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About Benton, NH
Benton, NH is located in Grafton County in the state of New Hampshire.
The total City Population for Benton is about 373 with about 4 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $260,031, which is roughly 6% lower than the Average Home Value of $275,646 for the state of New Hampshire, and roughly 17% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $59,000, which is roughly 30% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $84,357 for the state of New Hampshire, and roughly 9% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.27Male Population Estimate: 50.1%
Female Population Estimate: 49.9%
Median Age: 62.3
Male Median Age: 44.3
Female Median Age: 45.2
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:2.1%
Black:1.3%
Other:1.1%
Asian:0.9%
Indian:0.9%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 36.88%
Libertarian: 1.63%
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 Grafton County: About 2.07484 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Grafton County: About 166.83 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Grafton County is about 47% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 42% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Benton is about 1.6%.
New Hampshire is ranked #26 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 45.44 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 24.03The average living wage for the state of New Hampshire is $30.96/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives New Hampshire a minimum wage score of 8.14 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $3.26/hr, which gives New Hampshire a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 29.06 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for New Hampshire is $165.88, resulting in a UI benefit score of 19.37 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X New Hampshire does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ New Hampshire does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ New Hampshire does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X New Hampshire does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X New Hampshire does provide some form of paid family leave.
X New Hampshire does provide some form of paid sick leave.
✓ New Hampshire does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ New Hampshire does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X New Hampshire does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X New Hampshire does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ New Hampshire does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ New Hampshire does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X New Hampshire does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ New Hampshire does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X New Hampshire does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ New Hampshire does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ New Hampshire does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ New Hampshire does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 03780, 03785 (2 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 44.041100
Longitude: -71.876800
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 1507.5 ft.
Area Code(s): 603