ZIP 63736 · Benton
Who lives in ZIP code 63736 (Benton, MO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Benton, MO · Scott County
uszips 2026
People3,755
Median age41.3
Household income$59,414
Home value$167,040
Median rent$990/mo
Poverty16.8%
College degree+23.0%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Sikeston, MO (micro)
- Wider region
- Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 24 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,587
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.0% are 65 or older; 82.9% are adults.
Household income
25.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,193.
Education (adults 25+)
27.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.4%
- Never married
- 27.5%
- Divorced
- 13.7%
- Widowed
- 5.4%
- Family size
- 2.65
- Dual-income families
- 41.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 77.4%
- Rent burden
- 29.3%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.0%
- Unemployment
- 1.2%
- Self-employed
- 15.9%
- Farmers
- 5.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.0%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 11.4%
- No health insurance
- 9.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.