Benton, Wisconsin - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	970
Male Share of the Population	51.3%
Female Share of the Population	48.7%
Senior Citizens	23.2%
Employed Population 16+	477
Age of the Population	42

Families

% of people married	60.6%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	8.1%
Median Earnings25+	$35,536
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$25,278

Wealth

Median Family Income	$68,382
% Above Poverty Level	95.1%
% Below Poverty Level	4.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	25 minutes
% Working from Home	2.5%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.1%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	27.3%
Median Gross Rent	$654
Median House Value	$108,600

Ancestry

German	43.8%
Irish	18.1%
English	16.1%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	8%
Norwegian	4.9%
French Except Basque	3%
Dutch	1.8%
Swedish	1.5%
Czech	1.5%
African	1.4%
Welsh	0.8%
Swiss	0.6%
Scottish	0.5%
Italian	0.4%
Portuguese	0.4%
Polish	0.3%
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Benton Almanac

Category	Value
County	Lafayette County
Standard Zip Codes	53803
Phone Area Codes	608
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	42.57
Approximate Longitude	-90.38

Benton Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	PLATTEVILLE
Distance	13.2 miles
Jan Temp	7 to 25 F
Apr Temp	35 to 58 F
Jul Temp	61 to 83 F
Oct Temp	39 to 61 F
Annual Precip	36.1 inches

Station	ELIZABETH
Distance	19 miles
Jan Temp	4 to 27 F
Apr Temp	32 to 59 F
Jul Temp	57 to 84 F
Oct Temp	34 to 62 F
Annual Precip	34.9 inches

Station	BELLEVUE L AND D 12
Distance	21 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 27 F
Apr Temp	36 to 59 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	39 to 62 F
Annual Precip	34.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Belmont	981	$64,702
Cuba City	2,168	$82,120
Dickeyville	1,227	$58,438
Hazel Green	1,002	$77,188
Platteville	12,301	$73,614
Shullsburg	1,289	$67,857

Benton Public Libraries

Benton Public Library
48 W. MAIN ST.
Benton, Wisconsin
(608) 759-2665

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Benton Public Schools

Benton Elementary
41 Alma St
ZIP: 53803
(608) 759-4002
Primary
Total Enrollment 122

Benton High
41 Alma St
ZIP: 53803
(608) 759-4002
High
Total Enrollment 132

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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