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62812 zip code Benton
Zip Code: 62812
State: Illinois
Population: 11349
Housing Units: 5230
Land Area: 99 square miles
256.5 square kilometers
Water Area: .7 square miles
1.8 square kilometers
City Name: Benton
Post Office Name: Benton
County: Franklin
Area Code: 618
Timezone: CST
Latitude: +37.994423
Longitude: -088.907464
State Zip Codes: Illinois Zip Codes
State Geography: Illinois Geography


62812 Overview 62812 Demographic 62812 Economic 62812 Housing 62812 Social
General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 11,349 100.0 100%
  Male 5,440 47.9 49.1%
  Female 5,909 52.1 50.9%
Median Age 41.0 (X) 35.3
Under 5 years 586 5.2 6.8%
18 years and over 8,754 77.1 74.3%
65 years and over 2,256 19.9 12.4%
One race 11,281 99.4 97.6%
  White 11,196 98.7 75.1%
  Black or African American 25 0.2 12.3%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 19 0.2 0.9%
  Asian 25 0.2 3.6%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0 0.1%
  Some other race 16 0.1 5.5%
  Two or more races 68 0.6 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 58 0.5 12.5%
Average Household Size 2.34 (X) 2.59
Average family size 2.89 (X) 3.14
Total housing units 5,230 100.0 100.0%
  Occupied housing units 4,722 90.3 91.0%
    Owner-occupied housing units 3,603 76.3 66.2%
    Renter-occupied housing units 1,119 23.7 33.8%
  Vacant housing units 508 9.7 9.0%
       
Social Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 7,796 100.0  
  High school graduate or higher 6,005 77.0 80.4%
  Bachelor's degree or higher 1,087 13.9 24.4%
Civilian veterans 1,351 15.7 12.7%
Disability status (population 21 to 64 years) 1,144 19.7 19.2%
Foreign born 86 0.8 11.1%
Now married (population 15 years and over) 5,548 61.2 54.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (5 years and over) 207 2.0 17.9%
       
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 4,867 54.6 63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (population 16 years and older) 22.2 (X) 25.5
Median household income (dollars) 29,313 (X) 41,994
Median family income (dollars) 36,503 (X) 50,046
Per capita income (dollars) 16,179 (X) 21,587
  Families below poverty level 419 13.5 9.2%
  Individuals below poverty level 1,726 15.9 12.4%
       
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 2,738 100.0  
Median value (dollars) 52,200 (X) 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs (X) (X)  
  With a Mortgage 724 (X) 1,088
  Not mortgaged 274 (X) 295


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