Cities / Arkansas / Benton

Benton, AR

35,318 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Little Rock-North Little Rock)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 17.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MEM

152 mi — Frederick W. Smith International Airport

Population & People

Population

35,318

Median age

38.1

Median household income

$72,876

Poverty rate

8.1%

Unemployment rate

3.4%

Bachelor's degree+

28.3%

Avg. commute

22 min

Hispanic or Latino

7.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$212,700

Median gross rent

$1,072/mo

Homeownership rate

68.19%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$944

HUD Fair Market Rent (Arkansas statewide average across 75 areas — not specific to Benton), 2026. Efficiency $700, 1BR $751, 2BR $944, 3BR $1239, 4BR $1406. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Arkansas commercial electricity

10.76¢/kWh

Arkansas industrial electricity

6.71¢/kWh

Arkansas residential electricity

12.84¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

198422

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

150640.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Arkansas

479.22

Unemployment Rate

Source: FRED, Arkansas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MEM

Frederick W. Smith International Airport

152 mi away

TUL

Tulsa International Airport

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Arkansas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Arkansas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).