BENTON COUNTY, IOWA COUNTY CLERK/RECORDER DATABASE
Legal disputes, including contracts, real estate, personal injuries, child custody, support, and visitation, among other significant matters, are all handled by the courts. Additionally, courts decide if traffic, criminal, or juvenile laws have been broken, and if so, what punishments should be applied.
In these matters, petitions, pleadings, orders, etc., are filed with the clerk of court, who keeps track of the docket. The docket was manually maintained until October 31, 1996. The Clerk of Court’s office started electronically docketing this information on November 1, 1996.
RECORDS SEARCH AND PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST
Fill out the Public Information Request form to obtain records in Benton County from the Iowa Department of Health. The County accepts Public Information Requests in any legible format; this form is intended to be a guide to help accelerate your request more efficiently.
Iowa Department of Public Health
Bureau of Health Statistics
Lucas State Office Building, 1st Floor
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075
One can also obtain public records from the Recorder’s office. To obtain public records, please use the following information:
Lexa S. Speidel
County Recorder
Marla Sutton
Deputy/Passport Agent
Katelyn Welper
Deputy/Vital Records Specialist
Benton County Courthouse
111 E. 4th St. · 1st Floor
Vinton, IA 52349
Contact Information
(319) 472-3309
(319) 472-3647 (Fax)
STATISTICS: CRIME, BIRTH, DEATH, PROPERTY, MARRIAGE, DIVORCE
Benton County Birth, Death Records
Births (2007): 289
Per 1,000 population: 10.9
Deaths (2007): 207
Per 1,000 population: 7.8
Infant Deaths (2007): 1
Per 1,000 population: 3.5
Benton County Criminal Records
Violent Crimes (2008): 4
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 1
Robbery: 0
Aggravated Assault: 3
Property Crimes (2008): 194
Burglary: 50
Larceny-Theft: 141
Motor Vehicle Theft: 3
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,453 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,940 (1.3%)
6,161 spouses (6,127 opposite-sex spouses), 754 unmarried partners, (738 opposite-sex unmarried partners)
HOUSING
Total HU (Housing Units) 11,074 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 8,531 (77.0%)
Renter Occupied HU 1,689 (15.3%)
Vacant Housing Units 854 ( 7.7%)
Median Home Value $193,076
Average Home Value $219,332
Housing Affordability Index 158