Benton

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Indiana

Benton is a sparsely populated county in Indiana with 6 ZIP codes, 9,751 people, and above-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Benton, IN sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

Top 34%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
9,751
combined ZIP population
6
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,151
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Benton lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 18007, 6 ZIPs, combined population 9,751). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Above-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (6 codes). Population density still swings from downtown to farm-edge; the density column is the fastest filter before a side-by-side compare. County-level HUD and FBI inputs still key off FIPS 18007.

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6

Total ZIPs

9,751

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Benton

Side-by-side: Compare 47944 vs 47970 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
47944 Fowler 3,623 8
47970 Otterbein 2,034 13
47971 Oxford 1,865 13
47921 Boswell 1,078 10
47942 Earl Park 660 5
47917 Ambia 491 5

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Benton?

Benton has a total population of 9,751 across 6 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Benton?

Benton includes 6 ZIP codes: 47944, 47970, 47971, 47921, 47942, 47917.

Benton's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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