Knox County, Kentucky (KY)

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• • 28,44794.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,0183.4%Two or more races
  • 4661.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2170.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 390.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 230.08%Asian alone
  • 170.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 20
• Thefts: 22
• Auto thefts: 27

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 15
• Thefts: 20
• Auto thefts: 27

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,041 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $598 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Knox County is $339 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $605 a month.

Cities in this county include: Girdler, Barbourville, Gray, Dewitt, Trosper, Flat Lick, Bryants, Artemus.

Neighboring counties: Monterey County, California , Floyd County, Virginia , Hertford County, North Carolina , Lee County, Virginia , Letcher County , Stokes County, North Carolina , Colonial Heights city, Virginia .

Current college students: 987
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 222 (71.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 822010 or later
• 402000 to 2009
• 461990 to 1999
• 151980 to 1989
• 81970 to 1979
• 44Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,070
• One, attached: 47
• Two: 535
• 3 or 4: 316
• 5 to 9: 601
• 10 to 19: 270
• 20 to 49: 65
• 50 or more: 84
• Mobile homes: 3,922
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Knox County with a mortgage: 2,925 (273 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 253 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 184

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Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 3, 2020 - February 29, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4540-KY: April 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4540, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 6, 2019 - March 10, 2019, FEMA Id: 4428, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 9, 2018 - February 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4358, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 09, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4218: May 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4218, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4216: April 30, 2015, FEMA Id: 4216, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: August 18, 2014 to August 24, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4196: September 30, 2014, FEMA Id: 4196, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 19, 2011 to June 23, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4008: July 25, 2011, FEMA Id: 4008, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Kentucky Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3231: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3231, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: May 26, 2004 to June 18, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1523: June 10, 2004, FEMA Id: 1523, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
• 21 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.94% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($36,488 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.57% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($27,558 average AGI)
1.37% relocated from other states ($8,931 average AGI)

Knox County:	1.37%
Kentucky average:	2.87%

from Whitley County, KY	2.04% ($34,743 average AGI)
from Laurel County, KY	1.78% ($31,886)
from Bell County, KY	0.41% ($45,342)

7.22% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($32,258 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.97% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($26,633 average AGI)
1.26% relocated to other states ($5,625 average AGI)

Knox County:	1.26%
Kentucky average:	2.73%

to Laurel County, KY	2.18% ($31,239 average AGI)
to Whitley County, KY	2.06% ($37,539)
to Bell County, KY	0.42% ($26,051)
to Fayette County, KY	0.22% ($25,714)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.4

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: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,072 (1,362 living alone), Female householders: 6,560 (2,203 living alone)

• 5,150 spouses (5,078 opposite-sex spouses), 523 unmarried partners, (520 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,576 children (8,725 natural, 354 adopted, 496 stepchildren), 799 grandchildren, 360 brothers or sisters, 311 parents, 64 foster children, 676 other relatives, 382 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 670

Size of family households: 3,139 2-persons, 2,399 3-persons, 1,217 4-persons, 624 5-persons, 219 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,567 1-person, 407 2-persons.

4,172 married couples with children.
1,934 single-parent households (421 men, 1,513 women).

98.9% of residents of Knox speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (44% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $211,147,000 ($6,617 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,739,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $76,549,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $42,883,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $269,000
Federal grants: $80,253,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,159,000 ($485,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,034,000 ($729,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $743,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,119,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,834,000

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

Here:	-8 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.31 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Knox County, Kentucky
• 852020 or later
• 7982010 to 2019
• 1,8112000 to 2009
• 2,6631990 to 1999
• 2,2451980 to 1989
• 2,5291970 to 1979
• 1,3181960 to 1969
• 7431950 to 1959
• 4871940 to 1949
• 9971939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Knox County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Knox County, Kentucky
• 01 room
• 302 rooms
• 2103 rooms
• 7354 rooms
• 1,5595 rooms
• 1,5236 rooms
• 1,4817 rooms
• 7088 rooms
• 1,2469+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Knox County, Kentucky
• 651 room
• 1192 rooms
• 2963 rooms
• 1,4374 rooms
• 1,0065 rooms
• 4376 rooms
• 3247 rooms
• 1798 rooms
• 2109+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Knox County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Knox County, Kentucky
• 0no bedroom
• 2641 bedroom
• 1,5482 bedrooms
• 4,2153 bedrooms
• 1,1694 bedrooms
• 2985+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Knox County, Kentucky
• 68no bedroom
• 3891 bedroom
• 1,7372 bedrooms
• 1,5453 bedrooms
• 1474 bedrooms
• 1265+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Knox County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 456no vehicle
• 2,6391 vehicle
• 2,1342 vehicles
• 1,4193 vehicles
• 6184 vehicles
• 2295+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Knox County in renter-occupied apartments
• 966no vehicle
• 1,9731 vehicle
• 7862 vehicles
• 2773 vehicles
• 304 vehicles
• 635+ vehicles

92.8% of Knox County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Kentucky.

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

• This state: 24,571
• Other state: 5,295
• Northeast: 212
• Midwest: 3,015
• South: 1,813
• West: 209

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 4,177
• Number of aged recipients: 208
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,969
• Number of recipients under 18: 410
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,997
• Number of recipients older than 64: 770
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,230
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,933

Knox County on our top lists:

• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"