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| Benson |
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| Population 2002: | 4,716 |
| Population 2000: | 4,711 |
| Elevation: | 3,585 feet |
| Area codes: | 520 |
| Land area: | 35.7 square miles |
| Population growth: | +5 (+0.11%) |
| Foreign born: | 4.6% (2.3% Latin America, 1.3% North America, 0.8% Europe) |
| County: | Cochise |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (26.1%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (15.1%), Retail trade (13.7%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 77.2% |
| Hispanic: | 19.8% |
| Other race: | 5.7% |
| Two or more races: | 2.4% |
| American Indian: | 2.1% |
| Black: | 0.7% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 58.6% |
| Never married: | 14.7% |
| Divorced: | 13.6% |
| Widowed: | 11.7% |
| Separated: | 1.4% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $72,800 |
| Household income: | $28,289 |
| Resident age: | 49.6 years |
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| Benson Compared to Arizona State Average |
| House age: | below |
| Median house value: | much below |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
| Population density: | much below |
| Median age: | much above |
| Renting percentage: | below |
| Median household income: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 77.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 14.3% |
| Unemployed: | 12.1% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 3.6% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 224.2 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 125 (2495.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 30 (598.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 22 (439.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 4 (79.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 3 (59.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | none |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 19.0% |
| English: | 17.7% |
| Irish: | 10.9% |
| United States: | 5.6% |
| French: | 3.5% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 2.9% |