Knox County, Illinois (IL)

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• • 39,71480.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,1098.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,1076.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,4873.0%Two or more races
  • 5191.1%Asian alone
  • 2310.5%Some other race alone
  • 550.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $119,992

Here:	$119,992
State:	$285,490

Townhouses or other attached units: $127,618

Here:	$127,618
State:	$267,853

In 2-unit structures: $59,674

Here:	$59,674
State:	$305,909

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $313,496

Here:	$313,496
State:	$356,547

Mobile homes: $36,871

Here:	$36,871
State:	$69,530

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 51
• Burglaries: 62
• Thefts: 75
• Auto thefts: 23

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 42
• Burglaries: 72
• Thefts: 81
• Auto thefts: 18

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,955 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,662 (1.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Knox County is $395 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $520 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $691 a month.

Cities in this county include: Galesburg, Abingdon, Knoxville, Wataga, East Galesburg, Oneida, Yates City, Williamsfield, Altona, Oak Run.

Neighboring counties: Beaver County, Pennsylvania , Lassen County, California , Marshall County, Indiana , Paulding County, Ohio , Muscatine County, Iowa , Wayne County, Iowa .

Current college students: 3,207
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,576 (19.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 9532010 or later
• 2992000 to 2009
• 1941990 to 1999
• 1281980 to 1989
• 1381970 to 1979
• 313Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 18,616
• One, attached: 258
• Two: 700
• 3 or 4: 852
• 5 to 9: 810
• 10 to 19: 759
• 20 to 49: 227
• 50 or more: 873
• Mobile homes: 885

Housing units in Knox County with a mortgage: 7,667 (619 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 503 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 167

Religion statistics for Knox County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Knox County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Illinois Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4489, Natural disaster type: Other
• Illinois Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 24, 2019 - July 3, 2019, FEMA Id: 4461, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 2013 to May 05, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4116: May 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 4116, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Illinois Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1960: March 17, 2011, FEMA Id: 1960, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 20, 2007 to August 31, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1729: September 25, 2007, FEMA Id: 1729, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Snow, Incident Period: November 30, 2006 to December 01, 2006, Emergency Declared EM-3269: December 29, 2006, FEMA Id: 3269, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3230: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Illinois Winter Snow Storm, Incident Period: January 01, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3134: January 08, 1999, FEMA Id: 3134, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
• Illinois Flooding, Severe Storms, Incident Period: April 13, 1993 to October 22, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-997: July 09, 1993, FEMA Id: 997, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 10, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-438: June 10, 1974, FEMA Id: 438, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood

5.41% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($42,172 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.61% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($26,385 average AGI)
1.80% relocated from other states ($15,787 average AGI)

Knox County:	1.80%
Illinois average:	2.01%

from Cook County, IL	0.61% ($13,008 average AGI)
from Warren County, IL	0.53% ($39,724)
from Peoria County, IL	0.51% ($69,653)
from Fulton County, IL	0.26% ($29,843)
from Henry County, IL	0.17% ($48,485)
from Rock Island County, IL	0.16% ($38,188)
from McDonough County, IL	0.16% ($37,097)

5.58% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($52,147 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.13% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($25,707 average AGI)
2.45% relocated to other states ($26,440 average AGI)

Knox County:	2.45%
Illinois average:	3.06%

to Peoria County, IL	0.60% ($56,733 average AGI)
to Warren County, IL	0.49% ($42,204)
to Fulton County, IL	0.27% ($45,000)
to Henry County, IL	0.23% ($35,667)
to Rock Island County, IL	0.21% ($38,268)
to Cook County, IL	0.19% ($48,132)
to Franklin County, OH	0.17% ($29,412)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 13.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Knox County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 9,852 (3,627 living alone), Female householders: 10,995 (4,417 living alone)

• 8,625 spouses (8,566 opposite-sex spouses), 1,769 unmarried partners, (1,734 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,846 children (11,143 natural, 208 adopted, 490 stepchildren), 553 grandchildren, 400 brothers or sisters, 192 parents, 44 foster children, 394 other relatives, 848 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 4,364

Size of family households: 5,828 2-persons, 2,795 3-persons, 1,547 4-persons, 1,045 5-persons, 270 6-persons, 156 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,045 1-person, 1,056 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 58 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

5,648 married couples with children.
3,187 single-parent households (957 men, 2,230 women).

94.2% of residents of Knox speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (31% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $311,440,000 ($5,780 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,526,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $159,955,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $84,745,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,233,000
Federal grants: $38,014,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,318,000 ($563,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,175,000 ($607,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $6,646,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,644,000
Federal Government insurance: $53,060,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-38 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.37 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Knox County, Illinois
• 02020 or later
• 6502010 to 2019
• 8432000 to 2009
• 1,4871990 to 1999
• 1,2661980 to 1989
• 4,2251970 to 1979
• 1,9751960 to 1969
• 3,7201950 to 1959
• 1,0221940 to 1949
• 8,4951939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Knox County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Knox County, Illinois
• 161 room
• 52 rooms
• 1113 rooms
• 1,1424 rooms
• 2,8885 rooms
• 3,2956 rooms
• 2,6137 rooms
• 2,1658 rooms
• 2,0079+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Knox County, Illinois
• 4301 room
• 2642 rooms
• 1,2453 rooms
• 1,4094 rooms
• 1,3805 rooms
• 1,0316 rooms
• 3777 rooms
• 1978 rooms
• 1629+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Knox County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Knox County, Illinois
• 16no bedroom
• 4541 bedroom
• 3,3732 bedrooms
• 6,9243 bedrooms
• 2,9634 bedrooms
• 5585+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Knox County, Illinois
• 445no bedroom
• 1,9471 bedroom
• 2,3942 bedrooms
• 1,2693 bedrooms
• 3814 bedrooms
• 905+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Knox County, Illinois in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Knox County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 364no vehicle
• 4,4231 vehicle
• 6,0342 vehicles
• 2,3893 vehicles
• 7604 vehicles
• 3385+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Knox County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,519no vehicle
• 3,5271 vehicle
• 1,1712 vehicles
• 2603 vehicles
• 404 vehicles
• 195+ vehicles

91.2% of Knox County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Illinois.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 39,105
• Other state: 8,393
• Northeast: 724
• Midwest: 3,786
• South: 2,344
• West: 1,552

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,219
• Number of aged recipients: 65
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,154
• Number of recipients under 18: 194
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 881
• Number of recipients older than 64: 144
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 377
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 524

Knox County on our top lists:

• #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"