Knox County, IN Demographic Data
Knox County, IN Summary
Knox County is located in Indiana
- Population: 38,322
- Area: 524.05 sq. miles
- Land Area: 516.03 sq. miles
- Water Area: 8.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 73.12 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 547.90 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Knox County, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
18,662
49%
50.8
Male
19,294
51%
49.2
Total Population
37,956
323,128,000
Knox County, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,211
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,239
5.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,130
5.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,427
9.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,179
8.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,423
11.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,086
10.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,941
13.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,695
7.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,325
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,439
9.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,113
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
748
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
29,909
78.8%
77.2
Female
14,804
49.5%
51.3
Male
15,105
50.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
26,772
70.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,668
20.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
6,300
16.6%
15.2
Female
3,698
58.7%
55.8
Male
2,602
41.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Knox County, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
37,479
98.7%
96.8
White
35,803
94.3%
72.6
Black or African American
1,141
3.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
29
0.1%
0.8
Asian
280
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
20
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
149
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
28
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
3
0.0%
0.2
Korean
23
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
53
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
4
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
47
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
47
0.1%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
179
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
477
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
660
1.7%
17.8
Mexican
448
1.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
84
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
4
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
124
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
37,296
98.3%
82.2
Knox County, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
593
2.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,246
9.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
9,066
36.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,784
19.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
4,307
17.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,486
10.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,288
5.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,839
11.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
21,931
88.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,774
15.2%
31.2
Knox County, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
9,292
29.6%
33.7%
Now Married
14,723
46.9%
47.5
Divorced
4,710
15.0%
11.0%
Separated
302
1.0%
2.0
Widowed
2,349
7.5
5.8%
Knox County, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
35,224
98.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
521
1.5%
21.6%
Spanish
177
0.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
155
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
176
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
13
0.0%
1.1%
Knox County, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
959
6.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
963
6.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,953
13.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,844
12.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,343
16.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,028
20.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,589
10.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,332
9.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
380
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
264
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
44,624
57,617
Per capita income
22,976
31,128
Knox County, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,473
8.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,786
9.6%
9.8
Construction
893
4.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,451
24.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
653
3.5%
6.6
Information
310
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,723
14.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
816
4.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
897
4.8%
11.4
Public administration
982
5.3%
4.6
Retail trade
2,034
11.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
976
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
531
2.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,263
12.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,878
26.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,747
20.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,578
19.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
4,059
21.9%
18.1%
Knox County, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
18,053
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
15,635
86.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,402
7.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
59
0.3%
5.1
Walked
284
1.6%
2.7
Other means
297
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
376
2.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.0
26.6
Knox County, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,085
7.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,714
32.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,338
36.4%
37.1
3 or more
3,518
24.0%
21.0
Knox County, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
14,655
86.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
9,666
66.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,989
34.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,314
13.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Knox County, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,969
1 room
181
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
387
2.3%
2.7
3 rooms
1,086
6.4%
9.1
4 rooms
2,786
16.4%
16.5
5 rooms
4,488
26.4%
19.8
6 rooms
3,346
19.7%
17.8
7 rooms
2,023
11.9%
12.0
8 rooms
1,307
7.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,365
8.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Knox County, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,969
1-unit, detached
12,652
74.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
127
0.7%
5.9
2-units
823
4.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
773
4.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
457
2.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
473
2.8%
4.4
20 or more units
420
2.5%
9.0
Mobile home
1,231
7.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
13
0.1%
0.1
Knox County, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
5,864
34.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,127
6.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,910
11.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,652
9.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,923
11.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,564
9.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,661
9.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
922
5.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
346
2.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Knox County, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8,471
57.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,130
7.7%
4.7
Electricity
4,590
31.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
129
0.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
257
1.8%
1.9
Solar energy
10
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
9
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
59
0.4%
1.1
Knox County, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,750
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
54
0.9%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
93
1.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
150
2.6%
11.8%
Less than $500
377
6.6%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
542
9.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,423
24.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
3,111
54.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,476
60.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
712
12.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
462
8.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
346
6.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
746
13.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Knox County, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,542
41,631,300
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
25
0.6%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
38
0.8%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
386
8.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,184
26.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,909
64.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
447
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
653
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
861
19.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
592
13.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
427
9.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
610
13.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
342
7.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,614
36.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
543
0.0%
0.0%
Knox County, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
9,666
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,992
20.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,563
36.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,574
16.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,395
14.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
642
6.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
427
4.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
44
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
29
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
85,100
205,000