Goree vs Knox City

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

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

Knox City has the higher population (822 vs 135 in Goree). Knox City has the higher median home value ($59,300 vs $25,000 in Goree). Since 2019, Knox City's population has grown faster (-33.1% vs -69.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Goree	Knox City
Population	135	822
Median age	53.5 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$41,477
Median home value	$25,000	$59,300
Median gross rent	—	$579
Housing units	101	447
Homeownership rate	93.5%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goree	Knox City
Population	437 → 135 (-69.1%)	1,229 → 822 (-33.1%)
Median household income	$60,729 → $34,375 (-43.4%)	$38,977 → $41,477 (+6.4%)
Median home value	$23,500 → $25,000 (+6.4%)	$38,100 → $59,300 (+55.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$498 → $579 (+16.3%)

Goree

Population

437135

Median household income

$60,729$34,375

Median home value

$23,500$25,000

Knox City

Population

1,229822

Median household income

$38,977$41,477

Median home value

$38,100$59,300

Median gross rent

$498$579

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goree	Knox City
Under 5	1.5%	2.2%
5 to 17	5.9%	15.8%
18 to 24	10.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	2.2%	11.4%
35 to 44	5.9%	8.3%
45 to 54	34.1%	13.5%
55 to 64	16.3%	18.7%
65 to 74	17.8%	13.6%
75 and over	5.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goree	Knox City
White (non-Hispanic)	34.1%	59.9%
Black or African American	23.0%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	36.3%	30.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goree	Knox City
No high school diploma	22.5%	18.2%
High school graduate	37.8%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goree	Knox City
Drove alone	37.5%	67.2%
Carpooled	60.7%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	13.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goree	Knox City
1-unit, detached	100.0%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Goree	Knox City
Poverty rate	18.5%	14.5%
Average household size	2.18	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	16	11
Median year structure built	1966	1968