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People QuickFacts | Benton County | Washington
Population, 2013 estimate |  | 6,971,406
Population, 2012 estimate | 182,398 | 6,895,318
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 175,177 | 6,724,543
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 |  | 3.7%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 4.1% | 2.5%
Population, 2010 | 175,177 | 6,724,540
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 7.3% | 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 26.6% | 23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 12.4% | 13.2%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 49.9% | 50.1%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 91.5% | 81.6%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 1.5% | 3.9%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 1.2% | 1.8%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 2.9% | 7.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.2% | 0.7%
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 2.7% | 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 19.2% | 11.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 73.8% | 71.6%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 83.4% | 82.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 9.2% | 13.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 17.6% | 18.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 88.9% | 90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 28.6% | 31.6%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 15,240 | 594,914
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 21.3 | 25.5
Housing units, 2012 | 70,655 | 2,914,607
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 69.1% | 63.8%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 22.4% | 25.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $174,800 | $272,900
Households, 2008-2012 | 64,660 | 2,619,995
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.69 | 2.52
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $28,171 | $30,661
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $60,300 | $59,374
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 12.9% | 12.9%
Business QuickFacts | Benton County | Washington
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 3,919 | 173,511
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 59,670 | 2,355,123
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 2.4% | 1.2%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 7,990 | 409,989
Total number of firms, 2007 | 11,137 | 551,340
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.7% | S
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | 1.5% | 1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 6.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.4% | 3.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.6% | 28.7%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 112,053,283
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 755,416 | 76,790,966
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,122,018 | 92,968,519
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,309 | $14,380
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 238,019 | 12,389,422
Building permits, 2012 | 1,094 | 28,118
Geography QuickFacts | Benton County | Washington
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 1,700.38 | 66,455.52
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 103 | 101.2
FIPS Code | 5 | 53
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts