Benton County

Benton County has 7,589 residents across 4 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $46,016, 18% below the Mississippi figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $105,100, and 13% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

7,589residentsACS 2020–2024

$46,016median household incomeMississippi: $56K

$105,100median home valueowner-occupied homes

70%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Benton County in MississippiZIP codes in Benton County highlighted; the rest of Mississippi in grey

Map of Mississippi with Benton County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 4 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
38603	2,530	$44K	$143K	92%	14%	74%	34 min
38633	2,212	$33K	$106K	58%	9%	67%	31 min
38642	2,126	$59K	$143K	78%	14%	80%	35 min
38647	994	$63K	$94K	80%	12%	73%	39 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

7,589 residents in 3,074 households, next to the Mississippi figure.

21%

under 18

15%

aged 18–34

21%

aged 65 and over

32%

of households are people living alone

46%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

4,091 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $105,100 (±$8,693).

86%

of households own their home

69%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

30%

are mobile homes

25%

of housing units are vacant

$731

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later4%

2010–201913%

2000–200918%

1990–199911%

1980–198911%

1970–197916%

1960–196916%

1950–19595%

1940–19493%

1939 or earlier4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$8,749.

$46,016

median household income

21.5%

of people live below the poverty line

3.1%

unemployment rate

13%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

38 min

average commute to work

35%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

95%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

70%

of households have a broadband subscription

25%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates