Benton County

Benton County, Minnesota

At a Glance

Population	41,379
County Seat	Stearns County Courthouse
State FIPS	27
County FIPS	009
Num Towns	8
Census-Designated Places	1
Total Town Population	108,358
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	41,300
Median Age	36.2
Veterans	2,004
Housing Units	17,318
Uninsured	166
Net Migration (recent)	-470
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	968
Total Employees	15,505
Avg Annual Pay	$55,955
Median Household Income	$70,346
Poverty Rate	9.3%
Unemployment Rate	3.7%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$69,499
Federal Spending FY2024	$236,635,137
Federal Spending Per Capita	$5,719

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$229,300
Median Rent	$907
FMR Studio	$856
FMR 1BR	$883
FMR 2BR	$1,151
FMR 3BR	$1,510
FMR 4BR	$1,798

Health & Safety

Hospitals	0
EMS Stations	24
Fire Stations	24
Police Stations	24
Adult Smoking	18.5%
Adult Obesity	39.7%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	19.1
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	15.45
Electric Customers	2581180
Towns with Broadband Data	8
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	8

Community

Churches	74
Libraries	8
Historic Places (NRHP)	5
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	88
SNAP Stores	94
Bank Branches	38

Agriculture

Total Farms	5
Land in Farms (acres)	127,078
Avg Farm Size (acres)	25,415.6
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (13)

Type	Title	Date
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-04-07
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING	2013-07-25
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-13
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES	2001-05-16
DR	SEVERE FLOODING, HIGH WINDS,SEVERE STORMS	1997-04-08
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORMS	1997-01-16
DR	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, HAIL & TORNADOES	1978-07-08
EM	DROUGHT	1976-06-17
DR	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING	1972-08-01

Detailed Topics

Communities in Benton County

St. Cloud — pop 68,881
Sartell — pop 19,351
Sauk Rapids — pop 13,862
Foley — pop 2,711
Rice — pop 1,975
Royalton — pop 1,281
Gilman — pop 226
Ronneby — pop 71

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.