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  • FIPS 18007
  • Largest town: Fowler

Benton County, Indiana

Benton County had 8,853 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 406.4 square miles of land. It ranks 89th of 92 in Indiana by population and 39th by land area.

Population
8,853
#89 of 92 in Indiana · #2,502 in US
Area
406.4 sq mi
#39 of 92 in Indiana · #2,493 in US
Density
22 / sq mi
#92 of 92 in Indiana · #2,181 in US
Median household income
$64,671
#55 of 92 in Indiana · #1,403 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Benton County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Benton County population, land area and income

Benton County had 8,853 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 406.4 square miles of land. It ranks 89th of 92 in Indiana by population and 39th by land area. That works out to 21.8 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, so Benton County has 25% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,671 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

8,853

3144th1st

2502nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

406 sq mi

3144th1st

2493rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

21.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

2181st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,671

3143rd1st

1403rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

8,853

92nd1st

89th of 92 (IN)

Land area

406 sq mi

92nd1st

39th of 92 (IN)

Density

21.8 / sq mi

92nd1st

92nd of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$64,671

92nd1st

55th of 92 (IN)

How Benton County's population changed since 2020

Benton County gained 146 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.7%. That ranks 28th of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Benton County recorded 453 births and 475 deaths, a natural change of -22. Net international migration added +58 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +108. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 108 people.

8,70720208,67820218,67620228,76120238,8532024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
453
Deaths
475
Net international migration
+58
Net domestic migration
+108
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+92

Where Benton County is

The Census internal point of Benton County is at 40.600900, -87.314800. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Benton County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
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Orange pin: Benton County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
40.600900, -87.314800
DMS
40°36'3.24"N 87°18'53.28"W
UTM
16N 473365.8E 4494502.3N
Geohash
dp1yvp5m3
Plus code
86GJJM2P+93

Towns in Benton County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Benton County, 4,375 people together, or 49% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Benton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Fowler with 2,385.

  1. 01Fowler2,385
  2. 02Oxford1,182
  3. 03Otterbein (part)808
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Benton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Benton County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Tippecanoe County, IN, with 191,650 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 83.9 miles SE of Benton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Carmel, IN (population 103,606), 75.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is West Lafayette, IN (population 46,338), 23.2 miles away.

Benton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Benton County is 18007: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 007. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,671.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Benton County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 8,853. That is up 146 people (1.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 8,707.

What is the FIPS code of Benton County?

18007. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (007) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Benton County?

Fowler, with 2,385 residents inside Benton County in 2024.

Which counties border Benton County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Tippecanoe County, IN; Vermilion County, IL; Jasper County, IN; Iroquois County, IL; White County, IN; Newton County, IN; Warren County, IN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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