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Knox County, IN

Demographic and economic profile of Knox County, IN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Knox County, IN has a workforce of roughly 22,000 participants (63.0% labor force participation) drawn from a population of 36,108, with 90.1% holding a high school diploma but only 17.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $37,648. Unemployment sits at 2.5%, while housing costs remain low—median home value of $123,500 and median gross rent of $782/month—alongside a GDP per capita of $54,854 that exceeds the median household income of $61,237. The county posted a -3.5% population decline over five years, and a poverty rate of 13.4% reflects ongoing economic pressure despite relatively tight labor market conditions.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

36,108

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,237

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.5% since 2018

Knox County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone32,307 (89.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,263 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,123 (3.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone604 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone376 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone310 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish670
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)259
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)245
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)94
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic52

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,798

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$54,854

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,762

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,011
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,193
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,079
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,076
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,061

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,959
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,522
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,058
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations3,050
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,588

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.77×)788
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.89×)3,352
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.20×)2,323
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.17×)4,896
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.05×)885

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$123,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$782/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,349 (13.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999928 (9.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999867 (8.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999737 (7.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999717 (7.0%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999708 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,648

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone14,291 (84.5%)
  • Carpooled1,429 (8.5%)
  • Walked649 (3.8%)
  • Worked At Home383 (2.3%)
  • Public Transit58 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle52 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.