Knox County, Nebraska

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 8,362
Median household income: $64,821
Median home value: $116,900

Knox County, Nebraska counts 8,362 residents. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $64,821 is below the Nebraska median ($74,985).

Between 2019 and 2023, Knox County's population held roughly steady from 8,426 to 8,362, while its median household income rose 23.9% from $52,332 to $64,821.

77.6% of workers drive to work alone. 86.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,362
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $64,821
Median home value: $116,900
Median gross rent: $692
Housing units: 4,527
Homeownership rate: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,4268,362

Median household income

$52,332$64,821

Median home value

$95,900$116,900

Median gross rent

$517$692

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,426	$52,332	$95,900	$517
2020	8,400	$53,653	$92,300	$500
2021	8,434	$58,043	$98,800	$611
2022	8,415	$61,250	$112,700	$666
2023	8,362	$64,821	$116,900	$692

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over11.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	497	5.9%
5 to 17	1,507	18.0%
18 to 24	621	7.4%
25 to 34	765	9.1%
35 to 44	828	9.9%
45 to 54	812	9.7%
55 to 64	1,209	14.5%
65 to 74	1,162	13.9%
75 and over	961	11.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,103	84.9%
Black or African American	50	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	719	8.6%
Asian	36	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.1%
Two or more races	213	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	233	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate35.0%

Some college or associate's38.0%

Bachelor's degree13.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	416	7.3%
High school graduate	2,010	35.0%
Some college or associate's	2,182	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	786	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	343	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,013	77.6%
Carpooled	290	7.5%
Public transit	9	0.2%
Walked	172	4.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	368	9.5%
Other means	33	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,790	50.9%
15 to 29 min	835	23.7%
30 to 44 min	459	13.1%
45 to 59 min	237	6.7%
60+ min	196	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 13.2% (1,079 of 8,183)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,166	67.0%
Nonfamily households	1,069	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,235	71.5%
Vacant	1,292	28.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,542	78.6%
Renter-occupied	693	21.4%

1-unit, detached86.3%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other7.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,905	86.3%
1-unit, attached	47	1.0%
2 to 4 units	108	2.4%
5 to 19 units	94	2.1%
20 or more units	20	0.4%
Mobile home & other	353	7.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 31107
State: Nebraska
Land area: 1,108 sq mi
Water area: 31 sq mi
Center point: 42.6344, -97.8913