Benton County, WA [53005] Demographic Characteristics & Trends
  -- a component of the Kennewick-Richland, WA metropolitan area [28420] -- click link to view metro S&O report

This document brings together several 2017 vintage population estimates developed by the Census Bureau for this area developed and released separately in 2018. These official model-based estimates are developed and updated annually. The data presesentation here provides more comprehensive insights into demographic characteristics and trends for this area than available elsewhere. ProximityOne uses these data to develop Situation & Outlook (S&O) estimates and projections to 2060. See related table. Join us in weekly Data Analytics Lab web sessions to discuss organization and use of these and related data. The S&O Trends Analysis package used to develop these tables is available to present/analyze these data with wide-ranging additional detail and alternative data formats.   • Bookmark this page -- http://proximityone.com/trends/cty1706037.htm; share with others.   • View profile for other counties -- http://proximityone.com/countytrends2017.htm; use link in table.

Table 1. Population & Components of Change -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	176,460	180,412	182,391	184,380	186,439	190,170	193,484	198,171	21,711
Births	...	2,553	2,603	2,522	2,543	2,699	2,714	2,742	2,625
Deaths	...	1,288	1,219	1,268	1,299	1,336	1,451	1,444	1,329
Natural Increase	...	1,265	1,384	1,254	1,244	1,363	1,263	1,298	1,296
Net Migration	...	2,638	621	746	846	2,368	2,056	3,390	1,809
International	...	145	223	225	267	307	311	313	256
Domestic	...	2,493	398	521	579	2,061	1,745	3,077	1,553

Table 2. Population by Gender & Group Quarters Population -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	176,460	180,412	182,391	184,380	186,439	190,170	193,484	198,171	21,711
Male	88,184	90,356	91,335	92,232	93,339	95,053	96,834	99,311	11,127
Female	88,276	90,056	91,056	92,148	93,100	95,117	96,650	98,860	10,584
Group Quarters	...	1,426	1,426	1,426	1,426	1,426	1,424	1,424	-2

Table 3. Population by Race/Origin -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Total Population	176,460	180,412	182,391	184,380	186,439	190,170	193,484	198,171	21,711
White alone	162,073	165,211	166,651	168,087	169,590	172,661	175,332	179,238	17,165
Black alone	2,552	2,698	2,854	3,003	3,119	3,266	3,376	3,508	956
AIAN alone	2,019	2,102	2,116	2,210	2,242	2,294	2,399	2,457	438
Asian alone	4,983	5,291	5,483	5,605	5,767	5,953	6,056	6,184	1,201
NHOPI alone	329	339	344	380	394	416	439	484	155
Two+ Races	4,504	4,771	4,943	5,095	5,327	5,580	5,882	6,300	1,796
Hispanic (any race)	33,021	34,130	34,872	36,727	37,774	39,424	41,256	43,406	10,385

Table 4. Population by Age by Race/Origin -- 2017

Population	Total	White alone	Black alone	AIAN alone	Asian alone	NHOPI alone	Two+ Races	Hispanic (any race)
Total	198,171	179,238	3,508	2,457	6,184	484	6,300	43,406
Age 0-4	14,247	12,191	401	241	367	57	990	4,981
Age 5-9	15,165	13,178	401	212	448	42	884	5,117
Age 10-14	14,829	13,095	300	178	444	46	766	4,701
Age 15-19	13,532	11,997	257	183	412	43	640	4,271
Age 20-24	12,006	10,735	243	187	296	53	492	3,828
Age 25-29	13,428	12,007	294	226	436	37	428	3,790
Age 30-34	13,716	12,310	271	173	523	43	396	3,543
Age 35-39	13,318	11,979	236	150	513	30	410	3,036
Age 40-44	11,352	10,225	203	132	481	19	292	2,536
Age 45-49	11,463	10,472	178	170	419	24	200	2,083
Age 50-54	11,757	10,857	160	136	401	22	181	1,632
Age 55-59	12,742	11,880	158	125	379	19	181	1,383
Age 60-64	11,999	11,288	115	123	315	10	148	972
Age 65-69	10,026	9,419	126	89	270	17	105	609
Age 70-74	7,335	6,921	79	58	191	7	79	393
Age 75-79	4,857	4,573	52	37	140	8	47	244
Age 80-84	3,114	2,943	19	26	86	4	36	149
Age 85 up	3,285	3,168	15	11	63	3	25	138

