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People QuickFacts |
Benton County |
Oregon |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
81,859 | 3,790,060 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
4.8% | 10.8% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
78,139 | 3,421,437 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
5.0% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
18.1% | 22.9% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
11.7% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
49.8% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
89.8% | 90.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.1% | 2.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.0% | 1.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
5.4% | 3.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.3% | 0.3% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
2.5% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
6.1% | 11.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
84.1% | 80.0% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
42.3% | 46.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
7.6% | 8.5% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
10.0% | 12.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
93.1% | 85.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
47.4% | 25.1% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
9,521 | 593,301 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
17.8 | 22.2 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
35,202 | 1,609,595 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
57.3% | 64.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
29.8% | 23.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$169,800 | $152,100 |
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Households, 2000 |
30,145 | 1,333,723 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.43 | 2.51 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$49,061 | $48,735 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$21,868 | $20,940 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
17.6% | 13.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Benton County |
Oregon |
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Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006 |
2,081 | 110,6841 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
26,390 | 1,461,6641 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
-3.2% | 7.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
5,266 | 248,194 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
6,165 | 299,505 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.0% | 1.0% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.8% | 3.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
36.3% | 29.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
581,738 | 45,864,552 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
50,392 | 56,855,958 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
538,260 | 37,896,022 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$6,811 | $10,756 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
97,057 | 5,527,223 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
108 | 11,6761 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
521,850 | 25,241,8421 |