Knox County vs Putnam County

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

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

Putnam County has the higher population (37,091 vs 36,108 in Knox County). Putnam County has the higher median household income ($76,182 vs $58,863 in Knox County). Putnam County has the higher median home value ($205,800 vs $123,500 in Knox County).

Population, income & housing

	Knox County	Putnam County
Population	36,108	37,091
Median age	39.1 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,863	$76,182
Median home value	$123,500	$205,800
Median gross rent	$782	$883
Housing units	16,965	15,148
Homeownership rate	65.9%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knox County	Putnam County
Population	37,065 → 36,108 (-2.6%)	37,384 → 37,091 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$47,380 → $58,863 (+24.2%)	$61,047 → $76,182 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$96,800 → $123,500 (+27.6%)	$128,800 → $205,800 (+59.8%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $782 (+18.7%)	$787 → $883 (+12.2%)

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

Putnam County

Population

37,38437,091

Median household income

$61,047$76,182

Median home value

$128,800$205,800

Median gross rent

$787$883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Knox County	Putnam County
Under 5	5.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	16.2%	14.5%
18 to 24	11.2%	12.5%
25 to 34	11.7%	13.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	10.8%	10.2%
75 and over	7.7%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knox County	Putnam County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	91.0%
Black or African American	1.6%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knox County	Putnam County
No high school diploma	9.9%	9.2%
High school graduate	36.0%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knox County	Putnam County
Drove alone	84.9%	78.6%
Carpooled	8.0%	6.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	9.5%
Other means	0.7%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knox County	Putnam County
1-unit, detached	74.7%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	4.1%
20 or more units	4.6%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Knox County	Putnam County
Poverty rate	13.4%	8.1%
Average household size	2.27	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1963	1979