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According to the 2017 American Community Survey, the median household income in Benton was $49,833, and the median family income was $70,625. The unemployment rate was 2.9%. The per capita income was $23,325. About 17.7% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 20.3% of people under the age of 18 and 6.1% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref>
According to the 2017 American Community Survey, the median household income in Benton was $49,833, and the median family income was $70,625. The unemployment rate was 2.9%. The per capita income was $23,325. About 17.7% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 20.3% of people under the age of 18 and 6.1% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref>
==Education==
Benton and the region to the east are served by the Scott County R-IV School District, locally known as "Kelly" after the Thomas W. Kelly High School. It is a PK-12 public school with an enrollment of about 1,000 students; its mascot is the Hawks, and its colors are maroon and yellow.<ref>https://www.greatschools.org/search/search.page?lat=37.09763480000001&locationLabel=MO-77%2C%20Benton%2C%20MO%2C%20USA&locationType=street_address&lon=-89.56261239999998&st=public_charter&st=public&st=charter&state=MO</ref>
There is also a [[Roman Catholic]] parochial school, St. Denis School, serving grades 1 through 8.
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