Benton is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 4,765 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Benton is the 91st largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Benton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Benton is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Benton who work in management occupations (14.30%), sales jobs (14.08%), and office and administrative support (12.27%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.06% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Benton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Benton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Benton is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Benton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.06% of the adults in Benton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Benton in 2022 was $30,326, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,304 for a family of four. However, Benton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Benton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Benton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Benton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Benton include English, Irish, German, French, and European. The most common language spoken in Benton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
