Skip to main content
Population Review

Unified School District · AR

Benton School District

Benton School District is a unified school district in Arkansas with a community population of 32,262. The median household income is $71,099 and the median age is 38.8.

32,262

Population

307

People / sq mi

$71,099

Median Income

38.8

Median Age

Benton School District covers 105 sq mi of land at 307.0 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White84.2%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian53.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$71,099

Median Household Income

$37,079

Per Capita Income

6.8%

Poverty Rate

2.9%

Unemployment

Housing

$197,000

Median Home Value

$1,050

Median Rent

66.0%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

94.3%

High School+

27.0%

Bachelor's+

Other Arkansas School Districts

Largest Cities in Arkansas

Largest Counties in Arkansas

Congressional Districts in Arkansas

State rankings

Frequently Asked Questions

Benton School District serves a community with a population of 32,262 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Arkansas.

The median household income in Benton School District is $71,099, with a per capita income of $37,079. The poverty rate is 6.8%.

Benton School District is 84.2% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 53.6% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Benton School District, 94.3% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 27.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Benton School District is $197,000, with a median rent of $1,050. The homeownership rate is 66.0%.

Data for Benton School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 0502960).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.