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 Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Putnam County has the higher population (4,675 vs 3,760 in Knox County). Putnam County has the higher median household income ($56,875 vs $53,333 in Knox County). Putnam County has the higher median home value ($111,600 vs $97,200 in Knox County).

Population, income & housing

	Knox County	Putnam County
Population	3,760	4,675
Median age	39.8 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$53,333	$56,875
Median home value	$97,200	$111,600
Median gross rent	$661	$575
Housing units	1,940	2,845
Homeownership rate	85.9%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knox County	Putnam County
Population	3,947 → 3,760 (-4.7%)	4,781 → 4,675 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $53,333 (+33.3%)	$42,849 → $56,875 (+32.7%)
Median home value	$75,500 → $97,200 (+28.7%)	$96,600 → $111,600 (+15.5%)
Median gross rent	$556 → $661 (+18.9%)	$572 → $575 (+0.5%)

Knox County

Population

3,9473,760

Median household income

$40,000$53,333

Median home value

$75,500$97,200

Median gross rent

$556$661

Putnam County

Population

4,7814,675

Median household income

$42,849$56,875

Median home value

$96,600$111,600

Median gross rent

$572$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Knox County	Putnam County
Under 5	8.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	16.7%	16.1%
18 to 24	8.5%	4.8%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.7%
35 to 44	9.5%	10.8%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.6%	14.2%
75 and over	9.4%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knox County	Putnam County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knox County	Putnam County
No high school diploma	17.1%	6.1%
High school graduate	41.0%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knox County	Putnam County
Drove alone	65.1%	77.8%
Carpooled	6.3%	11.8%
Public transit	2.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.3%	9.3%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knox County	Putnam County
1-unit, detached	83.1%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Knox County	Putnam County
Poverty rate	14.7%	16.2%
Average household size	3.00	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1964	1977