City of Benton
Recent News About City of Benton
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Going Somewhere: Marshall County sees 0.3% rise in population from 2020 to 2021
Marshall County had the 31st largest population in Kentucky in 2021.
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2020: Marshall County residents have median age of 45
Marshall County residents have a median age of 45-years-old as of 2020, according to US Census Data.
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8.9% of households in Benton received food stamps in 2020
Benton ranked 324th in Kentucky for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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23.7 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Benton
23.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Benton in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Benton in 2020
Of the 4,498 people living in Benton in 2020, 53.8 percent (2,418) were women and 46.2 percent (2,080) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Jackson Purchase News.
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Census Bureau: 1.2% of people in Marshall County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 31,192 citizens living in Marshall County in 2019, 98.8 percent said they were only one race, while 1.2 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 79.5 percent of people in Marshall County were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 31,192 citizens living in Marshall County in 2019, 24,788 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 3.3% of people in Benton identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 4,477 citizens living in Benton in 2019, 96.7 percent said they were only one race, while 3.3 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 79.1 percent of people in Benton were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 4,477 citizens living in Benton in 2019, 3,543 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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HHS provides $4.4 million to businesses in Benton under CARES Act
Through the fourth quarter of 2020, businesses in Benton received $4.4 million in health-related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Benton in 2019
Of the 4,477 people living in Benton in 2019, 53.6 percent (2,401) were women and 46.4 percent (2,076) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Jackson Purchase News.
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29.2 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Benton
29.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Benton in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau reports Benton population was 4,477 in 2019
Benton had a population of 4,477 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Jackson Purchase News.
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Census Bureau: 1.8% of people in Marshall County identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 31,225 citizens living in Marshall County in 2020, 98.2 percent said they were only one race, while 1.8 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau: 79.7 percent of people in Marshall County were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 31,225 citizens living in Marshall County in 2020, 24,874 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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32.2 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Benton
32.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Benton in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: 4% of people in Benton identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 4,498 citizens living in Benton in 2020, 96 percent said they were only one race, while four percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau: 83.3 percent of people in Benton were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 4,498 citizens living in Benton in 2020, 3,748 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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22 businesses in Marshall County had between 50 and 99 employees in 2019
There were 22 businesses in Marshall County with between 50 and 99 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau reports Benton population was 4,498 in 2020
Benton had a population of 4,498 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Jackson Purchase News.