Knox County vs Miami County

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

Knox County and Miami County are counties in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Knox County has the higher population (36,108 vs 35,772 in Miami County). Miami County has the higher median household income ($61,130 vs $58,863 in Knox County). Knox County has the higher median home value ($123,500 vs $118,000 in Miami County).

Population, income & housing

	Knox County	Miami County
Population	36,108	35,772
Median age	39.1 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,863	$61,130
Median home value	$123,500	$118,000
Median gross rent	$782	$794
Housing units	16,965	14,927
Homeownership rate	65.9%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knox County	Miami County
Population	37,065 → 36,108 (-2.6%)	35,815 → 35,772 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$47,380 → $58,863 (+24.2%)	$50,657 → $61,130 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$96,800 → $123,500 (+27.6%)	$88,700 → $118,000 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $782 (+18.7%)	$714 → $794 (+11.2%)

Knox County

Population

37,06536,108

Median household income

$47,380$58,863

Median home value

$96,800$123,500

Median gross rent

$659$782

Miami County

Population

35,81535,772

Median household income

$50,657$61,130

Median home value

$88,700$118,000

Median gross rent

$714$794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Knox County	Miami County
Under 5	5.5%	5.1%
5 to 17	16.2%	16.0%
18 to 24	11.2%	8.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	12.6%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.6%	13.9%
55 to 64	13.5%	13.1%
65 to 74	10.8%	10.9%
75 and over	7.7%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knox County	Miami County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	87.3%
Black or African American	1.6%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.4%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knox County	Miami County
No high school diploma	9.9%	12.5%
High school graduate	36.0%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knox County	Miami County
Drove alone	84.9%	83.1%
Carpooled	8.0%	9.1%
Public transit	0.3%	0.4%
Walked	3.7%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	2.0%	4.5%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knox County	Miami County
1-unit, detached	74.7%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	1.9%
20 or more units	4.6%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Knox County	Miami County
Poverty rate	13.4%	15.2%
Average household size	2.27	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1963	1962