%
12	0.39%
28	0.92%
12	0.39%
59	1.94%
865	28.47%
981	32.29%

2000
2,533
2,054	81.09%
0	0.00%
42	1.66%
6	0.24%
29	1.14%
402	15.87%
479	18.91%

1990
1,806
1,569	86.88%
2	0.11%
33	1.83%
4	0.22%
n/a
198	10.96%
237	13.12%

1980
1,980
1,893	95.61%
10	0.51%
24	1.21%
4	0.20%
n/a
49	2.47%
87	4.39%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

3	0.1
502	19.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

485	26.9
242	13.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-324	-16.4
150	7.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Benton City city, 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
29.1
1,087	31.1%
2,411	68.9%
421	12.0%

1,310
2.67

810	61.8%
587	72.5%
112	13.8%
500	38.2%

2010
Number	Percent
32.8
913	30.1%
2,125	69.9%
288	9.5%

1,086
2.80

738	68.0%
511	69.2%
101	13.7%
348	32.0%

2000
Number	Percent
30.4
871	34.4%
1,662	65.6%
201	7.9%

874
2.90

617	70.6%
426	69.0%
73	11.8%
257	29.4%

1990
Number	Percent
30.1
643	35.6%
1,163	64.4%
190	10.5%

597
2.99

448	75.0%
356	79.5%
58	12.9%
149	25.0%

1980
Number	Percent
27.9
650	32.8%
1,330	67.2%
122	6.2%

694
2.85

536	77.2%
473	88.2%
26	4.9%
158	22.8%

2022 Housing Data for Benton City city, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	95	7.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	23	1.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	140	10.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	40	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	113	8.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	116	8.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	17	1.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	27	2.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	41	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	126	9.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	162	12.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	230	17.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	144	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	9	0.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	4	0.3%
$200,000 or more	23	1.8%

Median Household Income	51,558
Per Capita Income	21,319

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	73	5.6%
Public Assistance	13	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	427	32.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	710	56.8%
Unemployed	33	2.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	743	59.5%
Not in Labor Force	506	40.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		43.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	518	301	63.2%
Non-Profit	12	40	23.1%
Self-Employed	21	79	21.0%

Local Government	26	60	30.2%
State Government	45	99	31.2%
Federal Government	5	9	35.7%

Total Private + Self	539	380	58.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	88	208	29.7%
Total	627	588	51.6%

Pct. Govt.	20.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	55	4.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	186	15.3%
Professional, Technical	179	14.7%
Service Occupations	250	20.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	118	9.7%
All others	545	44.9%

White Collar		34.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	180	14.8%
Transportation and warehousing	137	11.3%
Manufacturing	132	10.9%
Educational services	130	10.7%
Construction	98	8.1%
Health care and social assistance	95	7.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	94	7.7%
Public administration	89	7.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	56	4.6%
Retail trade	54	4.4%
Wholesale trade	48	4.0%
Information	32	2.6%
Accommodation and food services	26	2.1%
Other services	17	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	17	1.4%
Utilities	5	0.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,229	35.13%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	181	5.17%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	181	5.17%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	93	2.66%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	4	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,005	69.1%
Spanish	842	29.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	31	1.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	21	0.7%
Tagalog	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	914	26.1%
English	298	8.5%
Irish	290	8.3%
Dutch	277	7.9%
American	173	4.9%
British	81	2.3%
Norwegian	75	2.1%
Welsh	75	2.1%
French	65	1.9%
Russian	45	1.3%
Yugoslavian	31	0.9%
Danish	21	0.6%
Finnish	21	0.6%
Swiss	16	0.5%
French Canadian	12	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,038	86.8%
Not a citizen	460	13.2%

Native	2,863	81.8%
Foreign-born	635	18.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
134	6.4%	160	7.6%	874	41.7%	750	35.8%	136	6.5%	41	2.0%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	134	6.4%
9-12 Years	160	7.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	874	41.7%
Some College	750	35.8%
Bach. Degree	136	6.5%
Grad Degree	41	2.0%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +230	R +113	D + 1.3%
D +117
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	53%	Donald Trump* (R)	895	66.1%	Joe Biden (D)	419	30.9%	41	3.0%	1,355	27	19	0.03%
2016	44%	Donald Trump (R)	665	63.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	302	28.6%	89	8.4%	1,056	26	17	0.03%

2020 President, Benton City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

419

30.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

895

66.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,355

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Benton City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

302

28.6%

Donald Trump (R)

665

63.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.2%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,056

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Benton City city, WA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	53%	Loren Culp (R)	941	69.8%	Jay Inslee* (D)	405	30.0%	3 [+]	0.2%	1,349	27	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%);
2018	S1	37%	Susan Hutchison (R)	622	68.0%	Maria Cantwell* (D)	293	32.0%	0	0.0%	915	26	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	45%	Chris Vance (R)	622	57.8%	Patty Murray* (D)	454	42.2%	0	0.0%	1,076	17	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2016	G	45%	Bill Bryant (R)	629	59.0%	Jay Inslee* (D)	438	41.0%	0	0.0%	1,067	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,353
Median Value	$224,200

Occupied	1,310	96.8%
Vacant	43	3.2%

Owned	1,032	78.8%
Rented	278	21.2%
Median Rent	$815

Single-Family Units	860	63.6%
Detached	797	58.9%
Attached	63	4.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	17	1.3%
Mobile Homes	366	27.1%

Benton City city, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Benton City city, WA

2022 Housing Data for Benton City city, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Benton City city, WA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Benton City city, WA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Benton City city, WA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Benton City city, WA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Benton City city, WA