Knoxville

Population: 3,137
Median household income: $80,385
Median home value: $139,900

Knoxville is a community in Knox County, Illinois, home to 3,137 residents. At $80,385, its median household income sits above Knox County's $53,291.

From 2019 to 2023, Knoxville's population grew 3.5% from 3,031 to 3,137, while its median home value rose 31.9% from $106,100 to $139,900.

88.8% of workers drive to work alone. 80.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,137
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $80,385
Median home value: $139,900
Median gross rent: $675
Housing units: 1,355
Homeownership rate: 84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0313,137

Median household income

$57,350$80,385

Median home value

$106,100$139,900

Median gross rent

$649$675

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,031	$57,350	$106,100	$649
2020	3,137	$63,750	$109,300	$638
2021	3,258	$67,750	$109,600	$664
2022	3,318	$76,161	$130,100	$703
2023	3,137	$80,385	$139,900	$675

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over11.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	189	6.0%
5 to 17	617	19.7%
18 to 24	140	4.5%
25 to 34	277	8.8%
35 to 44	396	12.6%
45 to 54	406	12.9%
55 to 64	404	12.9%
65 to 74	346	11.0%
75 and over	362	11.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,011	96.0%
Black or African American	9	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	15	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	99	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's39.7%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	76	3.5%
High school graduate	718	32.8%
Some college or associate's	870	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	399	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	128	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone88.8%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,222	88.8%
Carpooled	89	6.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	65	4.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	550	42.0%
15 to 29 min	499	38.1%
30 to 44 min	74	5.6%
45 to 59 min	123	9.4%
60+ min	65	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 6.6% (196 of 2,962)

	Count	Share
Family households	840	66.5%
Nonfamily households	424	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,264	93.3%
Vacant	91	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,072	84.8%
Renter-occupied	192	15.2%

1-unit, detached80.7%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,094	80.7%
1-unit, attached	8	0.6%
2 to 4 units	129	9.5%
5 to 19 units	29	2.1%
20 or more units	30	2.2%
Mobile home & other	65	4.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1740416
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.35 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.9069, -90.2857