It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Benton City has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Benton City has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Benton City than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Benton City may be for you.
Benton City 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 citizens of Benton City have a very low rate of college education: just 8.45% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Benton City in 2022 was $21,319, which is low income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,276 for a family of four. However, Benton City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Benton City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Benton City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Benton City residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Benton City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 42.97% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Benton City include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and British.
In addition, Benton City has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.15%).
The most common language spoken in Benton City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
