What percentage of people rent in Benton, KY?

Name: Renters and owners in Benton, KY, 2020–2024
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21.3% (±10.0 points) of the occupied homes in Benton, KY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 413 renting households against 1,525 that own their home.

In Benton, the share of households that rent went from 33.5% in 2015–2019 to 21.3% in 2020–2024 (−12.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.3% (±10.0 points)
Renting households: 413 (±221)
Median renter income: $19,595 (±$7,458)

Who rents and who owns in Benton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Benton	Marshall County	Kentucky	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.3% (±10.0 points)	18.4% (±2.5 points)	31.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	413 (±221)	2,434 (±374)	574,561 (±5,417)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,525 (±207)	10,775 (±374)	1,239,908 (±8,203)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$19,595 (±$7,458)	$34,007 (±$6,696)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,368 (±$7,423)	$77,268 (±$3,252)	$78,998 (±$476)	$100,009

In Benton, the renter share is not measurably different from Marshall County (18.4%).

It is also lower than in Kentucky (31.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Marshall County, Benton ranks 3 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 292 of 448.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Benton has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	33.5% (±8.9 points)	21.3% (±10.0 points)	−12.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$722 (±$124)	$787 (±$84)	+9.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,043 (±$11,105)	$66,827 (±$18,749)	+36.3%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Benton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Benton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Benton	—	21.3% (±10.0 points)	—
Hardin	6.6 mi	29.4% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Grand Rivers	13 mi	32.7% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Calvert City	14 mi	43.1% (±13.9 points)	Higher
Reidland	14 mi	16.2% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Ledbetter	16 mi	24.9% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Murray	16 mi	58.3% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Mayfield	17 mi	38.1% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Farley	18 mi	24.8% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Calvert City, KY (43.1%), Murray, KY (58.3%), Mayfield, KY (38.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Marshall County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Calvert City	43.1% (±13.9 points)
2	Hardin	29.4% (±11.2 points)
3	Benton	21.3% (±10.0 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Benton

How many renters are there in Benton?

Benton has an estimated 413 (±221) renting households, 21.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Benton?

In Benton, the share of households that rent went from 33.5% in 2015–2019 to 21.3% in 2020–2024 (−12.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Benton?

A renting household in Benton has 1.7 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Benton?

The median renting household in Benton, KY has an income of $19,595 (±$7,458) a year, against $83,368 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Benton city, Kentucky (place:05824, in state:21).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.