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.Benton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Benton is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Benton who work in sales jobs (16.90%), management occupations (16.71%), and office and administrative support (13.90%). A relatively large number of people in Benton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.01% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Benton is worth considering. Being a small city, Benton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Benton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.64% of the adults in Benton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Benton in 2022 was $29,759, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,036 for a family of four. However, Benton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in Benton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Tagalog.
