Illinois · Census place 05300
Benton city, IL
Quick answer
Benton city has 7,076 residents, ranking #282 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $51,349, the median home is worth $85,100 and median gross rent runs $776 a month.
- Population
- 7,076Benton city residents
- Median household income
- $51,349Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $85,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $776Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Benton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Benton city median would spend about 18.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.9% of residents and 62.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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