Table 5. Population by Single Year of Age -- 2010-2017

Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2010-2017
Age 0000	2,565	2,550	2,603	2,505	2,530	2,689	2,698	2,726	161
Age 0101	2,617	2,679	2,621	2,641	2,523	2,618	2,830	2,795	178
Age 0202	2,663	2,693	2,708	2,662	2,666	2,631	2,752	2,987	324
Age 0303	2,746	2,740	2,731	2,827	2,751	2,753	2,750	2,842	96
Age 0404	2,610	2,794	2,715	2,813	2,854	2,835	2,818	2,897	287
Age 0505	2,594	2,680	2,848	2,809	2,845	2,924	2,889	2,918	324
Age 0606	2,587	2,639	2,712	2,894	2,856	2,938	3,023	3,010	423
Age 0707	2,589	2,621	2,694	2,769	2,913	2,933	2,991	3,067	478
Age 0808	2,664	2,626	2,659	2,769	2,803	2,994	2,966	3,084	420
Age 0909	2,695	2,741	2,687	2,710	2,787	2,902	3,027	3,086	391
Age 1010	2,707	2,742	2,734	2,700	2,763	2,827	2,913	3,081	374
Age 1111	2,664	2,763	2,773	2,776	2,718	2,812	2,882	2,997	333
Age 1212	2,707	2,726	2,813	2,795	2,822	2,779	2,865	2,998	291
Age 1313	2,646	2,747	2,742	2,840	2,802	2,857	2,811	2,884	238
Age 1414	2,700	2,677	2,790	2,804	2,888	2,838	2,905	2,869	169
Age 1515	2,659	2,701	2,701	2,816	2,831	2,945	2,850	2,953	294
Age 1616	2,757	2,675	2,728	2,707	2,799	2,865	2,969	2,903	146
Age 1717	2,781	2,779	2,732	2,777	2,733	2,869	2,879	2,992	211
Age 1818	2,577	2,482	2,510	2,432	2,468	2,406	2,517	2,546	-31
Age 1919	2,165	2,206	2,111	2,109	2,032	2,082	2,010	2,138	-27
Age 2020	2,203	2,281	2,303	2,231	2,207	2,153	2,204	2,129	-74
Age 2121	2,089	2,308	2,356	2,415	2,315	2,324	2,283	2,270	181
Age 2222	2,124	2,269	2,402	2,499	2,504	2,403	2,411	2,420	296
Age 2323	2,276	2,273	2,343	2,443	2,621	2,537	2,517	2,577	301
Age 2424	2,356	2,352	2,336	2,389	2,465	2,647	2,622	2,610	254
Age 2525	2,461	2,431	2,380	2,352	2,402	2,541	2,705	2,707	246
Age 2626	2,364	2,532	2,452	2,412	2,342	2,491	2,680	2,809	445
Age 2727	2,430	2,433	2,498	2,455	2,428	2,405	2,478	2,725	295
Age 2828	2,409	2,516	2,438	2,499	2,472	2,495	2,462	2,604	195
Age 2929	2,421	2,505	2,515	2,472	2,562	2,572	2,613	2,583	162
Age 3030	2,385	2,511	2,506	2,511	2,526	2,624	2,610	2,656	271
Age 3131	2,277	2,472	2,525	2,557	2,563	2,600	2,680	2,732	455
Age 3232	2,197	2,372	2,503	2,533	2,608	2,606	2,711	2,792	595
Age 3333	2,181	2,241	2,387	2,541	2,514	2,674	2,680	2,779	598
Age 3434	2,204	2,245	2,283	2,366	2,597	2,608	2,739	2,757	553
Age 3535	2,124	2,243	2,295	2,275	2,359	2,622	2,673	2,834	710
Age 3636	2,030	2,171	2,202	2,288	2,298	2,391	2,687	2,771	741
Age 3737	2,071	2,079	2,189	2,198	2,298	2,358	2,445	2,777	706
Age 3838	2,178	2,105	2,088	2,242	2,209	2,348	2,403	2,485	307
Age 3939	2,324	2,218	2,098	2,077	2,242	2,239	2,366	2,451	127
Age 4040	2,314	2,364	2,172	2,095	2,059	2,245	2,215	2,439	125
