Fort Knox

Population: 8,715
Median household income: $74,224

Fort Knox, a community in Hardin County, Kentucky, has 8,715 residents. Its median household income of $74,224 runs above the Hardin County figure of $67,608.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fort Knox's population held roughly steady from 8,695 to 8,715, while its median household income rose 25.1% from $59,323 to $74,224.

The median gross rent is $1,234. 42.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,715
Median age: 24.3 yrs
Median household income: $74,224
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $1,234
Housing units: 2,468
Homeownership rate: 0.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.1%
Unemployment rate: 10.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,6958,715

Median household income

$59,323$74,224

Median gross rent

$1,090$1,234

Year	Population	Median household income	Median gross rent
2019	8,695	$59,323	$1,090
2020	8,865	$63,119	$1,046
2021	8,888	$69,934	$1,111
2022	8,655	$76,864	$1,178
2023	8,715	$74,224	$1,234

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

Age distribution

Under 512.3%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 2418.8%

25 to 3421.4%

35 to 4418.5%

45 to 545.9%

55 to 641.4%

65 to 740.9%

75 and over0.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,069	12.3%
5 to 17	1,749	20.1%
18 to 24	1,635	18.8%
25 to 34	1,865	21.4%
35 to 44	1,609	18.5%
45 to 54	516	5.9%
55 to 64	126	1.4%
65 to 74	80	0.9%
75 and over	66	0.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,381	50.3%
Black or African American	1,295	14.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	53	0.6%
Asian	192	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	116	1.3%
Some other race	15	0.2%
Two or more races	472	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,191	25.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate12.2%

Some college or associate's41.3%

Bachelor's degree26.2%

Graduate or professional degree15.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	185	4.3%
High school graduate	522	12.2%
Some college or associate's	1,761	41.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,116	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	678	15.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone70.0%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked17.9%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,200	70.0%
Carpooled	345	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	820	17.9%
Bicycle	35	0.8%
Worked from home	153	3.3%
Other means	20	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,308	74.8%
15 to 29 min	581	13.1%
30 to 44 min	248	5.6%
45 to 59 min	233	5.3%
60+ min	50	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.21
Poverty rate: 8.0% (567 of 7,074)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,637	74.3%
Nonfamily households	565	25.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,202	89.2%
Vacant	266	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16	0.7%
Renter-occupied	2,186	99.3%

1-unit, detached23.5%

1-unit, attached50.4%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	579	23.5%
1-unit, attached	1,245	50.4%
2 to 4 units	244	9.9%
5 to 19 units	214	8.7%
20 or more units	182	7.4%
Mobile home & other	4	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2128540
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 37.8916, -85.9672