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BENTON, ARKANSAS QUICK STATSCounty: Saline
Elevation: 407 feet
Land Area: 17.9 square miles
Population Density: 1642 people per square mile
Population: 29,452
Population change since 2000: 34.40%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (92.0%), Black (4.1%), Hispanic (1.9%), Two or more races (1.2%), American Indian (1.1%), Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries (City): United States (19.0%), Irish (11.9%), German (10.5%), English (7.6%), French (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Little Rock, AR (18.1 miles , pop. 183,133)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (152.7 miles , pop. 650,100)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (271.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580)
Nearest cities: Bauxite, AR (1.9 miles ), Salem, AR (2.0 miles ), Haskell, AR (2.3 miles ), Bryant, AR (2.4 miles ), Tull, AR (2.9 miles ), Alexander, AR (2.9 miles ), Traskwood, AR (3.0 miles ), Shannon Hills, AR (3.3 miles )
Amtrak station near Benton: 20 miles: MALVERN (200 E. 1ST ST.)
Benton Compared to State Average: Median house value below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
BENTON, ARKANSAS EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 82.10%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.90%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.70%
Colleges/Universities in Benton:
OTTS AVIATION Location: 401 AIRLANE DR, Private, for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Benton:
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK about 18 miles, LITTLE ROCK, AR, Full-time enrollment: 8,024 UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS about 40 miles, CONWAY, AR, FT enrollment: 7,693 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF about 42 miles, PINE BLUFF, AR, FT enrollment: 2,801 HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY about 50 miles, ARKADELPHIA, AR, FT enrollment: 3,109 ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH about 53 miles, BEEBE, AR, FT enrollment: 3,840 ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY about 59 miles, RUSSELLVILLE, AR, FT enrollment: 4,450 HARDING UNIVERSITY about 68 miles, SEARCY, AR, FT enrollment: 3,959
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