Editing Benton County, Arkansas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 2228
|1850= 3710
|1860= 9306
|1870= 13831
|1880= 20328
|1890= 27716
|1900= 31611
|1910= 33389
|1920= 36253
|1930= 35253
|1940= 36148
|1950= 38076
|1960= 36272
|1970= 50476
|1980= 78115
|1990= 97499
|2000= 153406
|2010= 221339
|2020= 284333
|estyear=2024
|estimate=321566
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=May 6, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014}}</ref><br>1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |publisher=University of Virginia Library |url-status=live |date=2007 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212224028/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |archive-date=December 12, 2009}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|last=Forstall |first=Richard L. |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ar190090.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |url-status=live |date=March 27, 1995 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990219135447/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ar190090.txt |archive-date=February 19, 1999}}</ref><br>1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF">{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Benton County, Arkansas |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bentoncountyarkansas/PST045224 |access-date=May 6, 2025 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref>
}}

[[Image:USA Benton County, Arkansas age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|150px|Age pyramid Benton County<ref>Based on [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] data</ref>]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Benton County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US05007&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=January 1, 2022|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 191,761
| 71.34%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 4,523
| 1.59%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 3,799
| 1.34%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 13,602
| 4.78%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 2,598
| 0.91%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 17,510
| 6.16%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 50,540
| 17.61%
|}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 284,333 people, 100,749 households, and 72,399 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 221,339 people. The racial makeup of the county was 76.18% [[Non-Hispanic whites|Non-Hispanic white]], 1.27% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 1.69% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 2.85% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.30% [[Pacific Islands Americans|Pacific Islander]]. 15.49% of the population was [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/05007,00|title=Population estimates, July 1, 2015,  (V2015)|website=www.census.gov|access-date=June 27, 2016}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 153,406 people, 58,212 households, and 43,484 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|181|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 64,281 housing units at an average density of {{convert|76|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 90.87% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.41% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.65% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.09% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.82% from two or more races. 8.78% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

As of 2005 estimates, Benton County's population was 81.7% non-Hispanic white, while the percentage of Latinos grew by 60 percent in the time period. 1.1% of the population was African-American; 1.6% was Native American (the historical presence of the [[Cherokee]] Indians live in close proximity to [[Oklahoma]]); 1.7% was Asian (there was a large influx of [[Filipino American|Filipino]]s, [[Vietnamese American|Vietnamese]] and [[South Asian American|South Asian]] immigrants in recent decades) and 0.2% of the population was Pacific Islander. 1.6% reported two or more races, usually not black-white due to a minuscule African-American population. 12.8% was Latino, but the [[United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce]] believed the official estimate is underreported and Latinos could well be 20 percent of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/05007.html |title=Benton County QuickFacts from the U. S. Census Bureau<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=August 6, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806002917/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/05007.html |archive-date=August 6, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

There were 58,212 households, out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.00% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.30% were non-families. 21.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.60% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 21.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,281, and the median income for a family was $45,235. Males had a median income of $30,327 versus $22,469 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $19,377. About 7.30% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.80% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over.