Benton is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 1,444 people and two associated neighborhoods, Benton is the 249th largest community in Tennessee.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Benton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 44.90% of the Benton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Benton is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Benton who work in maintenance occupations (9.83%), office and administrative support (8.53%), and healthcare (7.79%). It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Benton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Benton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Benton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Benton may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Benton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Benton have a very low rate of college education: just 8.86% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Benton in 2022 was $21,643, which is low income relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,572 for a family of four. However, Benton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Benton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Benton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Benton include Irish, German, English, European, and French. The most common language spoken in Benton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Greek and Italian.
