Knox County vs Sutton County

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

Knox County and Sutton 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 3,306 in Sutton County). Sutton County has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $56,304 in Knox County). Sutton County has the higher median home value ($140,600 vs $66,800 in Knox County).

Population, income & housing

	Knox County	Sutton County
Population	3,322	3,306
Median age	40.5 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,304	$75,000
Median home value	$66,800	$140,600
Median gross rent	$661	$770
Housing units	1,802	1,740
Homeownership rate	78.1%	67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knox County	Sutton County
Population	3,705 → 3,322 (-10.3%)	3,824 → 3,306 (-13.5%)
Median household income	$48,798 → $56,304 (+15.4%)	$54,306 → $75,000 (+38.1%)
Median home value	$45,000 → $66,800 (+48.4%)	$91,800 → $140,600 (+53.2%)
Median gross rent	$513 → $661 (+28.8%)	$635 → $770 (+21.3%)

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

Sutton County

Population

3,8243,306

Median household income

$54,306$75,000

Median home value

$91,800$140,600

Median gross rent

$635$770

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Knox County	Sutton County
Under 5	5.3%	7.8%
5 to 17	20.6%	19.5%
18 to 24	4.6%	7.9%
25 to 34	10.6%	15.2%
35 to 44	13.8%	8.8%
45 to 54	11.3%	13.2%
55 to 64	15.1%	11.8%
65 to 74	10.0%	9.4%
75 and over	8.7%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knox County	Sutton County
White (non-Hispanic)	57.1%	32.2%
Black or African American	3.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	33.8%	65.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knox County	Sutton County
No high school diploma	14.8%	19.3%
High school graduate	37.0%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knox County	Sutton County
Drove alone	77.9%	72.8%
Carpooled	15.2%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	9.2%
Other means	1.7%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knox County	Sutton County
1-unit, detached	88.2%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	1.9%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Knox County	Sutton County
Poverty rate	11.4%	11.6%
Average household size	2.55	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	16	23
Median year structure built	1967	1974