Knox County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.2%), Retail trade (13.8%), Manufacturing (11.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Knox County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 19,478	(49.6%)
Females: 19,778	(50.4%)

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Knox County:	2.4 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,799
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$378
State:	$518

Knox County:	$84,080
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $112,225

Here:	$112,225
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $105,333

Here:	$105,333
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $102,144

Here:	$102,144
State:	$113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $241,634

Here:	$241,634
State:	$114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $67,467

Here:	$67,467
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $48,088

Here:	$48,088
State:	$33,761

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 11
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 12
• Thefts: 70
• Auto thefts: 1

This county:	16.0%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	6.4%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Knox County is $398 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $623 a month.

Cities in this county include: Vincennes, Bicknell, Oaktown, Monroe City, Wheatland, Bruceville, Sandborn, Edwardsport, Decker.

2005 air pollution in Knox County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 15.7 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 42 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Daviess County , Crawford County, Illinois , Gibson County , Greene County , Lawrence County, Illinois , Pike County , Sullivan County , Wabash County, Illinois .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Knox County: Bicknell Country Club (A), Griswold Station (B), Storks Ferry (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Knox County include: Welton Chapel (A), Asbury Chapel (B), Morris Chapel (C), Walnut Grove Church (D), Upper Indiana Church (E), Maria Creek Church (F), Bethel Church (G), Trinity Church (H), Fairview Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Freeland Cemetery (1), West Salem Cemetery (2), Fritchton Cemetery (3), Asher Cemetery (4), Orrville Cemetery (5), Orndorff Cemetery (6), Warth Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Broadie Lake (A), Ten Acre Pond (B), Clear Pond (C), Claypole Pond (D), Horseshoe Pond (E), Swan Pond (F), Wabash Pond (G), City Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Maria Creek (A), McCoy Creek (B), Kelso Creek (C), Muddy Run (D), Deshee, River (E), Nimnicht Creek (F), Snapp Creek (G), Opossum Branch (H), Ghost Hollow Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Knox County include: Camp Arthur (1), White Oak State Fishing Area (2), Vincennes Common (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.5%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 3,756
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 430 (32% naturalized citizens)

Knox County:	1.1%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,988
• One, attached: 238
• Two: 825
• 3 or 4: 797
• 5 to 9: 410
• 10 to 19: 259
• 20 or more: 488
• Mobile homes: 1,279
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Housing units in Knox County with a mortgage: 5,660 (578 second mortgage, 644 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,241

Here:	63.6% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Knox County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Indiana state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/25/1956, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Knox County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 43% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 30.4 miles away from Knox County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 26.6 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 27.8 miles away from Knox County center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 37.2 miles away from the county center
On 4/21/2008 at 05:38:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 26.8 miles away from Knox County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,729 (83%) Carpooled: 1,742 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0%) Taxi: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 20 (0%) Walked: 746 (4%) Other means: 145 (1%) Worked at home: 411 (2%)

4.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,254 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.95%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.63% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($14,347 average AGI)
2.32% relocated from other states ($12,907 average AGI)

Knox County:	2.32%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Lawrence County, IL	0.58% ($27,013 average AGI)
from Daviess County, IN	0.46% ($29,274)
from Vanderburgh County, IN	0.24% ($25,844)
from Gibson County, IN	0.19% ($30,200)
from Greene County, IN	0.19% ($21,880)
from Sullivan County, IN	0.18% ($27,208)
from Marion County, IN	0.12% ($24,938)

5.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,561 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.90%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.47% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($17,007 average AGI)
2.43% relocated to other states ($11,553 average AGI)

Knox County:	2.43%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Vanderburgh County, IN	0.48% ($33,046 average AGI)
to Lawrence County, IL	0.37% ($19,471)
to Daviess County, IN	0.36% ($7,265)
to Marion County, IN	0.33% ($23,467)
to Gibson County, IN	0.29% ($41,975)
to Vigo County, IN	0.29% ($24,125)
to Sullivan County, IN	0.19% ($35,231)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,105 (5,916 aged, 1,189 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 30,423 (7,887 male householders, 2,279 female householders)

  8,256 spouses, 10,441 children (9,220 natural, 284 adopted, 937 stepchildren), 370 grandchildren, 210 brothers or sisters, 137 parents, 254 other relatives, 589 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,327 (2,338 male householders (1,894 living alone)), 3,036 female householders (2,724 living alone)), 953 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,506 (608 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,677 2-persons, 2,419 3-persons, 1,961 4-persons, 763 5-persons, 236 6-persons, 110 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,618 1-person, 621 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 8 6-persons.

96.8% of residents of Knox County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $257,126,000 ($6689 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,478,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $107,174,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $66,995,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,086,000
Federal grants: $53,754,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,038,000 ($1,339,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,080,000 ($89,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,022,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,955,000
Federal Government insurance: $50,231,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-25 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.40 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

57% of Knox County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Indiana.

Knox County:	56.7%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 30848
• Northeast: 367
• Midwest: 4366
• South: 2404
• West: 698

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,100

Here:	6.6%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	7.3%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	3.6%
Indiana:	23.4%

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