Benton, KY Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Benton home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

4,463
Population Estimate
$137,075
Median Home Value
99.0%
Employment Rate
22.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$167
Median Listing Price$409,500
Median Days on Market74
Active Listings51
New Listings16
Total Listings (Active + Pending)65
Avg Listing Price$458,769
Avg Listing Price Change MoM5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY10%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.9
Family Dual Income54
Median Household Income$49,043
Median Individual Income$29,620
Home Ownership66.5%
Home Value$137,075
Median Rent$722
Rent Burden42.0%
Poverty15.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED9.5%
  • Highschool Education36.3%
  • Some College32.1%
  • Bachelors Degree8.0%
  • Graduate Degree14.1%
  • Total College or Above22.1%
  • Stem Degree37.6%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male46.4%
  • Female53.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married51.4%
  • Divorced15.9%
  • Never Married19.0%
  • Widowed13.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityBenton
State IDKY
Population4,463

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1822.4%
19–2913.9%
30–3911.8%
40–4910.4%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.4%
60–6913.4%
70–797.8%
80+7.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation49.9%
Unemployment Rate1.0%
Disabled18.1%

ETHNICITY

White93.4%
Black3.0%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.3%
Multiple3.3%

OTHER

Hispanic2.5%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured8.0%
Veteran11.7%

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