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Benton, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Benton is a Census village of 1,054 people across 0.84 square miles of land, in Lafayette County. Median household income is $80,938, 79.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $260,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Benton
What Benton is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.84 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,250
- County holding the largest share of its areaLafayette 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.
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How many people live in Benton
- Population1,054
- Median age40.7
- Population under 18220 plus or minus 50
- Share under 1820.9 percent
- Population 65 and over203 plus or minus 48
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent
- Households423
- Family households274
- Share of households that are families64.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Benton
- Median household income$80,938 plus or minus $17,853
- Per capita income$34,865
- Civilian labor force565
- Employed548
- Unemployed17 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over742
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.8 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Benton
- Housing units425
- Occupied units423
- Vacant units2 plus or minus 4
- Vacancy rate0.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Owner occupied338
- Renter occupied85 plus or minus 29
- Ownership rate79.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$157,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$889 plus or minus $262
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.2 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units399
- Share single family93.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more22 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more5.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1967
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 commute509
- Commuting under 15 minutes105 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more156 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.6 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Drove alone89.8 percent
- Carpooled3.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home5.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Benton (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$260,000
- Average approval$260,000
- Median approval$260,000
- Largest approval$260,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval6.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises100.0 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 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.
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Flood risk in Benton
- NFIP communityVillage of Benton
- NFIP community number550226
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/17/20(M)
The Village of Benton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550226 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.
Lafayette County, not Benton
Lafayette County context, not Benton figures
- Establishments in Lafayette County348
- Covered employment, Lafayette County5,068
- Average annual pay, Lafayette County$50,347
- Housing units permitted, Lafayette County55
Every figure in this section is published for Lafayette County as a whole and is not a measurement of Benton.
All Lafayette County figures →
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, Wisconsin?
1,054, in 423 households. Benton village covers 0.84 square miles of land, which is 1,250 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?
Lafayette 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?
$80,938. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $157,400. 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 $260,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $260,000. 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, village of, community 550226, 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 Lafayette 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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