Knox City

Population: 143
Median household income: $43,500
Median home value: $57,500

Knox City is a community in Knox County, Missouri, home to 143 residents. At $43,500, its median household income sits below Knox County's $53,333.

Between 2019 and 2023, Knox City's population declined 46.2% from 266 to 143, while its median home value rose 71.1% from $33,600 to $57,500.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 25.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 100.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 143
Median age: 51.2 yrs
Median household income: $43,500
Median home value: $57,500
Median gross rent: $725
Housing units: 81
Homeownership rate: 85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

266143

Median household income

$33,750$43,500

Median home value

$33,600$57,500

Median gross rent

$338$725

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	266	$33,750	$33,600	$338
2020	177	$35,000	$33,000	$346
2021	149	$40,833	—	$663
2022	148	$47,500	$54,400	$733
2023	143	$43,500	$57,500	$725

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

Age distribution

Under 50.7%

5 to 179.1%

18 to 2425.9%

25 to 342.1%

35 to 442.8%

45 to 5425.2%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 7416.1%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1	0.7%
5 to 17	13	9.1%
18 to 24	37	25.9%
25 to 34	3	2.1%
35 to 44	4	2.8%
45 to 54	36	25.2%
55 to 64	16	11.2%
65 to 74	23	16.1%
75 and over	10	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	143	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate68.5%

Some college or associate's21.7%

Bachelor's degree2.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6	6.5%
High school graduate	63	68.5%
Some college or associate's	20	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	2	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone89.3%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit1.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	50	89.3%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	1	1.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	8.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	24	47.1%
15 to 29 min	14	27.5%
30 to 44 min	9	17.6%
45 to 59 min	4	7.8%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.98
Poverty rate: 0.7% (1 of 143)

	Count	Share
Family households	28	58.3%
Nonfamily households	20	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	48	59.3%
Vacant	33	40.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	41	85.4%
Renter-occupied	7	14.6%

1-unit, detached91.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	74	91.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	6.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2939278
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.21 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.1442, -92.0102