| Benton | |
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| Population 2000: | 955 |
| Population 2002: | 938 |
| Area codes: | 570 |
| Land area: | 0.6 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 0.3 |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (22.4%), Manufacturing (20.9%). |
| Population growth: | -17 (-1.78%) |
| Races | |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 99.6% |
| Marital Status | |
| Now married: | 52.0% |
| Never married: | 27.0% |
| Divorced: | 10.4% |
| Widowed: | 8.7% |
| Separated: | 1.8% |
| Median | |
| House value: | $74,800 |
| Household income: | $27,986 |
| Resident age: | 36.5 years |
| Benton Compared to Pennsylvania State Average | |
| House age: | much above |
| Number of college students: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Education | |
| High school or higher: | 81.8% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 15.8% |
| Unemployed: | 9.6% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 4.1% |
| Crime Statistics | |
| Ancestries | |
| German: | 34.9% |
| Irish: | 11.0% |
| Dutch: | 8.7% |
| United States: | 6.3% |
| Polish: | 5.9% |
| English: | 5.8% |
| Nearby City | Distance from Benton to... | Population in 2002 |
| Orangeville, PA | 8.25 miles (13.27 km) | 490 |
| Millville, PA | 9.21 miles (14.82 km) | 973 |
| Briar Creek, PA | 11.59 miles (18.65 km) | 660 |
| Mifflinville, PA | 11.93 miles (19.20 km) | |
| Berwick, PA | 12.48 miles (20.09 km) | 10,536 |
| Shickshinny, PA | 12.49 miles (20.10 km) | 933 |
| Nescopeck, PA | 13.03 miles (20.97 km) | 1,491 |
| Bloomsburg, PA | 13.75 miles (22.13 km) | 12,438 |
| Glen Lyon, PA | 16.14 miles (25.97 km) | |
| Laporte, PA | 16.84 miles (27.10 km) | 284 |
| Catawissa, PA | 17.27 miles (27.80 km) | 1,556 |
| Hughesville, PA | 17.99 miles (28.95 km) | 2,158 |
| Picture Rocks, PA | 18.11 miles (29.14 km) | 681 |
| Washingtonville, PA | 18.12 miles (29.16 km) | 198 |
| Nanticoke, PA | 19.72 miles (31.73 km) | 10,660 |
| Danville, PA | 19.99 miles (32.17 km) | 4,777 |
| Nuremberg, PA | 20.85 miles (33.55 km) | |
| Muncy, PA | 20.93 miles (33.68 km) | 2,594 |
| Riverside, PA | 20.94 miles (33.70 km) | 1,837 |
| Turbotville, PA | 21.18 miles (34.09 km) | 677 |
| Numidia, PA | 21.77 miles (35.04 km) | |
| Wilkes Barre, PA | 21.94 miles (35.31 km) | 42,021 |
| Conyngham, PA | 22.09 miles (35.54 km) | 1,911 |
| Harveys Lake, PA | 22.75 miles (36.61 km) | 2,834 |
| Dushore, PA | 22.79 miles (36.67 km) | 648 |