Knox County, Kentucky

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Knox County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the highest in the country for poverty rate (78th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Knox County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	29,865	4,534,824	334,922,499	1480th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$32,527	$63,726	$80,734	3137th of 3,221
Median Age	39.7	39.1	38.9	2199th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	13.6%	27.6%	35.7%	2974th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$118,700	$205,600	$332,700	2698th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$681	$967	$1,413	2823rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	36.9%	16.1%	12.5%	78th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.1%	4.9%	5.2%	269th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	77.3	114.8	n/a	1171st of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	4.7%	14.1%	2930th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.6	n/a	n/a	2901st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.3%	68.3%	65.2%	2716th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.4	24.0	26.4	1562nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.8%	10.2%	15.1%	1531st of 3,222
Uninsured	7.2%	n/a	n/a	2453rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.4%	46.6%	46.9%	2671st of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.5%	n/a	n/a	2108th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Knox County, Kentucky

Statistic	Knox County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.3%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	9.6	32.5	61.4

Age in Knox County, Kentucky

Statistic	Knox County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	39.7	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	23.6%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.6%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.1%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.4%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Knox County, Kentucky

Statistic	Knox County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	11,711	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.3%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.5%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	24.0%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.4%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	26.0%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Knox County, Kentucky

Statistic	Knox County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$20,708	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	44.9%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.5%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	7.3%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.8%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	36.9%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	57.3%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	31.9%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Knox County, Kentucky

Statistic	Knox County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	13,866	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	56.5%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.8%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.5%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.7%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.8%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$779	$1,544	n/a

Education in Knox County, Kentucky

Statistic	Knox County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	23.1%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.2%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	22.1%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.7%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.9%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Knox County, Kentucky

Statistic	Knox County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	41.5%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.8%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.8%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.9%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	12.4%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Knox County, Kentucky

Statistic	Knox County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.3%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.8%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.2%	5.5%	16.7%

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