Knox County vs Union County

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

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

Union County has the higher population (65,293 vs 62,888 in Knox County). Union County has the higher median household income ($109,506 vs $73,988 in Knox County). Union County has the higher median home value ($306,600 vs $218,300 in Knox County).

Population, income & housing

	Knox County	Union County
Population	62,888	65,293
Median age	39.4 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$73,988	$109,506
Median home value	$218,300	$306,600
Median gross rent	$925	$1,188
Housing units	26,038	24,298
Homeownership rate	75.1%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	39.1%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knox County	Union County
Population	61,481 → 62,888 (+2.3%)	56,707 → 65,293 (+15.1%)
Median household income	$57,749 → $73,988 (+28.1%)	$86,715 → $109,506 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$155,500 → $218,300 (+40.4%)	$203,800 → $306,600 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	$737 → $925 (+25.5%)	$982 → $1,188 (+21.0%)

Knox County

Population

61,48162,888

Median household income

$57,749$73,988

Median home value

$155,500$218,300

Median gross rent

$737$925

Union County

Population

56,70765,293

Median household income

$86,715$109,506

Median home value

$203,800$306,600

Median gross rent

$982$1,188

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Knox County	Union County
Under 5	5.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.1%	18.1%
18 to 24	11.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	11.3%	15.7%
45 to 54	11.2%	14.0%
55 to 64	13.8%	12.3%
65 to 74	11.2%	8.1%
75 and over	7.5%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knox County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	85.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knox County	Union County
No high school diploma	8.9%	4.8%
High school graduate	38.0%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knox County	Union County
Drove alone	75.6%	71.8%
Carpooled	7.5%	5.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.6%
Walked	3.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.4%	19.9%
Other means	1.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knox County	Union County
1-unit, detached	83.0%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Knox County	Union County
Poverty rate	11.0%	5.1%
Average household size	2.54	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1972	1995