Age 4141	2,290	2,367	2,375	2,145	2,095	2,117	2,276	2,228	-62
Age 4242	2,177	2,339	2,376	2,347	2,137	2,131	2,127	2,326	149
Age 4343	2,169	2,215	2,333	2,379	2,339	2,166	2,147	2,169	0
Age 4444	2,199	2,206	2,211	2,352	2,344	2,391	2,166	2,190	-9
Age 4545	2,343	2,217	2,197	2,189	2,314	2,345	2,364	2,174	-169
Age 4646	2,469	2,355	2,230	2,187	2,169	2,323	2,342	2,369	-100
Age 4747	2,510	2,521	2,355	2,191	2,205	2,199	2,332	2,391	-119
Age 4848	2,555	2,502	2,516	2,313	2,210	2,191	2,171	2,335	-220
Age 4949	2,557	2,595	2,502	2,505	2,350	2,213	2,230	2,194	-363
Age 5050	2,578	2,596	2,579	2,495	2,483	2,362	2,178	2,254	-324
Age 5151	2,544	2,600	2,610	2,579	2,493	2,506	2,377	2,206	-338
Age 5252	2,579	2,568	2,600	2,582	2,516	2,462	2,503	2,347	-232
Age 5353	2,519	2,586	2,581	2,568	2,556	2,502	2,427	2,504	-15
Age 5454	2,459	2,541	2,574	2,562	2,560	2,569	2,496	2,446	-13
Age 5555	2,544	2,455	2,513	2,544	2,560	2,568	2,573	2,496	-48
Age 5656	2,506	2,551	2,444	2,486	2,552	2,540	2,571	2,607	101
Age 5757	2,418	2,529	2,539	2,440	2,471	2,551	2,529	2,556	138
Age 5858	2,299	2,411	2,516	2,511	2,414	2,458	2,559	2,513	214
Age 5959	2,137	2,308	2,402	2,474	2,513	2,422	2,467	2,570	433
Age 6060	2,146	2,160	2,288	2,367	2,467	2,512	2,391	2,460	314
Age 6161	2,067	2,132	2,125	2,267	2,345	2,448	2,473	2,355	288
Age 6262	2,004	2,067	2,103	2,097	2,260	2,321	2,422	2,472	468
Age 6363	2,082	2,007	2,045	2,072	2,075	2,249	2,305	2,405	323
Age 6464	1,457	2,085	1,985	2,021	2,054	2,078	2,246	2,307	850
Age 6565	1,437	1,452	2,058	1,964	1,992	2,044	2,047	2,216	779
Age 6666	1,473	1,424	1,395	2,039	1,942	1,990	2,031	2,012	539
Age 6767	1,498	1,469	1,413	1,388	2,046	1,924	1,949	2,029	531
Age 6868	1,229	1,457	1,444	1,418	1,380	2,027	1,877	1,924	695
Age 6969	1,187	1,204	1,441	1,413	1,380	1,368	2,009	1,845	658
Age 7070	1,116	1,169	1,184	1,420	1,406	1,372	1,342	1,966	850
Age 7171	1,041	1,093	1,149	1,166	1,416	1,385	1,354	1,338	297
Age 7272	962	1,024	1,058	1,144	1,149	1,395	1,367	1,339	377
Age 7373	889	942	1,017	1,030	1,133	1,132	1,378	1,347	458
Age 7474	803	862	926	1,002	1,012	1,102	1,125	1,345	542
Age 7575	772	783	843	909	975	987	1,068	1,101	329
Age 7676	725	762	774	849	911	955	961	1,054	329
Age 7777	714	692	743	755	836	896	930	938	224
Age 7878	670	676	654	719	727	798	875	889	219
Age 7979	663	665	670	640	709	712	784	875	212
Age 8080	636	627	621	641	627	678	690	762	126
Age 8181	605	607	601	590	608	592	645	663	58
Age 8282	591	583	586	565	570	597	575	634	43
Age 8383	496	545	524	556	522	540	555	531	35
Age 8484	444	473	510	509	535	495	511	524	80
Age 8585	2,790	2,808	2,898	2,985	3,106	3,177	3,210	3,285	495
Age 0517	34,750	35,117	35,613	36,166	36,560	37,483	37,970	38,842	4,092