Knox County, KY

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US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

39.8

0.748% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

36.7%

7.92% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

8,893

3.56% 1-year decline

About

In N/A, Knox County, KY had a population of N/A people with a median age of 39.8 and a median household income of N/A. Between N/A and N/A the population of Knox County, KY N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Knox County, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (95.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.67%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.839%), White (Hispanic) (0.636%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.416%).

None of the households in Knox County, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Knox County, KY are Union College (349 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Knox County, KY N/A, and the average commute time was 25.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Knox County, KY was 2 cars per household.

Knox County, KY borders Bell County, KY, Clay County, KY, Laurel County, KY, and Whitley County, KY.

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Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 35.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.6k people) in Knox County, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 803 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 252 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Knox County, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
28.6k ± 154
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
803 ± 180
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
252 ± 123

1.22%

Hispanic Population

365 people

1.22% of the people in Knox County, KY are hispanic (365 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Knox County, KY as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.739%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

222 people

0.748%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

226 people

As of 2023, 0.739% of Knox County, KY residents (222 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Knox County, KY was 0.748%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
386 ± 124
Gulf War (2001-)
298 ± 132
Gulf War (1990s)
125 ± 97

Knox County, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.3 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Knox County, KY employs 8.89k people. The largest industries in Knox County, KY are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,791 people), Retail Trade (1,070 people), and Manufacturing (803 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($76,106), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($60,777), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,375).

Males in Kentucky have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,220. The income inequality in Kentucky (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

8.89k

2023 Value

± 840

−3.56%

1 Year decline

± 13.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Knox County, KY declined at a rate of −3.56%, from 9.22k employees to 8.89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Knox County, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,258 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (628 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (615 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Knox County, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

8.89k

2023 Value

± 840

−3.56%

1 Year decline

± 13.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Knox County, KY declined at a rate of −3.56%, from 9.22k employees to 8.89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Knox County, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,791 people), Retail Trade (1,070 people), and Manufacturing (803 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Knox County, KY, though some of these residents may live in Knox County, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($137,292), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,278), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($55,031).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($36,637), Public Administration ($35,625), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,511).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.51%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

49
Retail Trade
36
Other Services (except Public Administration)
36
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$114k
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$62.1k
Manufacturing
$55.2k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Knox County, KY went to Donald J. Trump with 83% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (15.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.821%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (83%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (15.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.821%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Knox County, KY went to Donald J. Trump with 83% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (15.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.821%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Knox County, KY for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Knox County, KY awarded 349 degrees. The student population of Knox County, KY in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Knox County, KY are White (270 and 84.9%), followed by Black or African American (19 and 5.97%), Two or More Races (13 and 4.09%), and Hispanic or Latino (7 and 2.2%).

The largest universities in Knox County, KY by number of degrees awarded are Union College (349 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Knox County, KY are General Business Administration & Management (56 and 16%), Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research, & Clinical Nursing (28 and 8.02%), and Substance Abuse Counseling (25 and 7.16%).

The median tuition cost in Knox County, KY for private four year colleges is $27,731.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Knox County, KY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 53.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 32.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 970 (56.7% men and 43.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 970 students enrolled in Knox County, KY, 56.7% men and 43.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 578 records, of which 58.1% were women and 41.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
36 degrees awarded
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research, & Clinical Nursing
28 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
21 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Knox County, KY was General Business Administration & Management with 36 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Knox County, KY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Union College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

349 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Union College with 349 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 149 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Knox County, KY, which is 0.745 times less than the 200 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 270 degrees mean that there were 14.2 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 19 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($27,731) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,334) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.821% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.756% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (766k), and Secondary Education (551k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Knox County, KY have an average commute time of 25.7 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Knox County, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Knox County, KY is N/A. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Knox County, KY was Census Tract 9302 with a value of $40,687, followed by Census Tract 9303 and Census Tract 9307, with respective values of $36,324 and $32,734.

In 2023, 13.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Knox County, KY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.09%.

Housing

Rent vs Own

65.6%

Homeownership

2023

63.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 65.6% of the housing units in Knox County, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Knox County, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9302
Census Tract 9303
Census Tract 9307

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Knox County, KY was Census Tract 9302 with a value of $40,687, followed by Census Tract 9303 and Census Tract 9307, with respective values of $36,324 and $32,734.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Knox County, KY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

11.3k

Number of Households

± 892

In N/A, the median household income of the 11.3k households in Knox County, KY N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Knox County, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2022, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.286% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Knox County, KY N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

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

25.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Knox County, KY have a shorter commute time (25.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.86% of the workforce in Knox County, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 13.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Knox County, KY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.09%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

36.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Knox County, KY (10.8k out of 29.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 42.2% of the children was living in poverty in Knox County, KY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

93.5% of the population of Knox County, KY has health coverage, with 21.7% on employee plans, 50.8% on Medicaid, 12.9% on Medicare, 7.34% on non-group plans, and 0.83% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.2% under 18 years, 20.1% between 18 and 34 years, 38.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.5%

Uninsured

21.7%

Employer Coverage

50.8%

Medicaid

12.9%

Medicare

7.34%

Non-Group

0.83%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Knox County, KY declined by 3.59% from 6.75% to 6.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Knox County, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 75.8 in Knox County, KY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Knox County, KY.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 46.3% in Knox County, KY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Knox County, KY.