Fort Knox, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

8,836

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

1.23% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.99%

12.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$82,663

11.4% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

1,485

1.26% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Fort Knox, KY is home to a population of 8.84k people, from which 97.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.34% of Fort Knox, KY residents were born outside of the country (472 people).

In 2024, there were 3.28 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.43k people) in Fort Knox, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.35k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 948 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%

2024 Citizenship

97.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.9% of Fort Knox, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fort Knox, KY was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fort Knox, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fort Knox, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.43k ± 781
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.35k ± 308
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
948 ± 389

22.7%

Hispanic Population

2k people

22.7% of the people in Fort Knox, KY are hispanic (2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fort Knox, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

5.34%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

472 people

5.47%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

477 people

As of 2024, 5.34% of Fort Knox, KY residents (472 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fort Knox, KY was 5.47%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fort Knox, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
428 ± 119
Vietnam
38 ± 44
Gulf War (1990s)
36 ± 40

Fort Knox, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 11.3 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fort Knox, KY.

Economy

The economy of Fort Knox, KY employs 1.49k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fort Knox, KY were Public Administration (321 people), Retail Trade (219 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (187 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($136,169), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($123,375), and Information ($90,337).

Employment

Occupations

1.49k

2024 Value

± 314

−1.26%

1 Year decline

± 29.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Knox, KY declined at a rate of −1.26%, from 1.5k employees to 1.49k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fort Knox, KY, are Sales & Related Occupations (262 people), Management Occupations (230 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (152 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fort Knox, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.49k

2024 Value

± 314

−1.26%

1 Year decline

± 29.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fort Knox, KY declined at a rate of −1.26%, from 1.5k employees to 1.49k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fort Knox, KY, are Public Administration (321 people), Retail Trade (219 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (187 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fort Knox, KY, though some of these residents may live in Fort Knox, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$64,583

Median earning men ± $22,619

$35,962

Median earning women ± $23,261

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($120,625), Public Administration ($91,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($74,881).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($65,929), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,698), and Retail Trade ($37,222).

Housing & Living

People in Fort Knox, KY have an average commute time of 12.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fort Knox, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$82,663

Median Household Income

± $14,292

2.23k

Number of Households

± 343

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.23k households in Fort Knox, KY grew to $82,663 from the previous year's value of $74,224.

The following chart displays the households in Fort Knox, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fort Knox, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (68.1%)
Walked (20.6%)
Carpooled (5.56%)

In 2024, 68.1% of workers in Fort Knox, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (20.6%) and those who carpooled to work (5.56%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

12.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fort Knox, KY have a shorter commute time (12.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.459% of the workforce in Fort Knox, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fort Knox, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fort Knox, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fort Knox, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.99% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fort Knox, KY (644 out of 7.16k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 12 - 14 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fort Knox, KY is Two Or More, followed by Black and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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