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Benson City, Swift County

 

                                                   2010

 

 

Demographic[1]

Total Population

3240

Median Age

43.6

Male Population

1549

Female Population

1691

Ethnicity: White

3150

Ethnicity: Black or African American

17

Ethnicity: Asian

7

Ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino

83

Total Households

1469

 

Commuting to Work (percent)[2]

Car, Truck, or Van

1313

Drove alone

1248 (82.7%)

Carpooled

65 (4.3%)

Public Transportation (excluding taxicab)

1 (0.1%)

Walked

115 (7.6%)

Bicycle

NA

Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means

28 (1.9%)

Worked at home

52 (3.4%)

Worked in county of residence

NA

Worked outside county of residence

NA

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

13.1

 

Housing Occupancy (percent)[3]

Total Housing Units

1602 (100.0%)

Occupied Housing Units

1469 (91.7%)

Vacant Housing Units

133 (8.3%)

For Rent

52 (3.2%)

Rented, not occupied

0 (0.0%)

For sale only

20 (1.2%)

Sold, not occupied

4 (0.2%)

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

11 (0.7%)

All other vacants

46 (2.9%)

Homeowner vacancy rate

2.0

Rental vacancy rate

9.8

 

Education (percent)[4]

 Less than 9th grade

100 (2.4%)

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

189 (8.7%)

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

754 (34.5%)

Some college, no degree

486 (22.3%)

AssociateŐs degree

224 (10.3%)

BachelorŐs degree

263 (12.0%)

Graduate or professional degree

168 (7.7%)

High school graduate or higher

NA

BachelorŐs degree or higher

NA

 

Land Values[5]

Total acres

307

Total estimated value

1032500

Estimated value per acre

3363

 

Soils Data[6]

Erosion Water

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Total

1927

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1927

Erosion Wind

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Total

1647

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1927

 

Crop Production Index

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Total

27

0

0

0

212

240

333

919

91

104

1927

Aspen Production Index

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Total

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1927

Wind and water erosion tables reflect the number of acres with the above listed tonnage of erosion per acre.

Crop production index display the number of acres that fall within the above listed crop growing potential; the higher the growing potential, the better that land is for farming.

Aspen production index display the number of acres that fall within the above listed aspen growing potential; the higher the growing potential, the better that land is for growing aspen trees or forests.

 

Property Taxes[7]

 

Taxable Market Value

Local Net Tax Capacity

Farm Homestead

834393

5028

Farm Non Homestead

46816

463

Timber

0

0

Noncommercial Seasonal Recreation

0

0

Residential Homestead

91565175

904402

Residential Non Homestead

11543739

114887

Apartments

5962604

64715

Commercial Seasonal Recreation

0

0

Commercial

13675409

219716

Industrial

29596374

580268

Utilities

7703

145

Railroads

677438

12669

Other

0

0

Personal

725555

12610

Total

154635206

1914904

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



[1] US Census Bureau

[2] American Community Survey

[3] US Census Bureau

[4] American Community Survey, population 25 years and over

[5] Minnesota Land Economics

[6] Minnesota Land Economics

[7] Minnesota Land Economics