Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR

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2023 Population

177,129

3.01% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

37.6

0.535% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$91,483

4.69% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95% of the residents in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR are John Brown University (511 degrees awarded in 2022) and Ecclesia College (53 degrees).

Most people in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR was 2 cars per household.

Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR borders Taney, Barry, Stone & McDonald Counties PUMA, MO, Benton County (Central)--Bentonville & Rogers Cities PUMA, AR, Washington County (Outer)--Springdale City PUMA, AR, Baxter, Boone & Carroll Counties PUMA, AR, Northeast Oklahoma Counties--Miami, Pryor Creek, Grove & Vinita Cities PUMA, OK, and East Oklahoma Counties--Tahleqhah, Ft. Gibson, Sallisaw & Stilwell Cities PUMA, OK.

United States Arkansas Missouri Oklahoma

Population & Diversity

Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR is home to a population of 177k people, from which 95% are citizens. As of 2023, 8.06% of Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR residents were born outside of the country (14.3k people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95%

2023 Citizenship

95%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
7,211 ± 2,034 people
El Salvador
3,106 ± 1,354 people
India
2,262 ± 1,159 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR was Mexico, the natal country of 7,211 Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR residents, followed by El Salvador with 3,106 and India with 2,262.

Foreign-Born Population

8.06%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

14.3k people

7.6%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

13.1k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR employs N/A people. The largest industries in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR are General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters (9,012 people), Construction (4,540 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (4,378 people), and the highest paying industries are Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers ($226,239), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($184,035), and Telecommunications, except wired telecommunications carriers ($168,336).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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Women

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Men

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The workforce of Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR.

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Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR, are Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (3,300 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,899 people), and Other managers (1,862 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arkansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR, are General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters (9,012 people), Construction (4,540 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (4,378 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR, though some of these residents may live in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($104,063), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,713), and Wholesale Trade ($71,058).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($76,698), Retail Trade ($63,580), and Public Administration ($51,053).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.24%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.35M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arkansas.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR. Showing the available data for Arkansas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (33.6%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arkansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

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John Boozman

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Tom Cotton

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Arkansas

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arkansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR awarded 564 degrees. The student population of Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 980 male students and 1,503 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR are White (398 and 75.7%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (48 and 9.13%), Two or More Races (33 and 6.27%), and Black or African American (27 and 5.13%).

The largest universities in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR by number of degrees awarded are John Brown University (511 and 90.6%) and Ecclesia College (53 and 9.4%).

The most popular majors in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR are General Business Administration & Management (83 and 14.7%), Mental Health Counseling (50 and 8.87%), and General Psychology (34 and 6.03%).

The median tuition cost in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR for private four year colleges is $22,087.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

John Brown University
511 degrees awarded
Ecclesia College
53 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was John Brown University with 511 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 398 degrees mean that there were 8.29 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 48 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR have an average commute time of 23.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$91,483

Median Household Income

± $2,736

64.2k

Number of Households

± 2,005

The following chart displays the households in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.481

2022 Wage GINI in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR

N/A Wage GINI in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR

In 2022, the income inequality in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR was 0.481 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 51.9% decline from N/A to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (75.7%)
Worked At Home (15.1%)
Carpooled (7.56%)

In 2023, 75.7% of workers in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.1%) and those who carpooled to work (7.56%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.33% of the workforce in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.3% of the population of Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR has health coverage, with 53.2% on employee plans, 14% on Medicaid, 13% on Medicare, 9.73% on non-group plans, and 1.34% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.4% under 18 years, 19.8% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.72%

Uninsured

53.2%

Employer Coverage

14%

Medicaid

13%

Medicare

9.73%

Non-Group

1.34%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Benton County (Outer) PUMA, AR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.