Knox County, Texas

Knox County has a population of 3,307 and has shrunk 4.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $77,300, about 1.4 times the county's median household income of $56,667.

Home price
$77,300
Income
$56,667
Population
3,307
Unemployment
1.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$77,300county
Median gross rent$521county
Median year homes here were built1966county
Share of homes built before 198074.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant30.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$778county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,266county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$56,667county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate15.7%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 home4.4%county
Unemployment rate1.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed14.2%county
Share of workers employed by government23.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry30.2%county
Economic output per resident$90,427county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.60%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(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 time16.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service72 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport94579county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.5 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 station146 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.5%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(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 higher13.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.4%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment710county
Students per full-time teacher8.5county
Free lunch eligible63.2%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution68 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians30county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance17.7%county
Frequent mental distress17.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.6%county

Place

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

Population3,307county
Land area in square miles851county
People per square mile of land3.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store21.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract48.1%county
Population change since 2020-4.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.7%county
Share of households that are one person26.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.1%county
Second languages21.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls75.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents597county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-13county
Households that moved in79county
Households that moved away85county
Average income of arriving households$43,557county
Average income of departing households$41,671county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year210,217(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature66°Fcounty
Annual precipitation26.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.12 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F131 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing55 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days229 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 25county
Average first fall frostNov 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$188county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.7¢county
Household electricity use1,487 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity32.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas59.0%county
Homes heated by propane5.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband87.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk5.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk97.5county
Landslide risk18.2county
Hail risk71.6county
Earthquake risk15.7county
Tornado risk28.1county
Tropical cyclone risk29.0county
Extreme heat risk30.1county
Winter weather risk16.5county
Strong wind risk52.5county
Wildfire risk43.7county

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

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