Benson Population and Demographics

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Benson City, Arizona Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Benson Population: 4711 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 2304 48.91% Female 2407 51.09%       Under 5 years 249 5.29% 5 to 9 years 257 5.46% 10 to 14 years 268 5.69% 15 to 19 years 259 5.5% 20 to 24 years 202 4.29% 25 to 34 years 347 7.37% 35 to 44 years 499 10.59% 45 to 54 years 584 12.4% 55 to 59 years 281 5.96% 60 to 64 years 384 8.15% 65 to 74 years 773 16.41% 75 to 84 years 473 10.04% 85 years and over 135 2.87%       Median age (years) 49.6       18 years and over 3790 80.45% Male 1815 38.53% Female 1975 41.92% 21 years and over 3627 76.99% 62 years and over 1622 34.43% 65 years and over 1381 29.31% Male 634 13.46% Female 747 15.86%       Race     One race 4599 97.62% White 4208 89.32% Black or African American 34 0.72% American Indian and Alaska Native 61 1.29% Asian 22 0.47% Asian indian 0 0% Chinese 1 0.02% Filipino 12 0.25% Japanese 3 0.06% Korean 5 0.11% Vietnamese 0 0% Other Asian 1 0.02% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.13% Native Hawaiian 0 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0% Samoan 1 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 5 0.11% Some other race 268 5.69% Two or more races 112 2.38%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 4711 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 935 19.85% Mexican 786 16.68% Puerto Rican 15 0.32% Cuban 2 0.04% Other Hispanic or Latino 132 2.8% Not Hispanic or Latino 3776 80.15% White alone 3635 77.16%       Relationship     Total Population 4711 100.00% In households 4620 98.07% Householder 2084 44.24% Spouse 1073 22.78% Child 1037 22.01% Own child under 18 years 768 16.3% Other relatives 211 4.48% Under 18 years 116 2.46% Nonrelatives 215 4.56% Unmarried partner 105 2.23% In group quarters 91 1.93% Institutionalized population 64 1.36% Non-Institutionalized population 27 0.57%       Households by Type     Total Households 2084 100.0 % Family households (families) 1347 64.64% With own children under 18 years 394 18.91% Married-couple family 1073 51.49% With own children under 18 years 249 11.95% Female householder, no husband present 191 9.17% With own children under 18 years 94 4.51% Non Family households 737 35.36% Householder living alone 625 29.99% Householder 65 years and over 363 17.42%       Households with individuals under 18 years 478 22.94% Households with individuals 65 years and over 944 45.3%       Average Household size 2.22 Average family size 2.72       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 2822 100.00% Occupied housing units 2084 73.85% Vacant housing units 738 26.15% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 433 15.34% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 21       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 2084 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 1570 75.34% Renter-occupied housing units. 514 24.66%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.2 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.25

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