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Benton, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Benton is a Census CDP of 603 people across 4.56 square miles of land, in Yazoo County. Median household income is $66,979, 87.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $150,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Benton
What Benton is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.56 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land132 plus or minus 54
- County holding the largest share of its areaYazoo 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
- Population603 plus or minus 245
- Median age48.1
- Population under 1890 plus or minus 65
- Share under 1814.9 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Population 65 and over106 plus or minus 77
- Share 65 and over17.6 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Households306 plus or minus 118
- Family households247 plus or minus 105
- Share of households that are families80.7 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$66,979 plus or minus $28,416
- Per capita income$31,798 plus or minus $7,592
- Civilian labor force362 plus or minus 185
- Employed294 plus or minus 150
- Unemployed68 plus or minus 81
- Unemployment rate18.8 percent plus or minus 20.2
- Adults 25 and over468 plus or minus 184
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.1 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Benton
Housing in Benton
- Housing units306 plus or minus 118
- Occupied units306 plus or minus 118
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied269 plus or minus 103
- Renter occupied37 plus or minus 57
- Ownership rate87.9 percent plus or minus 47.8
- Single family units269 plus or minus 104
- Share single family87.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes37 plus or minus 57
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Benton
How Benton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute290 plus or minus 150
- Commuting under 15 minutes32 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.0 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more208 plus or minus 119
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more71.7 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Drove alone86.4 percent
- Carpooled12.2 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Benton
SBA loans in Benton (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$150,000
- Average approval$150,000
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Benton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Yazoo County, not Benton
Yazoo County context, not Benton figures
- Establishments in Yazoo County359
- Covered employment, Yazoo County6,234
- Average annual pay, Yazoo County$52,788
- Housing units permitted, Yazoo County12
Every figure in this section is published for Yazoo 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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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, Mississippi?
603, in 306 households. Benton CDP covers 4.56 square miles of land, which is 132 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?
Yazoo 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?
$66,979. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Benton businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $150,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $150,000. 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 0 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.
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 Yazoo 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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