Benton, KS Profile

Benton, KS, population 808, is located in Kansas's Butler county, about 14.2 miles from Wichita and 116.6 miles from Topeka.

Through the 90's Benton's population has grown by about 24%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Benton has declined by about 1%. Since 2005 Benton's population has stayed about the same.

Benton's property crime levels tend to be Kansas's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	50%
	Females	50%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	97%
	African American	0%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	0%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	3%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	7.00%	Over 60:	8.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	827	N/A
2001	813	-1.69%
2002	812	-0.12%
2003	808	-0.49%
2004	808	0.00%
2005	806	-0.25%
2006	810	0.50%
2007	808	-0.25%
2008	806	-0.25%
2009	808	0.25%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$49,750

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	N/A
2003	N/A
2004	0
2005	N/A
2006	N/A
2007	N/A
2008	N/A
2009	N/A
2010	N/A

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	-	-	-	-
2002	-	-	-	-
2003	-	-	-	-
2004	0	0	0	0
2005	-	-	-	-
2006	-	-	-	-
2007	-	-	-	-
2008	-	-	-	-
2009	-	-	-	-
2010	-	-	-	-

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	N/A
2003	N/A
2004	244
2005	N/A
2006	N/A
2007	N/A
2008	N/A
2009	N/A
2010	N/A

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	-	-	-
2002	-	-	-
2003	-	-	-
2004	1	1	0
2005	-	-	-
2006	-	-	-
2007	-	-	-
2008	-	-	-
2009	-	-	-
2010	-	-	-

Location

Elevation	1,375 feet above sea level
Land Area	0.4 Square Miles