Benton's Livability
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Crime -
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Commute -
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Education -
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Amenities
About Benton, CA
Benton, CA is located in Mono County in the state of California.
The total City Population for Benton is about 287 with about 3 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $228,646, which is roughly 61% lower than the Average Home Value of $588,722 for the state of California, and roughly 5% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $57,951, which is roughly 30% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $83,076 for the state of California, and roughly 11% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.37Male Population Estimate: 50.9%
Female Population Estimate: 49.1%
Median Age: 63.2
Male Median Age: 47.0
Female Median Age: 47.2
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:13.6%
Hispanic:7.7%
Other:4.7%
Black:0.4%
Asian:0.4%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 37.3%
Libertarian: 1.87%
Other: 0.65%
Green: 0.62%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Benton specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Mono County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Mono County: About 262.062 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Mono County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 9% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Benton is about 2.1%.
California is ranked #4 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 84.2 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 66.74The average living wage for the state of California is $40.83/hr, while the states minimum wage is $13.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives California a minimum wage score of 51.89 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $13.00/hr, which gives California a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 100 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for California is $260.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 39.13 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ California does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ California does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ California does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ California does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ California does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ California does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X California does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ California does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
✓ California does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X California does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ California does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ California does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ California does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ California does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ California does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ California does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ California does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ California does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 93512, 93514 (2 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 37.818900
Longitude: -118.484500
TimeZone: Pacific (GMT -08:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 8082.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 442, 760