Editing Benson County, North Dakota (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 2460
|1900= 8320
|1910= 12681
|1920= 13095
|1930= 13327
|1940= 12629
|1950= 10675
|1960= 9435
|1970= 8245
|1980= 7944
|1990= 7198
|2000= 6964
|2010= 6660
|2020= 5964
|estyear=2024
|estimate=5756
|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=March 29, 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/nd190090.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |url-status=live |date=April 20, 1995 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990219135447/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nd190090.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"/>
}}

As of the fourth quarter of 2024, the median home value in Benson County was $88,049.<ref>{{Cite web|title=County Median Home Price|url=https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/housing-statistics/county-median-home-prices-and-monthly-mortgage-payment|publisher=[[National Association of Realtors]]|access-date=March 29, 2025}}</ref>

As of the 2023 [[American Community Survey]], there are 1,922 estimated households in Benson County with an average of 3.04 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $68,049. Approximately 22.7% of the county's population lives at or below the [[Poverty in the United States|poverty line]]. Benson County has an estimated 52.2% employment rate, with 22.1% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 88.5% holding a high school diploma.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Benson County, North Dakota |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bensoncountynorthdakota/PST045224 |access-date=March 29, 2025 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref>

The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (91.9%), Spanish (1.1%), Indo-European (0.6%), Asian and Pacific Islander (0.6%), and Other (5.8%).

The median age in the county was 32.4 years.

'''Benson County, North Dakota – racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Race / ethnicity <small>(''NH = non-Hispanic'')</small>
! Pop. 1980<ref name=1980CensusScope>{{Cite web|title=Benson County, North Dakota — Population by Race |url=https://censusscope.org/us/s38/c5/chart_race.html |publisher=CensusScope |access-date=March 29, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 1990<ref name=1990CensusScope>{{Cite web|title=Benson County, North Dakota — Population by Race |url=https://censusscope.org/us/s38/c5/chart_race.html |publisher=CensusScope |access-date=March 29, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Benson County, North Dakota |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=050XX00US38005 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 29, 2025}}</ref> !! Pop. 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Benson County, North Dakota |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US38005&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 29, 2025}}</ref> !! {{partial|Pop. 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Benson County, North Dakota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US38005&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=March 29, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
| 5,606<br>(70.57%) || 4,408<br>(61.24%) || 3,533<br>(50.73%) || 2,861<br>(42.96%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |2,532<br>(42.45%)
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
| 1<br>(0.01%) || 0<br>(0.00%) || 7<br>(0.10%) || 1<br>(0.02%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |2<br>(0.03%)
|- style='background: #F4A460;
| '''[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)'''
| '''2,309<br>(29.07%)''' || '''2,760<br>(38.34%)''' || '''3,312<br>(47.56%)''' || '''3,631<br>(54.52%)''' || '''3,190<br>(53.49%)'''
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
| 1<br>(0.01%) || 3<br>(0.04%) || 1<br>(0.01%) || 3<br>(0.05%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |7<br>(0.12%)
|-
| [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
| — || — || 1<br>(0.01%) || 1<br>(0.02%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |0<br>(0.00%)
|-
| [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
| 0<br>(0.00%) || 3<br>(0.04%) || 0<br>(0.00%) || 0<br>(0.00%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |1<br>(0.02%)
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH)
| — || — || 55<br>(0.79%) || 86<br>(1.29%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |143<br>(2.40%)
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
| 27<br>(0.34%) || 24<br>(0.33%) || 55<br>(0.79%) || 77<br>(1.16%) || style='background: #ffffe6; |89<br>(1.49%)
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''7,944<br>(100.00%)''' || '''7,198<br>(100.00%)''' || '''6,964<br>(100.00%)''' || '''6,660<br>(100.00%)''' || style='background: #ffffe6; |'''5,964<br>(100.00%)'''
|}

===2023 estimate===
As of the 2023 estimate, there were 5,745 people and 1,922 households residing in the county. There were 2,547 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2.84|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the county was 43.7% White ''(43.2% NH White)'', 0.5% African American, '''{{font color|#8B4513|52.8% Native American}}''', 0.6% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, _% from some other races and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.0% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=County Population by Characteristics: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-detail.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 13, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 5,964 people, 2,015 households, and 1,364 families residing in the county.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Benson%20County,%20North%20Dakota%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=March 29, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|4.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,542 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the county was 42.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], '''{{font color|#8B4513|53.92%}}''' '''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|{{font color|#8B4513|Native American}}]]''', 0.12% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.34% from some other races and 2.85% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 1.49% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Benson County, North Dakota |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/benson-county-north-dakota/050-38005/ |access-date=March 29, 2025 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 6,660 people, 2,233 households, and 1,628 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|4.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,950 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the county was 43.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.02% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], '''{{font color|#8B4513|55.00%}}''' '''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|{{font color|#8B4513|Native American}}]]''', 0.05% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.15% from some other races and 1.40% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people of any race were 1.16% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 22.0% were [[Norwegians|Norwegian]], 18.0% were [[Germans|German]], 5.0% were [[Irish people|Irish]], and 0.6% were [[Americans|American]].

Of the 2,233 households, 41.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were married couples living together, 20.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 27.1% were non-families, and 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.46. The median age was 31.6 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,479 and the median income for a family was $34,597. Males had a median income of $31,729 versus $25,253 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,545. About 26.1% of families and 35.6% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 48.3% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.

===Population by decade===
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