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About Benton, Kentucky
Benton

Benton is a home rule-class city and the county seat of Marshall County, Kentucky, United States. The current mayor of this city is Rita Dotson. The population was 4,756 at the 2020 census.

Gender
Gender Benton Kentucky Country
Female 53.6% 50.8% 50.8%
Male 46.4% 49.2% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.054%46%Female53.6%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.08%10%9%13%10%15%17%13%1%3%$75K to $100K16.8%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Benton Kentucky Country
Less than $10,000 8.2% 8.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 10.1% 5.5% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 9.1% 10.4% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 13.3% 10.4% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 10.5% 13.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 14.9% 18% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 16.8% 12.4% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 13.5% 13% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 0.7% 4.5% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.9% 4.2% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.06%4%36%25%7%8%13%1%0%High School or GED36%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Benton Kentucky Country
< 9th Grade 6% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 4% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 36% 33% 27.0%
Other College 25% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 8% 15% 20.0%
Master's Degree 13% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Benton Kentucky  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K8.28.15.810.15.54.19.110.48.513.310.48.610.513.51214.91817.216.812.412.813.51315.60.74.57.12.94.28.3
Education
 Benton Kentucky  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade645487363327252120799815201379122011
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.092%3%0%0%3%0%2%0%White92.4%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Benton Kentucky Country
White 92.4% 84.1% 60.1%
African American 3% 8% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 0% 1.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.1% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 2.5% 3.8% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Benton Kentucky  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.00255075100Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite92.484.160.13812.200.20.601.55.600.10.200.20.32.12.22.82.53.818.2