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Benton, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Benton is a Census city of 826 people across 0.64 square miles of land, in Scott County. Median household income is $86,023, 76.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $105,300 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Benton
What Benton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.64 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,298 plus or minus 306
- County holding the largest share of its areaScott 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
- Population826 plus or minus 195
- Median age45.9 plus or minus 11.6
- Population under 18111 plus or minus 44
- Share under 1813.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Population 65 and over217 plus or minus 97
- Share 65 and over26.3 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Households319 plus or minus 95
- Family households266 plus or minus 89
- Share of households that are families83.4 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$86,023 plus or minus $25,153
- Per capita income$38,989
- Civilian labor force393 plus or minus 111
- Employed386 plus or minus 107
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over669 plus or minus 160
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.2 percent plus or minus 29.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.9 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.7 percent plus or minus 10.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Benton
- Housing units360 plus or minus 96
- Occupied units319 plus or minus 95
- Vacant units41 plus or minus 31
- Vacancy rate11.4 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Owner occupied244 plus or minus 84
- Renter occupied75 plus or minus 38
- Ownership rate76.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$254,300 plus or minus $59,159
- Median gross rent, monthly$889 plus or minus $363
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.4 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Single family units318 plus or minus 94
- Share single family88.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more37 plus or minus 27
- Share in buildings of two or more10.3 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 9
- Median year structure built1979
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 commute369 plus or minus 105
- Commuting under 15 minutes51 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.8 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more129 plus or minus 58
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.0 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Drove alone85.7 percent
- Carpooled11.9 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.4 percent plus or minus 2.3
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$105,300
- Average approval$105,300
- Median approval$105,300
- Largest approval$105,300
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term183 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.
Benton
Flood risk in Benton
- NFIP communityCity of Benton
- NFIP community number290852
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/05/12(M)
The City of Benton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290852 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Scott County, not Benton
Scott County context, not Benton figures
- Establishments in Scott County970
- Covered employment, Scott County16,179
- Average annual pay, Scott County$49,793
- Housing units permitted, Scott County119
Every figure in this section is published for Scott 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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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, Missouri?
826, in 319 households. Benton city covers 0.64 square miles of land, which is 1,298 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?
Scott 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?
$86,023. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $254,300. Median gross rent is $889 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?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $105,300 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $105,300. 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.
Is Benton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Benton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Benton, city of, community 290852, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Scott 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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