Knox County vs Schuyler County

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

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

Schuyler County has the higher population (4,044 vs 3,760 in Knox County). Schuyler County has the higher median household income ($56,023 vs $53,333 in Knox County). Schuyler County has the higher median home value ($118,200 vs $97,200 in Knox County).

Population, income & housing

	Knox County	Schuyler County
Population	3,760	4,044
Median age	39.8 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$53,333	$56,023
Median home value	$97,200	$118,200
Median gross rent	$661	$382
Housing units	1,940	1,906
Homeownership rate	85.9%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knox County	Schuyler County
Population	3,947 → 3,760 (-4.7%)	4,555 → 4,044 (-11.2%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $53,333 (+33.3%)	$42,694 → $56,023 (+31.2%)
Median home value	$75,500 → $97,200 (+28.7%)	$71,200 → $118,200 (+66.0%)
Median gross rent	$556 → $661 (+18.9%)	$459 → $382 (-16.8%)

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

Schuyler County

Population

4,5554,044

Median household income

$42,694$56,023

Median home value

$71,200$118,200

Median gross rent

$459$382

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Knox County	Schuyler County
Under 5	8.0%	8.0%
5 to 17	16.7%	19.7%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.6%
25 to 34	10.3%	12.0%
35 to 44	9.5%	9.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.8%	13.7%
65 to 74	11.6%	10.1%
75 and over	9.4%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knox County	Schuyler County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knox County	Schuyler County
No high school diploma	17.1%	6.3%
High school graduate	41.0%	54.0%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knox County	Schuyler County
Drove alone	65.1%	84.6%
Carpooled	6.3%	5.2%
Public transit	2.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.3%	7.0%
Other means	0.2%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knox County	Schuyler County
1-unit, detached	83.1%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Knox County	Schuyler County
Poverty rate	14.7%	9.7%
Average household size	3.00	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1964	1963