Benton, Kentucky Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 4,197. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,387 (+4.5% change)
 
Males: 1,928   (45.9%)
Females: 2,269   (54.1%)

Marshall County

Median resident age:   42.8 years
Kentucky median age:   35.9 years

Zip codes: 42025 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,100 (it was $35,250 in 2000)
Benton   $35,100
Kentucky:   $37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $71,100 (it was $74,500 in 2000)
Benton   $71,100
Kentucky:   $103,900

Benton, KY residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Benton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Black (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)


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Ancestries: United States (20.4%), Irish (10.9%), English (10.5%), German (8.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.3%), French (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 01/11/1845

Land area: 3.94 square miles.

Population density: 1104 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Benton

For population 25 years and over in Benton

  • High school or higher: 73.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.1%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Benton city

  • Never married: 15.7%
  • Now married: 59.4%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 14.6%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

57 residents are foreign born

This city:   1.4%
Kentucky:   2.0%



According to our research there were 18 registered sex offenders living in Benton, Kentucky in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Benton to the number of sex offenders is 242 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Benton:   0.6% ($455)
Kentucky:   0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clarksville, TN (71.4 miles , pop. 103,455).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (119.3 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (347.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hardin, KY (7.4 miles ), Fairdealing, KY (9.3 miles ), Kirksey, KY (10.6 miles ), Calvert City, KY (12.3 miles ), Grand Rivers, KY (13.3 miles ), Symsonia, KY (14.2 miles ), Southwest Lyon, KY (14.7 miles) , Reidland, KY (15.8 miles ).

Latitude: 36.86 N, Longitude: 88.35 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,172 (+27.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 627 (36.6%)


People in group quarters in Benton
  • 175 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 152 people in nursing homes
  • 9 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 270

Benton, Kentucky business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +187 (+4.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Chemicals (9%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Carpenters (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)



 

Crime in Benton by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004
Murders 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 0 0 1
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 23.8
Robberies 0 0 2
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 47.7
Assaults 7 3 3
    per 100,000 164.7 71.9 71.5
Burglaries 26 27 19
    per 100,000 611.8 647.2 453.1
Thefts 67 72 73
    per 100,000 1576.5 1725.8 1741.0
Auto thefts 4 6 7
    per 100,000 94.1 143.8 166.9
Arson 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 120.7) 146.4 140.2 162.4
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 9 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   1.61
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Benton, Kentucky

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Benton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 69% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/4/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.7 miles away from the Benton city center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1968, a category 4 tornado 16.0 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Birthplace of: Jimmie Lee Holder - College basketball player (Murray State Racers).


Hospital/medical center in Benton:
  • MARSHALL CO HOSP (503 GEORGE MCCLAIN DR)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Benton:
  • MURRAY-CALLOWAY CO HOSP (about 17 miles; MURRAY, KY)
  • JACKSON PURCHASE MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; MAYFIELD, KY)
  • LOURDES HOSP (about 26 miles; PADUCAH, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Benton:
  • BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 32 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID: PAH)
  • CAMPBELL AAF (about 62 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; ID: HOP)
  • WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 76 miles; MARION, IL; ID: MWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Benton:
  • KENTUCKY DAM STATE PARK (about 12 miles; GILBERTSVILLE, KY; ID: M34)
  • KYLE-OAKLEY FIELD (about 15 miles; MURRAY, KY; ID: CEY)
  • WEST KENTUCKY AIRPARK (about 16 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID: FIO)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Benton:
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 48 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 73 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
  • AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 83 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)
  • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
Public high schools in Benton:
  • MARSHALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,411; Location: 416 HIGH SCHOOL RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • MARSHALL COUNTY TECHNICAL CENTER (Location: 341 HIGH SCHOOL RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Benton:
  • CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP SCHOOL (Students: 276; Location: P.O. BOX 610 1415 HWY 68 EAST; Grades: PK - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Benton:
  • BENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 508; Location: 208 W 11TH ST; Grades: PK - 05)
  • CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 409; Location: 3064 US HWY 641 N; Grades: PK - 05)
  • SOUTH MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 343; Location: 85 SID DARNALL RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • SOUTH MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 299; Location: 155 SID DARNELL ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
  • SHARPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 273; Location: 8400 US HWY 68 W; Grades: PK - 05)
  • BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 246; Location: 906 JOE CREASON DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • JONATHAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 198; Location: 9207 US HWY 68 E; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Benton:
  • MARSHALL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $927,021; Location: 1003 POPLAR STREET; 108,535 books; 1,947 audio materials; 2,434 video materials; 174 serial subscriptions)

