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Benton, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Benton is a Census town of 1,560 people across 3.03 square miles of land, in Polk County. Median household income is $29,414, 50.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Benton
What Benton is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.03 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land514
- County holding the largest share of its areaPolk 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
- Population1,560
- Median age38.8
- Population under 18317 plus or minus 104
- Share under 1820.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over244 plus or minus 86
- Share 65 and over15.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households625 plus or minus 142
- Family households385 plus or minus 106
- Share of households that are families61.6 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$29,414 plus or minus $9,393
- Per capita income$20,663
- Civilian labor force587 plus or minus 163
- Employed528 plus or minus 155
- Unemployed59 plus or minus 61
- Unemployment rate10.1 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Adults 25 and over1,016 plus or minus 209
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.9 percent plus or minus 22.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Benton
- Housing units707 plus or minus 159
- Occupied units625 plus or minus 142
- Vacant units82 plus or minus 60
- Vacancy rate11.6 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Owner occupied316 plus or minus 66
- Renter occupied309 plus or minus 114
- Ownership rate50.6 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$184,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$472
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.3 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Single family units339 plus or minus 96
- Share single family47.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more194 plus or minus 81
- Share in buildings of two or more27.4 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Mobile homes171 plus or minus 83
- Median year structure built1986
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 commute505 plus or minus 150
- Commuting under 15 minutes111 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.0 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more177 plus or minus 68
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.0 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Drove alone70.7 percent
- Carpooled25.1 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home3.8 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Benton
SBA loans in Benton (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$2,739,400
- Average approval$684,850
- Median approval$659,000
- Largest approval$1,121,400
- Jobs supported11
- Jobs per approval2.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Benton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 number470148
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/18/09(M)
The City of Benton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470148 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.
Polk County, not Benton
Polk County context, not Benton figures
- Establishments in Polk County238
- Covered employment, Polk County2,759
- Average annual pay, Polk County$41,945
- Housing units permitted, Polk County211
Every figure in this section is published for Polk 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, Tennessee?
1,560, in 625 households. Benton town covers 3.03 square miles of land, which is 514 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?
Polk 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?
$29,414. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $184,200. Median gross rent is $472 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?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $2.7 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $659,000. 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 1 loan has 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 470148, 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 Polk 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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