County profile
Benton County, OR
United States · GDP 2024
#628 of 3,127 US counties by GDP65th-percentile growthmore diversified than 71% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$6.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
28,030
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,200
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$64.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
97,728
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.8%
Median HH income
$77.7k±$4.0k
Bachelor's degree+
54.2%±2.0%
Poverty rate
18.2%±1.4%
Business applications
845 · 2025
Retail establishments
248
25.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Citizens BancorpFinancial Services$33.4M35DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care33%
Food & accommodation19%
Retail trade18%
Professional services13%
Management10%
Other services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
97,728
residents · 2025 · +4.4% since 2020
Income per capita $62.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,847
International migration+2,600
Natural change−648
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$4.7B2019
$4.8B2020
$5.2B2021
$5.6B2022
$5.9B2023
$6.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$513.0k±$15.5k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$43/mo
Vacancy rate
5.9%±1.2%
Affordability
7.9× wages
Residential permits
$110.0M
484 units · 5.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
84.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 98Earthquake 97Heat wave 81
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
7752016
8382017
8962018
9442019
9792020
10962021
12852022
13352023
13802024
13882025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 70% since 20212842021
2862022
4042023
1162024
4842025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
29.2 km
I-5
Nearest freight rail
6.4 km
PNWR
Nearest port
51.0 km
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY HATFIELD MARINE SCIENCE CENTER WHARF
Nearest commercial airport
44.3 km
MAHLON SWEET FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$64.9k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Benton?
Benton's economy produced $6.3B in 2024, growing 5.7% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.