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BENTON, MISSOURI QUICK STATSCounty: Scott
Incorporated: 1953
Elevation: 440 feet
Land Area: 0.41 square miles
Population Density: 1801 people per square mile
Population: 745
Population change since 2000: 1.80%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (96.3%), Black (2.0%), Hispanic (1.2%)
Ancestries (City): German (37.2%), United States (17.8%), Irish (11.9%), French (5.6%), English (5.2%), Dutch (2.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jonesboro, AR (108.0 miles , pop. 55,515)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (112.2 miles , pop. 348,189)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (343.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016)
Nearest cities: Lambert, MO (0.7 miles) , Morley, MO (2.2 miles ), Oran, MO (2.3 miles ), Haywood City, MO (2.5 miles ), Blodgett, MO (2.6 miles ), Kelso, MO (2.6 miles ), Commerce, MO (2.8 miles) , Chaffee, MO (2.8 miles )
Benton Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value below state average. Unemployed percentage below state average. Black race population percentage above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
BENTON, MISSOURI EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 80.70%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.50%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.70%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Benton:
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY about 16 miles, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO, Full-time enrollment: 7,227 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE about 47 miles, CARBONDALE, IL, FT enrollment: 19,742 JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE about 56 miles, CARTERVILLE, IL, FT enrollment: 4,255 THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN about 73 miles, MARTIN, TN, FT enrollment: 5,131 MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY about 79 miles, MURRAY, KY, FT enrollment: 7,676 JEFFERSON COLLEGE about 98 miles, HILLSBORO, MO, FT enrollment: 2,568 SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE about 102 miles, BELLEVILLE, IL, FT enrollment: 7,333
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