PlainZIP

Benton, MO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Benton, MO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,310. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BENTON-MO · Benton, MO 1 ZIPs · 3,310 pop · #18118/25278 · Scott County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $59,414
  • RANK-LOWER #18118/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Kelso
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,310
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $168,700

Nearest income peer: Kelso, MO ( $3,164 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Benton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Benton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Benton, MO sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,310
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,414
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,414 and poverty 16.8% concentrate in 63736.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Benton as a pure owner town.

Within Missouri, Protem is the closest lower-income city and Frohna the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Benton.

Population concentration

Benton reads through its lone ZIP, 63736

3,310 ACS residents, one ZIP: 63736 is not the leading code inside Benton, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Benton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 60 establishments, 428 employees , annual payroll $21,637k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 63736 (60 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (11) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Benton, MO

These ZIP codes sit in Scott County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Benton. See the Scott County roll-up →

Benton sits in the upper half of Scott County on income: Chaffee, Morley and Vanduser report less, while Sikeston, Scott City and Oran report more. Blodgett marks the far end of that range at $38,333, 35% below Benton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
63736 3,310 $59,414 60 19
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Benton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Benton, .