Church in Benton: Church Grove Church (A) .

Cemetery: Ford Cemetery (1) .

Tourist attractions: Chamber of Commerce Marshall County (17 USHighway 68 East), Tribune Courier (100 West 11th Street), Lourdes Homecare (165 USHighway 68 East), Town & Country Resort (Recreational Trips & Guides; www.kentuckylakeresort.com).

Hotels: Southern Komfort Resort and Marina (UNKNOWN at Conversion), Holiday Inn Express (173 Carroll Drive), Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (173 Carroll Dr), Shamrock Motel (806 Main Street), Town & Country Resort (www.kentuckylakeresort.com), Aire Castle Bed & Breakfast Inn & Stained Glass Art (435 Salem Chapel Rd N).

Courts: Kentucky State - District Courts- Court Designated Worker (80 Judicial Drive), Kentucky State - District Court- Circuit Court Clerk (80 Judicial Drive), Kentucky State - Administrative Office Of The Courts- Circuit Court C (80 Judicial Drive), Marshall County - Circuit Court Clerk- Domestic Relations Office (80 Judicial Drive).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Benton and their reported violations in the past:

NORTH MARSHALL WATER DISTRICT #1 (Population served: 15222, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Asbestos. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JAN-02-2002)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2000 and MAR-2000, Contaminant: Asbestos. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-06-2002)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Asbestos. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-06-2002)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Asbestos. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-06-2002)
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-1999 and JUN-1999, Contaminant: Asbestos. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-06-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-27-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-27-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1997 and JUN-14-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-14-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-17-1999)
  • 30 regular monitoring violations
JONATHAN CREEK WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 6567, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
SOUTHERN KOMFORT RESORT (Population served: 354, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 5 regular monitoring violations
SHAWNEE BAY RESORT (Population served: 80, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:   2.2 people
Kentucky:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   62.9%
Whole state:   69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   2.0%
Whole state:   4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   10.8%
Whole state:   15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   5.1%
Whole state:   6.6%

Benton compared to Kentucky state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Banks with branches in Benton (2007 data):
  • Bank of Benton: Bank Of Benton, Fifth Street Banking Center, Draffenville Banking Center. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $350.1 mil, Deposits: $293.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Community Financial Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • First Kentucky Bank, Inc.: Draffenville Branch at 30 U.S. Highway 68 West, branch established on 2004-02-02. Info updated 2006-10-25: Bank assets: $349.1 mil, Deposits: $303.5 mil, headquarters in Mayfield, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Exchange Bancshares, Inc.
  • Regions Bank: Benton Branch at 507 Main Street, branch established on 1984-05-31. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
  • Heritage Bank: Benton Branch at 59 Mail Street, branch established on 2001-03-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $768.1 mil, Deposits: $569.7 mil, headquarters in Hopkinsville, KY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices
  • U.S. Bank National Association: Benton Branch at 201 East 11th Street, branch established on 1903-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp



