Knoxville, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

7,473

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

12.5%

38.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$61,599

12.2% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$160,300

8.6% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

Population & Diversity

Knoxville, IA is home to a population of 7.47k people, from which 99.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.38% of Knoxville, IA residents were born outside of the country (103 people).

In 2024, there were 32 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.95k people) in Knoxville, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 217 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 111 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.9%

2024 Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.9% of Knoxville, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Knoxville, IA was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Knoxville, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.95k ± 208
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
217 ± 93
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
111 ± 84

1.89%

Hispanic Population

141 people

1.89% of the people in Knoxville, IA are hispanic (141 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Knoxville, IA 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 Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
44,333 ± 5,134 people
India
11,889 ± 2,672 people
Guatemala
8,189 ± 2,219 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 44,333 Iowa residents, followed by India with 11,889 and Guatemala with 8,189.

Foreign-Born Population

1.38%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

103 people

1.51%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

113 people

As of 2024, 1.38% of Knoxville, IA residents (103 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 Knoxville, IA was 1.51%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
73 ± 52
Gulf War (1990s)
46 ± 37
Gulf War (2001-)
28 ± 29

Knoxville, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.59 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Knoxville, IA.

Economy

The economy of Knoxville, IA employs 3.79k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Knoxville, IA were Manufacturing (816 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (732 people), and Retail Trade (453 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($93,400), Information ($78,722), and Finance & Insurance ($69,375).

Employment

Occupations

3.79k

2024 Value

± 460

3.11%

1 Year growth

± 17.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Knoxville, IA grew at a rate of 3.11%, from 3.67k employees to 3.79k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Knoxville, IA, are Production Occupations (554 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (516 people), and Management Occupations (450 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Knoxville, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (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

3.79k

2024 Value

± 460

3.11%

1 Year growth

± 17.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Knoxville, IA grew at a rate of 3.11%, from 3.67k employees to 3.79k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Knoxville, IA, are Manufacturing (816 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (732 people), and Retail Trade (453 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Knoxville, IA, though some of these residents may live in Knoxville, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,896

Median earning men ± $6,225

$35,417

Median earning women ± $5,105

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($116,083), Information ($78,920), and Manufacturing ($61,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($47,697), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($46,006), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,450).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Knoxville, IA was $160,300 in 2024, which is 0.482 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $147,600 to $160,300, a 8.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Knoxville, IA is 76%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Knoxville, IA have an average commute time of 23 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Knoxville, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$160,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,119

$2,410

Median Property Taxes

±$351

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Knoxville, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Knoxville, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76%

Homeownership

2024

60.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76% of the housing units in Knoxville, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Knoxville, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$61,599

Median Household Income

± $6,493

3.17k

Number of Households

± 414

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.17k households in Knoxville, IA declined from $61,599 from the previous year's value of $70,136.

The following chart displays the households in Knoxville, IA 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Knoxville, IA is from Iowa.

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.5%)
Worked At Home (10.7%)
Carpooled (7.91%)

In 2024, 78.5% of workers in Knoxville, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.7%) and those who carpooled to work (7.91%).

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

23 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Knoxville, IA have a shorter commute time (23 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.3% of the workforce in Knoxville, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Knoxville, IA (907 out of 7.28k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Knoxville, IA is White, followed by Two Or More and Other.

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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