Benton City, MO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

46%

Household income NAT. AVG.

63%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Benton City	Missouri	National
Income per capita	$27,804	$39,715	$44,883
Median household income	$43,909	$72,613	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$45,208	$90,986	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,210	$52,080
Median earnings male	$45,501	$52,324	$54,343
Median earnings female	$19,919	$36,971	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.8%	4.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.4%	15.3%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Benton City is 38% lower than the national average
The median household income in Benton City is 46% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Benton City is 63% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Benton City is 29% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$29,269 $43,909 $87,818

City

$48,403 $72,613 $145,226

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Benton City median earnings by income bracket

Benton City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.0%	12.0%
Manufacturing sector	38.0%	38.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.0%	12.0%
Public administration	2.0%	2.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	24.0%	24.0%
Education, health & social services	4.0%	4.0%
Other	8.0%	8.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kingdom City, MO	160	$77,139	5.2%
Farber, MO	419	$76,443	6.0%
Wellsville, MO	1,176	$72,846	10.4%
Auxvasse, MO	1,254	$67,242	17.3%
Montgomery City, MO	2,765	$63,878	21.5%
Benton City, MO	144	$43,909	46.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Reader, AR	144	$23,135	71.6%
East Shore, CA	144	$144,824	78.1%
Jersey, GA	144	$0	100.0%
Bernard, IA	144	$75,249	7.5%
Brunsville, IA	144	$94,934	16.7%
Benton City, MO	144	$43,909	46.0%

Source: The Benton City, MO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.