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People QuickFacts | Benton County | Washington
Population, 2013 estimate | 184,486 | 6,971,406
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 175,177 | 6,724,543
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 5.3% | 3.7%
Population, 2010 | 175,177 | 6,724,540
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 | 7.3% | 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 | 26.9% | 22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 | 12.9% | 13.6%
Female persons, percent, 2013 | 49.9% | 50.0%
White alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 91.2% | 81.2%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 1.6% | 4.0%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 1.2% | 1.9%
Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 2.9% | 7.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.2% | 0.7%
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 | 2.8% | 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) | 19.9% | 11.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 | 72.9% | 71.0%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 | 83.5% | 82.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 | 9.5% | 13.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 | 18.0% | 18.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 88.5% | 90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 28.9% | 31.9%
Veterans, 2009-2013 | 14,541 | 582,265
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 | 21.5 | 25.7
Housing units, 2013 | 71,299 | 2,928,217
Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 | 68.1% | 63.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 | 23.2% | 25.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 | $176,700 | $262,100
Households, 2009-2013 | 65,675 | 2,629,126
Persons per household, 2009-2013 | 2.7 | 2.54
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 | $28,583 | $30,742
Median household income, 2009-2013 | $60,485 | $59,478
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 | 12.8% | 13.4%
Business QuickFacts | Benton County | Washington
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 | 4,026 | 175,553
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 | 60,513 | 2,361,697
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 | 1.4% | 0.3%
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 | 8,151 | 412,542
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-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