Knox County, Nebraska

Knox County has a population of 8,363 and has shrunk 0.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $127,700, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $64,636.

Home price
$127,700
Income
$64,636
Population
8,363
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$127,700county
Median gross rent$647county
Median year homes here were built1967county
Share of homes built before 198068.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant24.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use14.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,392(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$961county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$732county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,152county
Home insurance / yr$4,553(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.6(statewide)
Median household income$64,636county
Family health premium / yr$23,696(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,106(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.842(statewide)
Poverty rate13.7%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 home9.9%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed14.2%county
Share of workers employed by government19.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.7%county
Economic output per resident$104,491county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.15%county
Top state income tax4.55%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.55%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(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 time19.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service73 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport28299county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station135 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths59.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0004.5(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 higher19.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.6%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment1757county
Students per full-time teacher10.6county
Free lunch eligible30.1%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools1county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution26 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians48county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.3%county
Frequent mental distress13.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.9%county

Place

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

Population8,363county
Land area in square miles1,108county
People per square mile of land7.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store15.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract34.4%county
Population change since 2020-0.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age44.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.8%county
Share of households that are one person31.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages3.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls78.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents369county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in130county
Households that moved away149county
Average income of arriving households$58,254county
Average income of departing households$40,497county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year32county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings43.8%county
Violent crime rate221(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature50.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation26.4 incounty
Annual snowfall19.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.11 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F14 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing139 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days155 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 5county
Average first fall frostOct 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$108county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh9.5¢county
Household electricity use1,161 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.40(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity39.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas26.7%county
Homes heated by propane27.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood3.4%county
Households with broadband83.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk31.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk83.7county
Landslide risk42.7county
Hail risk78.9county
Earthquake risk14.5county
Tornado risk53.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk28.7county
Winter weather risk77.8county
Strong wind risk34.1county
Wildfire risk81.4county

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

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