Knox City, Texas
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Population change since 2000: -13.7%
Males: 576 | (54.8%) |
Females: 476 | (45.2%) |
Median resident age: | 44.7 years |
Texas median age: | 35.5 years |
Zip codes: 79529.
Knox City: | $35,436 |
TX: | $66,963 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $20,726 (it was $14,732 in 2000)
Knox City town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $46,871 (it was $25,600 in 2000)
Knox City: | $46,871 |
TX: | $237,400 |
Median gross rent in 2021: $702.
(11.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 61.4% for Black residents, 13.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Knox City, TX
- 53154.8%White alone
- 38639.8%Hispanic
- 242.5%Black alone
- 181.9%Two or more races
Races in Knox City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Texas and other state lists, there were 15 registered sex offenders living in Knox City, Texas as of March 28, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Knox City is 75 to 1.
Type |
2007 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
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Murders (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Rapes (per 100,000) | 1 (95.9) | 1 (83.8) | 1 (85.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (90.1) | 2 (178.9) |
Robberies (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (88.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Assaults (per 100,000) | 1 (95.9) | 8 (670.0) | 6 (514.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (90.1) | 3 (268.3) |
Burglaries (per 100,000) | 5 (479.4) | 11 (921.3) | 11 (942.6) | 13 (1,143) | 14 (1,261) | 8 (715.6) |
Thefts (per 100,000) | 5 (479.4) | 18 (1,508) | 6 (514.1) | 5 (439.8) | 11 (991.0) | 8 (715.6) |
Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 2 (191.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (90.1) | 1 (89.4) |
Arson (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
City-Data.com crime index | 164.0 | 325.8 | 257.9 | 124.0 | 225.2 | 282.6 |
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 254.8. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Knox City detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 2 (2 officers - 2 male; 0 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 1.79 |
Texas average: | 2.07 |
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Ancestries: Irish (7.3%), American (5.6%), English (5.6%), German (3.2%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 0.84 square miles.
Population density: 1,258 people per square mile (low).
87 residents are foreign born (8.1% Latin America).
This town: | 9.0% |
Texas: | 17.0% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,237 (2.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $662 (1.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Abilene, TX (67.3 miles , pop. 115,930).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Worth, TX (151.3 miles , pop. 534,694).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (180.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 33.42 N, Longitude: 99.81 W
Area code: 940
Here: | 3.4% |
Texas: | 4.2% |
- Health care (18.6%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (11.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.0%)
- Educational services (8.1%)
- Construction (7.7%)
- Public administration (5.9%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.8%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (19.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (15.3%)
- Construction (13.6%)
- Public administration (6.6%)
- Health care (5.4%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.5%)
- Health care (34.5%)
- Educational services (12.5%)
- Finance & insurance (5.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.0%)
- Public administration (5.0%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (4.5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.4%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.4%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (5.4%)
- Extraction workers (5.0%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5.0%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (5.0%)
Average climate in Knox City, Texas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
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Tornado activity:
Knox City-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 45% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/13/1953, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.0 miles away from the Knox City town center killed 17 people and injured 25 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 5/26/1962, a category F4 tornado 17.3 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Knox City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 490% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 61.2 miles away from the city center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 227.2 miles away from the city center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 264.7 miles away from the city center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 301.1 miles away from Knox City center
On 2/13/2016 at 17:07:06, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 221.5 miles away from Knox City center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 205.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Knox County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 4, Floods: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Storms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers in Knox City:
Airports located in Knox City:
- Harrison Field Of Knox City Airport (F75) (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 500, Local Ops: 2,000)
- Oliver Airport (4TX7) (Runways: 1)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Knox City:
- Vernon College (about 59 miles; Vernon, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,216)
- Abilene Christian University (about 66 miles; Abilene, TX; FT enrollment: 4,025)
- Midwestern State University (about 82 miles; Wichita Falls, TX; FT enrollment: 4,901)
- Cisco College (about 86 miles; Cisco, TX; FT enrollment: 2,687)
- Western Oklahoma State College (about 91 miles; Altus, OK; FT enrollment: 2,054)
- Cameron University (about 115 miles; Lawton, OK; FT enrollment: 4,695)
- Texas Tech University (about 120 miles; Lubbock, TX; FT enrollment: 29,251)
Public high school in Knox City:
- KNOX CITY H S (Students: 69, Location: 400 N 4TH ST, Grades: 9-12)
Public elementary/middle school in Knox City:
- KNOX CITY EL (Students: 147, Location: 300 N 4TH, Grades: PK-4)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Knox City Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Knox City: Church of Christ (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotel: City Motel (1100 East Main Street).
Birthplace of: Stan Hansen - Professional wrestler.
