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Population (year 2000): 599. Estimated
population in July 2005: 556 (-7.2% change)
Males: 290 (48.4%), Females: 309 (51.6%)
Harlan County
Zip code:
40807
Median resident age: 44.2 years
Median household income: $25,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $39,100 (year 2000)
Races in Benham:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.5%)
- Black (9.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (34.2%), Irish (7.0%),
English (6.7%), German (5.5%), Dutch (2.5%), Hungarian (2.5%).
Elevation: 1560 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Benham
- High school or higher: 71.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.5%
- Unemployed: 15.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Benham city
- Never married: 14.5%
- Now married: 61.2%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 16.9%
- Divorced: 6.4%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -78 (-11.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Benham:
- WHITESBURG ARH HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WHITESBURG,
KY)
- WELMONT LONESOME PINE HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BIG
STONE GAP, VA)
- LEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles;
PENNINGTON GAP, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Benham:
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 52 miles;
BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
- TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 101 miles;
HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
- MC GHEE TYSON (about 108 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID:
TYS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Benham:
- LEE COUNTY (about 29 miles; JONESVILLE, VA; ID: 0VG)
- TUCKER-GUTHRIE MEMORIAL (about 29 miles; HARLAN, KY;
ID: I35)
- LONESOME PINE (about 31 miles; WISE, VA; ID: LNP)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Benham:
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
50 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles;
JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
- CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 70 miles; JEFFERSON
CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80
miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
- MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; MOREHEAD,
KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 96
miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
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