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Benton, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Benton is a Census city of 36,595 people across 23.11 square miles of land, in Saline County. Median household income is $72,876, 68.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 44 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Benton
What Benton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area23.11 sq mi
- Water area0.53 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,583
- County holding the largest share of its areaSaline County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Benton
How many people live in Benton
- Population36,595
- Median age38.1
- Population under 188,573
- Share under 1823.4 percent
- Population 65 and over5,892
- Share 65 and over16.1 percent
- Households15,377
- Family households9,680
- Share of households that are families63.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Benton
Income and work in Benton
- Median household income$72,876
- Per capita income$38,819
- Civilian labor force19,338
- Employed18,674
- Unemployed664 plus or minus 237
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over24,649
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Benton
- Housing units16,230
- Occupied units15,377
- Vacant units853 plus or minus 221
- Vacancy rate5.3 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Owner occupied10,485
- Renter occupied4,892
- Ownership rate68.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$212,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,072
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.7 percent
- Single family units13,103
- Share single family80.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,634
- Share in buildings of two or more16.2 percent
- Mobile homes469 plus or minus 222
- Median year structure built1995
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Benton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute16,815
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,053
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,911
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.1 percent
- Drove alone79.9 percent
- Carpooled9.1 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home9.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Benton
SBA loans in Benton (7(a))
- Approvals44
- Gross approval$13,335,200
- Average approval$303,073
- Median approval$167,350
- Ninetieth percentile approval$614,030
- Largest approval$2,623,800
- Jobs supported375
- Jobs per approval8.5
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Paid in full11
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more6.8 percent
- Share to franchises11.4 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS38
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Benton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Benton
SBA loans in Benton (504)
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$3,255,000
- Average approval$406,875
- Median approval$315,000
- Largest approval$907,000
- Jobs supported85
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Benton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Benton
Flood risk in Benton
- NFIP communityCity of Benton
- NFIP community number050192
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 10
- Currently effective map date06/05/20
The City of Benton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050192 and carries Community Rating System class 10, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Saline County, not Benton
Saline County context, not Benton figures
- Establishments in Saline County2,389
- Covered employment, Saline County27,501
- Average annual pay, Saline County$47,454
- Housing units permitted, Saline County509
Every figure in this section is published for Saline County as a whole and is not a measurement of Benton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Benton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Benton, Arkansas?
36,595, in 15,377 households. Benton city covers 23.11 square miles of land, which is 1,583 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Benton in?
Saline County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Benton?
$72,876. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $212,700. Median gross rent is $1,072 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Benton businesses?
44 7(a) approvals totaling $13.3 m since FY2020, across 20 lenders, median approval $167,350, plus 8 504 approvals worth $3.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Benton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Benton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Benton. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Benton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Benton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Benton, city of, community 050192, carrying Community Rating System class 10, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Benton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Saline County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Benton.
Is zoning published for Benton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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