Benton

Population & Demographics

Benton, AR

Benton is home to 36,595 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 16,897 resident workers commute each day.

ArkansasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
36,595
people
Population

36,595 residents

Median age 38.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Benton population & demographics

Who lives in Benton — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
36,595
Median age
38.1yrs
Median household income
$72,876
Median home value
$212,700
Median gross rent
$1,072/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
28.3%
Poverty rate
8.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Benton

How Benton breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White77.7%
Black9.9%
Hispanic or Latino7.7%
Two or more races3.3%
Asian0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%

Race across Benton

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Benton.

Benton at a glance
Employed Residents
16,897
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
17.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
17.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Little Rock
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Benton proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Benton commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Benton

16,897 commutes, one dot at a time

Benton

Where 16,897 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Benton, by worker count.

1Little Rock17.4 mi6,655
2Benton0.0 mi2,901
3Bryant5.3 mi1,324
4North Little Rock22.9 mi886
5Hot Springs28.2 mi449
6Conway35.8 mi397
7Sherwood27.5 mi185
8Pine Bluff39.9 mi173

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Benton.

1Benton0.0 mi2,901
2Little Rock17.4 mi1,135
3Bryant5.3 mi819
4Haskell6.0 mi296
5North Little Rock22.9 mi284
6Conway35.8 mi255
7Hot Springs28.2 mi213
8Salem3.7 mi201

Top industries

The sectors that employ Benton’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.2%
RTRetail Trade19.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services15.4%
COConstruction5.8%
EDEducational Services5.2%
MFManufacturing5.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.8%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.0%
PAPublic Administration3.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Benton

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

10 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps97%
5 Gbps96%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Benton

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