Knox County, Missouri

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Knox County, Missouri is among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate, and among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Knox County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,756	6,191,814	334,922,499	2979th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$57,788	$70,702	$80,734	2277th of 3,221
Median Age	40.1	39.0	38.9	2089th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.8%	32.4%	35.7%	2702nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$101,400	$230,300	$332,700	2968th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$666	$1,033	$1,413	2883rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.9%	12.6%	12.5%	1972nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.1%	4.0%	5.2%	3110th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	7.5	90.1	n/a	2743rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.4%	4.5%	14.1%	3100th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.7	n/a	n/a	1586th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	85.1%	68.1%	65.2%	115th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.4	23.5	26.4	2654th of 3,221
Worked from Home	22.4%	13.0%	15.1%	86th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.1%	n/a	n/a	451st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.3%	46.5%	46.9%	978th of 3,222
Broadband Access	62.0%	n/a	n/a	3082nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Knox County, Missouri

Statistic	Knox County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.3%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	10.0	40.1	61.4

Age in Knox County, Missouri

Statistic	Knox County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	40.1	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	24.8%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.5%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.3%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.7%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.1%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.5%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Knox County, Missouri

Statistic	Knox County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	1,288	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.8%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.0%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.5%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.8%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	31.0%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Knox County, Missouri

Statistic	Knox County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,995	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.2%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.6%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.3%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.0%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.9%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.5%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.2%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Knox County, Missouri

Statistic	Knox County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	1,937	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.8%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.0%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	33.5%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,965.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	14.9%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.6%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$842	$1,948	n/a

Education in Knox County, Missouri

Statistic	Knox County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	18.9%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.7%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.5%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.4%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.4%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Knox County, Missouri

Statistic	Knox County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.8%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	62.9%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.2%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.2%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	46.0%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	1.9%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.7%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Knox County, Missouri

Statistic	Knox County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	68.1%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.1%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.7%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.7%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.3%	5.8%	16.7%

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