Knox County, Maine

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Key figures

Statistic	Knox County, Maine	Maine	United States	Rank
Total Population	41,003	1,387,817	334,922,499	1186th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,096	$74,733	$80,734	904th of 3,221
Median Age	49.5	44.8	38.9	252nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	39.7%	36.2%	35.7%	289th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$324,900	$296,600	$332,700	510th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,165	$1,139	$1,413	595th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.2%	10.7%	12.5%	2824th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	3.8%	5.2%	1967th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	112.4	45.0	n/a	908th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.1%	4.1%	14.1%	1504th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.6	n/a	n/a	574th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.7%	74.3%	65.2%	835th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.6	24.6	26.4	2608th of 3,221
Worked from Home	16.6%	15.9%	15.1%	296th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.4%	n/a	n/a	2056th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.0%	48.0%	46.9%	1841st of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.5%	n/a	n/a	598th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Knox County, Maine

Statistic	Knox County, Maine	Maine	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	89.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	2.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	4.2%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.9	18.9	61.4

Age in Knox County, Maine

Statistic	Knox County, Maine	Maine	United States
Median Age	49.5	44.8	38.9
Under 18 %	16.8%	18.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.1%	8.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.4%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.5%	27.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	27.9%	22.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Knox County, Maine

Statistic	Knox County, Maine	Maine	United States
Households	18,484	597,159	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.3	2.5
Family Households	57.8%	60.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.2%	23.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.8%	12.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.0%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	25.9%	29.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Knox County, Maine

Statistic	Knox County, Maine	Maine	United States
Per Capita Income	$44,763	$43,742	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.7%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.8%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.7%	18.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.4%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.2%	10.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.4%	26.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.5%	12.0%	n/a

Housing in Knox County, Maine

Statistic	Knox County, Maine	Maine	United States
Housing Units	24,564	751,876	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.4%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.3%	9.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	24.8%	20.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,977.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.3%	25.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.0%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,786	$3,036	n/a

Education in Knox County, Maine

Statistic	Knox County, Maine	Maine	United States
Less than High School	5.2%	5.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.4%	30.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.6%	28.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.5%	22.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	15.3%	13.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Knox County, Maine

Statistic	Knox County, Maine	Maine	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.1%	61.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.8%	70.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.5%	3.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	42.9%	32.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.0%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.4%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Knox County, Maine

Statistic	Knox County, Maine	Maine	United States
Born in State of Residence	54.5%	59.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.8%	2.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	1.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.8%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.4%	1.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.2%	6.2%	16.7%

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