Knox County, Ohio (OH)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.5%), Manufacturing (23.0%), Retail trade (10.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Knox County, Ohio:

Median resident age:	36.5 years
Ohio median age:	36.2 years

Males: 26,514	(48.6%)
Females: 27,986	(51.4%)

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Knox County:	2.6 people
Ohio:	2.5 people

This county:	$44,231
Ohio:	$46,597

This county:	$434
State:	$511

Knox County:	$131,658
Ohio:	$137,800

Detached houses: $161,944

Here:	$161,944
State:	$175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $156,927

Here:	$156,927
State:	$158,918

In 2-unit structures: $90,083

Here:	$90,083
State:	$124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $151,270

Here:	$151,270
State:	$149,153

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $136,857

Here:	$136,857
State:	$138,542

Mobile homes: $39,681

Here:	$39,681
State:	$32,066

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	10.6%

This county:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Knox County is $454 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $545 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $698 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mount Vernon, Fredericktown, Gambier, Centerburg, Danville, Martinsburg.

2005 air pollution in Knox County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.099 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Ashland County , Coshocton County , Delaware County , Holmes County , Licking County , Morrow County , Richland County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Knox County: Knox Vernon Speedway (A), Camp Anderson (B), Camp Cornish (C), Camp Sychar (D), Irish Hills Golf Course (E), Knox County Fairgrounds (F), Table Rock Golf Course (G), Apple Valley Golf Course (H), Six Corners (I), Wyandot Golf Course (J), Milford Township House (K), Knox County Opportunity Center (L), Green Valley Grange Hall (M). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Knox County include: Hopewell Church (A), Dennis Chapel (B), Liberty Chapel (C), Milford Church (D), Mount Zion Church (E), Ebenezer Church (F), Bell Church of Christ (G), North Bend Church of the Brethren (H), Berlin Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Miller Cemetery (1), Amity Cemetery (2), Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (3), Ankenytown Cemetery (4), Harding Cemetery (5), Dennis Cemetery (6), Workman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Apple Valley Lake (A), North Branch Kokosing River Lake (B), Edward Smith Lake (C), Lake Hiawatha (D), Knox Lake (E), Lake Viering (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beach Run (A), Mud Run (B), Barney Run (C), Indianfield Run (D), Brush Run (E), Isaacs Run (F), Muckshaw Run (G), Pumpkin Run (H), North Branch Kokosing River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Knox County include: Lamb Park (1), Mohican River Wildlife Area (2), Memorial Park (3), Knox Woods State Nature Preserve (4), Knox Lake State Wildlife Area (5), Kokosing Wildlife Area (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Howard Post Office (A), Mount Liberty Post Office (B), Bladensburg Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.1%
Ohio:	10.4%

Current college students: 3,824
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 560 (52% naturalized citizens)

Knox County:	1.0%
Whole state:	3.0%

Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,238
• One, attached: 427
• Two: 936
• 3 or 4: 1,151
• 5 to 9: 351
• 10 to 19: 88
• 20 or more: 340
• Mobile homes: 1,254
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Knox County with a mortgage: 7,518 (830 second mortgage, 1,107 home equity loan, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,872

Here:	66.0% with mortgage
State:	69.3% with mortgage

Knox County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Ohio state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 18 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1982, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Knox County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Ohio state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/12/2007 at 23:18:16, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 82.0 miles away from Knox County center
On 1/26/1991 at 03:21:22, a magnitude 3.4 (3.2 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 19,430 (78%) Carpooled: 2,832 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 104 (0%) Taxi: 76 (0%) Motorcycle: 15 (0%) Bicycle: 33 (0%) Walked: 1,230 (5%) Other means: 203 (1%) Worked at home: 1,141 (5%)

5.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,565 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.86%
Ohio average:	5.31%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($275 average AGI)

Knox County:	0.09%
Ohio average:	0.10%

4.27% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($25,912 average AGI)
1.49% relocated from other states ($9,377 average AGI)

Knox County:	1.49%
Ohio average:	1.67%

from Franklin County, OH	1.11% ($37,401 average AGI)
from Licking County, OH	0.66% ($38,333)
from Delaware County, OH	0.35% ($41,816)
from Morrow County, OH	0.35% ($29,211)
from Richland County, OH	0.35% ($30,908)
from Ashland County, OH	0.11% ($28,000)
from Coshocton County, OH	0.11% ($25,458)

5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,457 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.79%
Ohio average:	5.79%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.96% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($23,128 average AGI)
1.82% relocated to other states ($11,330 average AGI)

Knox County:	1.82%
Ohio average:	2.24%

to Franklin County, OH	1.07% ($31,485 average AGI)
to Licking County, OH	0.71% ($34,921)
to Richland County, OH	0.37% ($32,713)
to Delaware County, OH	0.30% ($43,769)
to Morrow County, OH	0.29% ($34,328)
to Coshocton County, OH	0.11% ($24,174)
to Ashland County, OH	0.08% ($37,529)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,835 (7,512 aged, 1,323 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 44,617 (11,887 male householders, 2,575 female householders)

  12,193 spouses, 15,584 children (14,080 natural, 434 adopted, 1,070 stepchildren), 422 grandchildren, 243 brothers or sisters, 231 parents, 506 other relatives, 976 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,420 (2,268 male householders (1,771 living alone)), 3,226 female householders (2,989 living alone)), 926 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,463 (1,072 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,624 2-persons, 3,193 3-persons, 2,733 4-persons, 1,234 5-persons, 457 6-persons, 221 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,760 1-person, 589 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 23 5-persons.

95.1% of residents of Knox County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $257,845,000 ($4462 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,735,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $124,368,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $59,494,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,938,000
Federal grants: $59,607,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,803,000 ($29,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,634,000 ($378,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,971,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $17,127,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,296,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+54 per 1000 residents
State:	-15 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.25 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

57% of Knox County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Ohio.

Knox County:	56.6%
State average:	58.2%

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

• This state: 43143
• Northeast: 2192
• Midwest: 2990
• South: 4458
• West: 882

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,500

Here:	11.6%
Ohio:	14.2%

Here:	5.3%
Ohio:	10.9%

Here:	69.2%
Ohio:	23.4%

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