Knox County, Kentucky

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 30,034
Median household income: $33,153
Median home value: $109,200

Knox County, Kentucky counts 30,034 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $33,153 runs below the Kentucky figure of $62,417.

From 2019 to 2023, Knox County's population declined 4.2% from 31,365 to 30,034, while its median household income rose 9.8% from $30,181 to $33,153.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.1% of the population. 78.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,034
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $33,153
Median home value: $109,200
Median gross rent: $631
Housing units: 13,824
Homeownership rate: 65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,36530,034

Median household income

$30,181$33,153

Median home value

$86,800$109,200

Median gross rent

$562$631

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,365	$30,181	$86,800	$562
2020	31,288	$30,257	$87,000	$551
2021	30,367	$29,206	$95,400	$554
2022	30,207	$34,254	$109,200	$623
2023	30,034	$33,153	$109,200	$631

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,854	6.2%
5 to 17	5,230	17.4%
18 to 24	2,515	8.4%
25 to 34	3,849	12.8%
35 to 44	3,512	11.7%
45 to 54	3,914	13.0%
55 to 64	3,962	13.2%
65 to 74	2,972	9.9%
75 and over	2,226	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,563	95.1%
Black or African American	252	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	30	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	21	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	803	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	365	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.3%

High school graduate38.5%

Some college or associate's23.7%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,959	24.3%
High school graduate	7,867	38.5%
Some college or associate's	4,841	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,425	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,343	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,722	78.1%
Carpooled	810	9.4%
Public transit	3	0.0%
Walked	82	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	849	9.9%
Other means	139	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,912	37.5%
15 to 29 min	2,490	32.1%
30 to 44 min	1,276	16.5%
45 to 59 min	394	5.1%
60+ min	684	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 36.7% (10,761 of 29,295)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,467	65.9%
Nonfamily households	3,859	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,326	81.9%
Vacant	2,498	18.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,425	65.6%
Renter-occupied	3,901	34.4%

1-unit, detached57.1%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other31.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,895	57.1%
1-unit, attached	30	0.2%
2 to 4 units	623	4.5%
5 to 19 units	797	5.8%
20 or more units	181	1.3%
Mobile home & other	4,298	31.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 21121
State: Kentucky
Land area: 386 sq mi
Water area: 1.42 sq mi
Center point: 36.8885, -83.8556

Cities & places

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