2004 Presidential Election results in Marshall County Kentucky:




Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Firefighters 0 $0   21 $6,004
Police Protection - Officers 7 $20,000 $34,286 0 $0
Other Government Administration 0 $0   11 $9,650
Financial Administration 8 $13,200 $19,800 5 $500
Gas Supply 8 $18,902 $28,353 0 $0
Electric Power 10 $38,457 $46,148 2 $960
Water Supply 5 $12,845 $30,828 0 $0
Parks and Recreation 1 $2,208 $26,496 10 $392
Sewerage 1 $2,304 $27,648 0 $0
Solid Waste Management 2 $4,256 $25,536 0 $0
Streets and Highways 6 $13,500 $27,000 0 $0
Totals for Government 48 $125,672 $31,418 49 $17,506


Benton government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $432,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $825,000
    Solid Waste Management: $113,000
    Parks & Recreation: $23,000
    All Other: $15,000
  • Construction - Electric Utilities: $155,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $4,605,000
    Gas Utilities: $3,447,000
    Sewerage: $657,000
    Central Staff Services: $590,000
    Police Protection: $472,000
    General - Other: $432,000
    Water Utilities: $281,000
    Regular Highways: $141,000
    Financial Administration: $112,000
    Fire Protection: $84,000
    Parks & Recreation: $75,000
    Solid Waste Management: $60,000
    Housing & Community Development: $41,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $1,318,000
  • Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $146,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $20,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Electric Utilities: $189,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Electric Utilities: $6,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $24,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $3,213,000
    Gas Utilities: $2,440,000
    Electric Utilities: $23,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $370,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $3,115,000
    Gas Utilities: $2,330,000
    Other, NEC: $340,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Gas Utilities: $110,000
    Water Utilities: $98,000
    Other, NEC: $30,000
    Electric Utilities: $23,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $86,000
    Interest Earnings: $40,000
    Property Sale Other: $18,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $35,000
    Electric Utilities: $34,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,237,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $5,175,000
    Gas Utilities: $4,455,000
    Water Utilities: $283,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $384,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $76,000
    Highways: $59,000
    All Other: $30,000
  • Tax - Other Selective Sales: $888,000
    Property: $408,000
    NEC: $400,000
    Individual Income: $67,000
    Public Utilities: $44,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $5,828,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $193,000

6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,113 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.85%
Kentucky average:   6.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from McCracken County, KY  1.39% ($34,122 average AGI)
from Calloway County, KY  0.66% ($26,095)
from Graves County, KY  0.46% ($29,154)


6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,465 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.01%
Kentucky average:   6.74%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to McCracken County, KY  1.46% ($34,068 average AGI)
to Calloway County, KY  0.86% ($25,179)
to Graves County, KY  0.47% ($34,288)


Strongest AM radio stations in Benton:
  • WCBL (1290 AM; 5 kW; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
  • WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WRKY (1130 AM; 3 kW; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WKYX (570 AM; 1 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WMUF (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PARIS, TN; Owner: BENTON-WEATHERFORD B/CTING OF TN,INC)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WNBS (1340 AM; 1 kW; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Benton:
  • WCBL-FM (99.1 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
  • WTRT (88.1 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WVHM (90.5 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WAAJ (89.7 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: HEARTLAND MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WKYQ (93.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKMS-FM (91.3 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WCCK (95.7 FM; CALVERT CITY, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND DBA FREELAND BROADCASTING)
  • WDDJ (96.9 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFGE (103.7 FM; MURRAY, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WITB-LP (107.1 FM; BENTON, KY; Owner: BENTON CHURCH OF CHRIST, INC)
  • WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
  • WRIK-FM (98.3 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: SUN MEDIA, INC.)
  • WLLE (94.7 FM; MAYFIELD, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS KY, LLC)
  • WZZL (106.7 FM; REIDLAND, KY; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • WLIE-FM (94.3 FM; GOLCONDA, IL; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)

TV broadcast stations around Benton:
  • WKMU (Channel 21; MURRAY, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WQTV-LP (Channel 24; MURRAY, KY; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
  • W54AE (Channel 54; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
  • WKPD (Channel 29; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WQWQ-LP (Channel 9; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)

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