Benton Park Neighborhood Statistics

Population by Age, Race and Sex

            Black           White           Other          Totals             Total
             Male  Female    Male  Female    Male  Female    Male  Female Population

 0-4            54      45     119     136       8       8     181     189       370
 5-17           92      97     257     275      17      10     366     382       748
 18-24          35      53     172     173       5       8     212     234       446
 25-34          74      95     464     377      11       7     549     479      1028
 35-44          39      53     279     242       8       7     326     302       628
 45-54          15      13     184     152       5       7     204     172       376
 55-64           2       2     160     174       4       1     166     177       343
 65+             3       5     170     274       2       3     175     282       457

  Total        314     363    1805    1803      60      51    2179    2217      4396



Households and Families

Household Size      No.   Percent         Household and Family Characteristics

  1 Person             725   38.1%          Non-Family Households                918
  2 Persons            507   26.7%          Female-Headed Households             265
  3 Persons            324   17.0%          Female-Headed Households with        167
  4 persons            182    9.6%          Percent Female-Headed Househol     13.9%
  5 Persons             85    4.5%          1 Person 65+                         153
  6 Persons             55    2.9%
  7+ Persons            24    1.3%          Number of Families                  1047
                                            Married Couple Families              682
  Total               1902                  Married Couple Families with C       319

  Persons Per Hous    2.31                  Families as Percent of Househo     55.0%




Household Income by Income Group ($000's)

Income Group      No. of Households       Income Measures

$0-$10                 472                  Median Household Income         $18,885
$10-$15                286                  Average Household Income        $23,331
$15-$25                510                  Median Family Income            $22,839
$25-$35                303                  Average Family Income           $27,934
$35-$50                191                  Per Capita Income               $10,410
$50-$75                239
$75-$99                 20                Persons Living in Poverty
$100+                    0
                                              Poor Persons                      1194
  Total               2021                    Very Poor Persons                  579

Average Family Income by No. of Workers in Family

No. of Workers      No.    Income         Occupation

    0                   94$13,794           Executive, Managerial and Prof       608
    1                  363$14,325           Sales, Technical and Adminstra       538
    2                  460$38,537           Service Occupations                  363
    3+                  89$54,640           Farming, Forestry and Fishing         13
                                            Other Occupations                    661
  Total               1006

Labor Force and Employment                Educational Attainment

  Civilian Labor Force        2496          Population 25 + years     2895
  Employed over 16            2183
  Unemployed                   313          Elementary                 581     20.1%
  Percent Unemployed         12.5%          Some High School           543     18.8%
                                            High School Degree         615     21.2%
  Noncivilian Labor Force      628          Some College               416     14.4%
  FemaleCivilian Labor For    1135          Associate Degree            92      3.2%
  Employed Female             1008          BA/BS Degree               424     14.6%
  Unemployed Female            127          Graduate Degree            225      7.8%
  Percent Unemployed (of f   11.2%

  Male Civilian Labor Forc    1361
  Employed Male               1175
  Unemployed Male              186
  Percent Unemployed (of m   15.8%

Housing Characteristics

  Units in Structu  No.   Percent         Occupancy Status
  1 (detached)         529   21.1%        Occupied Units              1902
  1 (attached)         166    6.6%        Owner Occupied               773
  2 units              914   36.4%        Rented Units                1129
  3 or 4               684   27.3%        Vacant Units                 608
  5 to 9               180    7.2%        Percent Vacant             24.2%
  10 to 19              10    0.4%        Units Paying Cash Rent      1064
  20 to 49               0    0.0%
  50+                    0    0.0%        Owner Occupied by Race
  Mobile/Other          27    1.1%          White                      747     96.6%
                                            Black                       15      1.9%
Total Units           2510                  Asian                        1      0.1%
                                            Other                       10      1.3%
Housing Value and Rent
  Median housing Value    $44,438         Renter Occupied by Race
  Average Housing Value   $47,858           White                      894     79.2%
  MedianRent                 $318           Black                      213     18.9%
  Average Rent               $333           Asian                        7      0.6%
                                            Other                       15      1.3%
Source: STF-1 and STF-3 1990 Census Data