Knox County, Kentucky

Knox County has a population of 29,865 and has shrunk 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $118,700, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $32,527.

Home price
$118,700
Income
$32,527
Population
29,865
Unemployment
8.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$118,700county
Median gross rent$681county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198038.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile32.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$866county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$745county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,038county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$32,527county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate36.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.8%county
Unemployment rate8.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force41.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.9%county
Share of workers employed by government14.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.4%county
Economic output per resident$28,019county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.66%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service76 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1639080county
Miles to nearest general aviation field15 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station121 micounty
Households without a vehicle12.4%county
Traffic deaths10.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher13.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher76.9%county
Public schools in the county16county
Public school enrollment5253county
Students per full-time teacher13.8county
Free lunch eligible73.9%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians27county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population29,865county
Land area in square miles386county
People per square mile of land77.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store9.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract27.3%county
Population change since 2020-2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age39.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.4%county
Share of households that are one person29.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.7%county
Second languages1.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls61.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents245county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in681county
Households that moved away671county
Average income of arriving households$35,066county
Average income of departing households$35,140county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature57.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation60.1 incounty
Annual snowfall5.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.11 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F28 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing91 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days187 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 21county
Average first fall frostOct 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$135county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.4¢county
Household electricity use1,091 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity64.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas28.0%county
Homes heated by propane2.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.5%county
Homes heated by wood2.1%county
Households with broadband85.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk71.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk20.2county
Landslide risk89.5county
Hail risk59.4county
Earthquake risk70.2county
Tornado risk61.4county
Tropical cyclone risk39.1county
Extreme heat risk55.8county
Winter weather risk82.6county
Strong wind risk61.6county
Wildfire risk84.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Knox County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kentucky figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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