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

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Population (year 2000): 1,138. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,087 (-4.5% change)
 
Males: 544   (47.8%)
Females: 594   (52.2%)

Polk County

Median resident age:   37.3 years
Tennessee median age:   35.9 years

Zip codes: 37307 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,100 (it was $22,667 in 2000)
Benton   $22,100
Tennessee:   $38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $65,700 (it was $64,200 in 2000)
Benton   $65,700
Tennessee:   $114,000

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Races in Benton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)


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Ancestries: United States (14.9%), Irish (9.7%), German (5.7%), English (4.0%), Dutch (3.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1915

Elevation: 748 feet

Land area: 2.27 square miles.

Population density: 489 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Benton

For population 25 years and over in Benton

  • High school or higher: 50.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 9.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Benton town

  • Never married: 17.0%
  • Now married: 56.0%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 11.9%
  • Divorced: 12.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:   0.0%
Tennessee:   2.8%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Benton, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Benton to the number of sex offenders is 185 to 1.

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

Benton:   0.6% ($381)
Tennessee:   0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (43.3 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (99.2 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (505.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Parksville, TN (8.2 miles ), Charleston, TN (10.6 miles ), Calhoun, TN (10.8 miles ), Southeast Bradley, TN (12.1 miles ), Etowah, TN (13.7 miles ), East Cleveland, TN (14.3 miles ), Calhoun-Riceville, TN (14.3 miles ), Wildwood Lake, TN (15.1 miles ).

Latitude: 35.17 N, Longitude: 84.65 W


45 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 423

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Population change in the 1990s: +151 (+15.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (17%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (11%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Food (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Textile mills and textile products (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
  • Apparel (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)



 

Crime in Benton by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Robberies 1 2 0 2 0 0
    per 100,000 87.1 172.4 0.0 174.1 0.0 0.0
Assaults 4 6 3 5 3 2
    per 100,000 348.4 517.2 261.8 435.2 264.8 179.1
Burglaries 6 6 6 10 8 9
    per 100,000 522.6 517.2 523.6 870.3 706.1 805.7
Thefts 12 43 29 36 18 28
    per 100,000 1045.3 3706.9 2530.5 3133.2 1588.7 2506.7
Auto thefts 3 0 1 7 0 3
    per 100,000 261.3 0.0 87.3 609.2 0.0 268.6
Arson 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 195.1 339.7 197.2 374.2 165.9 214.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   6.31
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Benton, Tennessee

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Benton-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 35% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.1 miles away from the Benton town center killed 4 people and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 tornado 26.0 miles away from the town center killed 9 people and injured 67 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Benton:
  • WOODS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; ETOWAH, TN)
  • BRADLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; CLEVELAND, TN)
  • CLEVELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CLEVELAND, TN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Benton:
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 40 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
  • MC GHEE TYSON (about 64 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 67 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Benton:
  • CHILHOWEE (about 6 miles; BENTON, TN; ID: 92A)
  • HARDWICK FIELD (about 12 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; ID: HDI)
  • MCMINN COUNTY (about 17 miles; ATHENS, TN; ID: MMI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Benton:
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 46 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
  • NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,119)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 74 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
Public high school in Benton:
  • POLK COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 526; Location: 7200 HIGHWAY 411 NORTH; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Benton:
  • BENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 513; Location: P O BOX 190; Grades: KG - 05)
  • CHILHOWEE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 424; Location: P O BOX 188; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Benton:
  • BENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $10,239; Location: HWY 411; 2,762 books; 53 video materials)

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Notable location: Polk County Courthouse (A) .

Churches in Benton include: Old Ocoee Church (A) , Benton First Baptist Church (B) .

Cemetery: Memorial Gardens (1) .

Tourist attraction: Adventures Rafting (Welcome Valley Road).

 

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

BENTON WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 2399, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
HIWASSEE WATER CO-OP (Population served: 1097, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-08-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-10-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-10-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1999)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUN-1996 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
THUNDER ROCK #2 CMPG - USFS (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:   2.3 people
Tennessee:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   64.5%
Whole state:   69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   3.8%
Whole state:   4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   20.4%
Whole state:   13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   6.5%
Whole state:   5.8%

Benton compared to Tennessee 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Banks with branches in Benton (2007 data):
  • Benton Banking Company: Benton Motor Branch, Watsons Branch, at Main Street. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $105.2 mil, Deposits: $90.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Benton Bancshares, Inc.
  • First Bank of Tennessee: Peoples Bank Of Polk County Branch at U.S. Highway 411, branch established on 1974-05-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $183.7 mil, Deposits: $159.5 mil, headquarters in Spring City, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices



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Benton government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $80,000
    All Other: $10,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $255,000
    Water Utilities: $232,000
    Financial Administration: $180,000
    Regular Highways: $32,000
    Sewerage: $30,000
    Solid Waste Management: $18,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $12,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $36,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $499,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $193,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $499,000
    Other, NEC: $193,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $422,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $815,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $332,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $166,000
    Housing & Community Development: $28,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $133,000
    NEC: $76,000
    Property: $48,000
    Other Selective Sales: $13,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $93,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $30,000

7.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,146 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.81%
Tennessee average:   7.52%

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 Bradley County, TN  2.52% ($27,161 average AGI)
from McMinn County, TN  0.75% ($25,976)
from Fannin County, GA  0.57% ($25,000)


7.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,467 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.96%
Tennessee average:   6.67%

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 Bradley County, TN  2.81% ($29,869 average AGI)
to Fannin County, GA  0.90% ($20,592)
to McMinn County, TN  0.90% ($28,408)


Strongest AM radio stations in Benton:
  • WBIN (1540 AM; 1 kW; BENTON, TN; Owner: JOHN A. SINES AND L. JANE SINES, JTWROS)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WCLE (1570 AM; 5 kW; CLEVELAND, TN)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYXI (1390 AM; 3 kW; ATHENS, TN; Owner: CORNERSTONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTTI (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: PYE WILSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Benton:
  • WOCE (93.1 FM; BENTON, TN; Owner: LB RADIO OF CHATTANOOGA, LLC)
  • W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WLLJ (103.1 FM; ETOWAH, TN; Owner: FRIENDSHIP BROADCASTING LLC.)
  • WCLE-FM (104.1 FM; CALHOUN, TN; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WALV (95.3 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
  • WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQMT (98.9 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WMKW (89.3 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • W217AN (91.3 FM; PROSPECT, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WSMC-FM (90.5 FM; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVT)
  • WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
  • WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
  • WSGC-FM (101.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WYGO (99.5 FM; MADISONVILLE, TN; Owner: MAJOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJSQ (101.7 FM; ATHENS, TN; Owner: JAMES C. SLIGER)
  • WDNT-FM (104.9 FM; DAYTON, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
  • WLOD-FM (98.3 FM; SWEETWATER, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Benton:
  • WPDP-LP (Channel 25; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WTNB-CA (Channel 27; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)

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