Knox County, Missouri

Knox County has a population of 3,756 and has shrunk 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $101,400, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $57,788.

Home price
$101,400
Income
$57,788
Population
3,756
Unemployment
1.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$101,400county
Median gross rent$666county
Median year homes here were built1965county
Share of homes built before 198072.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant33.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented14.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,403(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$888county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$677county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,086county
Home insurance / yr$3,979(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living89(statewide)
Median household income$57,788county
Family health premium / yr$23,831(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,173(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.668(statewide)
Poverty rate11.9%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 home22.4%county
Unemployment rate1.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed16.7%county
Share of workers employed by government16.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.5%county
Economic output per resident$43,356county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.83%county
Top state income tax4.70%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.44%(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 time19.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5611county
Miles to nearest general aviation field21 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 station20 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.7%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.2(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 higher15.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.1%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment498county
Students per full-time teacher10.8county
Free lunch eligible58.8%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution23 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians71(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance25.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.9%county
Frequent mental distress19.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.0%county

Place

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

Population3,756county
Land area in square miles504county
People per square mile of land7.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store20.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age40.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.5%county
Share of households that are one person35.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.4%county
Second languages5.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls65.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents481county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in53county
Households that moved away72county
Average income of arriving households$46,755county
Average income of departing households$43,722county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings34.3%(statewide)
Violent crime rate462(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature53.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.13 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F26 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing103 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days185 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 19county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$138county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.7¢county
Household electricity use1,003 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.63(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity37.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas24.4%county
Homes heated by propane30.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.9%county
Homes heated by wood5.7%county
Households with broadband70.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk23.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk61.8county
Landslide risk55.5county
Hail risk41.7county
Earthquake risk30.5county
Tornado risk39.6county
Tropical cyclone risk14.8county
Extreme heat risk87.8county
Winter weather risk10.0county
Strong wind risk30.4county
Wildfire risk35.3county

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 Missouri figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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