Coke County vs Knox County

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

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

Knox County has the higher population (3,322 vs 3,315 in Coke County). Knox County has the higher median household income ($56,304 vs $46,431 in Coke County). Coke County has the higher median home value ($112,900 vs $66,800 in Knox County).

Population, income & housing

	Coke County	Knox County
Population	3,315	3,322
Median age	47.2 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$46,431	$56,304
Median home value	$112,900	$66,800
Median gross rent	$687	$661
Housing units	2,147	1,802
Homeownership rate	70.6%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coke County	Knox County
Population	3,303 → 3,315 (+0.4%)	3,705 → 3,322 (-10.3%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $46,431 (+3.2%)	$48,798 → $56,304 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$69,100 → $112,900 (+63.4%)	$45,000 → $66,800 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $687 (+11.0%)	$513 → $661 (+28.8%)

Coke County

Population

3,3033,315

Median household income

$45,000$46,431

Median home value

$69,100$112,900

Median gross rent

$619$687

Knox County

Population

3,7053,322

Median household income

$48,798$56,304

Median home value

$45,000$66,800

Median gross rent

$513$661

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coke County	Knox County
Under 5	4.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.2%	20.6%
18 to 24	4.5%	4.6%
25 to 34	10.5%	10.6%
35 to 44	10.4%	13.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.6%	15.1%
65 to 74	14.7%	10.0%
75 and over	12.9%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coke County	Knox County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	57.1%
Black or African American	1.7%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.9%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	20.8%	33.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coke County	Knox County
No high school diploma	12.2%	14.8%
High school graduate	34.9%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coke County	Knox County
Drove alone	79.7%	77.9%
Carpooled	12.8%	15.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coke County	Knox County
1-unit, detached	68.8%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	20.2%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Coke County	Knox County
Poverty rate	14.1%	11.4%
Average household size	2.15	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	26	16
Median year structure built	1976	1967