Being a small city, Benton City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Benton City have a very low rate of college education: just 8.92% 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 $24,396, which is low income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,584 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 37.12% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Benton City include German, English, Dutch, Irish, and British.
In addition, Benton City has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.23%).
The most common language spoken in Benton City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
