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37307

Benton, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
5,302
Median household income
$73,854
People below poverty
14.1%
Median home value
$220,300

Income

The median income of households in 37307 was $73,854. An estimated 3.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 37307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.5
$10,000 to $14,999 8.8
$15,000 to $24,999 11.3
$25,000 to $34,999 10.6
$35,000 to $49,999 6.3
$50,000 to $74,999 10.2
$75,000 to $99,999 9.3
$100,000 to $149,999 24.5
$150,000 to $199,999 2.6
$200,000 or more 12.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 37307 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 64970
Female 43682

An estimated 69.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,127. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 37307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.8
Social Security 43.1
Retirement income 18.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.2
Cash public assistance income 2.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 20.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 37307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 14.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 20.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.4

In 2020-2024, 19.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 53% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 32.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 48.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 37307 in 2020-2024, 84.7% had health insurance coverage and 15.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 55.6% and public coverage was 37.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.9%.


In 2020-2024, 37307 had a total population of 5,302 - 2,921 (55.1%) females and 2,381 (44.9%) males. The median age was 40.9 years. An estimated 18.7% of the population was under 18 years, 34.2% was 19 to 44 years, 29.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 37307 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 70 129
5 to 9 187 46
10 to 14 137 266
15 to 19 54 186
20 to 24 145 209
25 to 29 201 171
30 to 34 176 219
35 to 39 182 151
40 to 44 137 221
45 to 49 185 257
50 to 54 231 293
55 to 59 159 120
60 to 64 130 196
65 to 69 114 189
70 to 74 142 123
75 to 79 77 102
80 to 84 46 43
85 and over 8 0

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 86.1% were White; 0.5% were Black or African American; 11.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 0.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 13.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.6% of the people in 37307 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 85.8% of the people in 37307 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,127 households in 37307. The average household size was 2.42 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.1% of the households in 37307 while cohabiting couple households made up 12% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.8% of all households, while 11.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.1% of all households.

In 37307, 30.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 37307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.1
Cohabiting Couples 12
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
11.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 56.3% of males and 48.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 27.6 21.8
Now married, except separated 56.3 48.1
Separated 2.8 3.3
Widowed 3.5 4.6
Divorced 9.9 22.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 37307, 48 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 29.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.9% of the people living in 37307 were U.S. natives. 64.1% of the 37307 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.1% of 37307 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 78.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 91.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 37307 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 37307.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 37307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 10.5
Asia 14
Europe 57.9
Africa 8.8
Northern America 8.8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 37307 in 2020-2024, 0.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.5% of people at least five years old; 0.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 37307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.5
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 80.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 37307 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 37307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 80.1
Different house, same county 13.2
Different county, same state 3.5
Different state 3.3
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 87.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 15.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 37307 was 1,043 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 37 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 802. College or graduate school enrollment was 204.

Educational Attainment of People in 37307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12.8
High school diploma or equivalency 34.8
Some college, no degree 22.9
Associate's degree 14.4
Bachelor's degree 8.8
Graduate or professional degree 6.4

Disability

In 37307, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.8% of people under 18 years old, to 14.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 37307, 55.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,972 81.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 365 15
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 80 3.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 37307 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 37307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.3
Construction 5.8
Manufacturing 25.1
Wholesale trade 2.5
Retail trade 7.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.6
Information 0.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.7
Other Services, except public administration 6.9
Public administration 3.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 37307 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 881 36.2
Service occupations 293 12
Sales and office occupations 367 15.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 375 15.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 517 21.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 77.9% of 37307 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 37307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 77.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.3
Other means 0
Worked from home 10.7

In 2020-2024, 37307 had a total of 2,422 housing units. Of these housing units, 68.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 9.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 22.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 37307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 68.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 9.3
Mobile homes 22.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

8.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 37307 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 62.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 37307 had 2,127 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 295 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 75.1% while renters occupied 24.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.64 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.75.

3.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.3% and another 45% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 37307:

House Heating Fuel Used in 37307 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 16.5
Electricity 81.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.1
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 37307 was $220,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 63.9 % had a mortgage. 36.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,349 and for owners without a mortgage it was $317.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 37307 was $613. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.