Knox vs Sligo

A side-by-side comparison of Knox and Sligo: population, income, housing, and more.

Knox and Sligo are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Knox has the higher population (1,032 vs 750 in Sligo). Knox has the higher median household income ($55,380 vs $52,500 in Sligo). Knox has the higher median home value ($117,800 vs $111,500 in Sligo).

Population, income & housing

	Knox	Sligo
Population	1,032	750
Median age	37.3 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,380	$52,500
Median home value	$117,800	$111,500
Median gross rent	$835	$775
Housing units	484	358
Homeownership rate	62.6%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knox	Sligo
Population	1,006 → 1,032 (+2.6%)	491 → 750 (+52.7%)
Median household income	$43,393 → $55,380 (+27.6%)	$38,125 → $52,500 (+37.7%)
Median home value	$107,000 → $117,800 (+10.1%)	$88,600 → $111,500 (+25.8%)
Median gross rent	$645 → $835 (+29.5%)	$720 → $775 (+7.6%)

Knox

Population

1,0061,032

Median household income

$43,393$55,380

Median home value

$107,000$117,800

Median gross rent

$645$835

Sligo

Population

491750

Median household income

$38,125$52,500

Median home value

$88,600$111,500

Median gross rent

$720$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Knox	Sligo
Under 5	2.4%	2.8%
5 to 17	18.4%	14.3%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.2%
25 to 34	18.5%	15.6%
35 to 44	13.3%	8.9%
45 to 54	11.5%	16.4%
55 to 64	13.9%	15.1%
65 to 74	6.7%	10.9%
75 and over	7.8%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knox	Sligo
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	90.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knox	Sligo
No high school diploma	9.3%	11.8%
High school graduate	52.6%	54.4%
Some college or associate's	15.3%	15.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knox	Sligo
Drove alone	76.4%	82.8%
Carpooled	9.5%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	4.1%
Other means	1.8%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knox	Sligo
1-unit, detached	72.5%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	21.5%

Poverty & households

	Knox	Sligo
Poverty rate	12.1%	19.2%
Average household size	2.33	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	20	37
Median year structure built	1950	1955