Knox County, Ohio

Knox County has a population of 63,142 and has grown 2.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $239,400, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $73,878.

Home price
$239,400
Income
$73,878
Population
63,142
Unemployment
2.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$239,400county
Median gross rent$950county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198058.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,466county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,078county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$862county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,408county
Home insurance / yr$2,118(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living94.3(statewide)
Median household income$73,878county
Family health premium / yr$22,618(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,071(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.907(statewide)
Poverty rate11.6%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 home13.7%county
Unemployment rate2.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.3%county
Share of workers employed by government11.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.2%county
Economic output per resident$48,861county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.07%county
Top state income tax2.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.29%(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 time25.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service36 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4387395county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station70 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.3%county
Traffic deaths9.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.4(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 higher24.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.0%county
Public schools in the county19county
Public school enrollment7439county
Students per full-time teacher15.4county
Free lunch eligible38.2%(statewide)
Elementary schools10county
Middle schools3county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians40county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.8%county

Place

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

Population63,142county
Land area in square miles525county
People per square mile of land120.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores10county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store7.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.5%county
Population change since 2020+2.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age39.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.2%county
Share of households that are one person28.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.4%county
Second languages6.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls39.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents204county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in1,415county
Households that moved away1,410county
Average income of arriving households$68,163county
Average income of departing households$60,419county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year270county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings43.0%county
Violent crime rate294(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature50.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.9 incounty
Annual snowfall12.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.87 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F9 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing134 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days170 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 29county
Average first fall frostOct 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$174county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh16.5¢county
Household electricity use1,007 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.46(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas55.3%county
Homes heated by propane14.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.0%county
Homes heated by wood7.5%county
Households with broadband89.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk72.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk65.0county
Hail risk85.5county
Earthquake risk48.5county
Tornado risk64.3county
Tropical cyclone risk40.9county
Extreme heat risk58.5county
Winter weather risk77.8county
Strong wind risk81.9county
Wildfire risk36.2county

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

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