This town: | 2.4 people |
Texas: | 2.8 people |
This town: | 64.8% |
Whole state: | 69.9% |
This town: | 6.0% |
Whole state: | 6.0% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
64 people in nursing homes in 2000
Banks with branches in Knox City (2011 data):
- Citizens Bank, National Association: Knox City Branch at 110 North 2nd, branch established on 1993/05/26. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $92.3 mil, Deposits: $80.7 mil, headquarters in Abilene, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Big Country Bancshares, Inc.
For population 15 years and over in Knox City:
- Never married: 29.1%
- Now married: 44.4%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 16.8%
- Divorced: 7.4%
For population 25 years and over in Knox City:
- High school or higher: 77.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 12.6 minutes
Here: | 13.9 |
Texas average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Knox City, TX (based on Knox County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 2,129 | 17 |
Catholic | 725 | 2 |
Mainline Protestant | 452 | 5 |
None | 413 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 5.72 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Knox County: | 8.58 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.72 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Knox County: | 11.8% |
Texas: | 8.9% |
Here: | 26.9% |
Texas: | 26.6% |
This county: | 23.6% |
Texas: | 15.7% |
Health and Nutrition:
This city: | 49.8% |
Texas: | 48.6% |
Here: | 46.4% |
Texas: | 47.4% |
Here: | 28.8 |
Texas: | 28.5 |
This city: | 23.0% |
Texas: | 20.6% |
This city: | 11.8% |
Texas: | 10.3% |
Knox City: | 6.9 |
State: | 6.8 |
Knox City: | 37.0% |
Texas: | 33.1% |
Knox City: | 53.4% |
State: | 56.2% |
Knox City: | 76.1% |
Texas: | 80.7% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Knox City, TX Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2017) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water Supply | 3 | $7,728 | $30,912 | 0 | $0 |
Police Protection - Officers | 2 | $5,894 | $35,364 | 0 | $0 |
Sewerage | 2 | $7,044 | $42,264 | 0 | $0 |
Other Government Administration | 2 | $7,934 | $47,604 | 1 | $148 |
Judicial and Legal | 0 | $0 | 1 | $600 | |
Totals for Government | 9 | $28,600 | $38,133 | 2 | $748 |
Knox City government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $185,000 ($175.86)
Central Staff Services: $140,000 ($133.08)
Solid Waste Management: $127,000 ($120.72)
Police Protection: $112,000 ($106.46)
Sewerage: $92,000 ($87.45)
Financial Administration: $70,000 ($66.54)
General - Other: $50,000 ($47.53)
Parks and Recreation: $27,000 ($25.67)
Local Fire Protection: $25,000 ($23.76)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $18,000 ($17.11)
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,000 ($11.41)
Air Transportation: $5,000 ($4.75)
General Public Buildings: $5,000 ($4.75)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $342,000 ($325.10)
Knox City government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $145,000 ($137.83)
Sewerage: $98,000 ($93.16)
Parks and Recreation: $12,000 ($11.41)
Air Transportation: $1,000 ($0.95)
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $24,000 ($22.81)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,000 ($3.80)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $225,000 ($213.88)
- Tax - Property: $474,000 ($450.57)
Other License: $57,000 ($54.18)
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,000 ($8.56)
Knox City government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $18,000 ($17.11)
Knox City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $767,000 ($729.09)
Strongest AM radio stations in Knox City:
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
- KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- KCAF (990 AM; 10 kW; FARMERSVILLE, TX; Owner: RENAISSANCE RADIO, INC.)
- KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KEAN (1470 AM; 5 kW; ABILENE, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Knox City:
- KVRP-FM (97.1 FM; HASKELL, TX; Owner: ROLLING PLAINS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KOES (106.9 FM; STAMFORD, TX; Owner: TEXAS GULFWEST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
Knox City fatal accident list:
Nov 13, 2005 08:20 AM, Sr-6, Sr-222, Lat: 33.419180, Lon: -99.818990, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Mar 9, 2002 11:45 PM, Sr-222, Lat: 33.418114, Lon: -99.811946, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 2
Oct 7, 1990 09:55 PM, S2ndw, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Aug 1, 1987 09:00 PM, 222, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Jan 9, 1986 09:44 PM, Soseconday, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Apr 15, 1983 07:30 PM, 222, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 2Number of bridges
- 7ft / 1.6mTotal length
- 501Total average daily traffic
- 215Total average daily truck traffic
- 1,190Total future (year 2033) average daily traffic
Most common first names in Knox City, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 26 | 80.1 years |
Mary | 22 | 79.6 years |
William | 21 | 74.6 years |
James | 19 | 72.9 years |
George | 15 | 80.5 years |
Robert | 12 | 72.1 years |
Joe | 12 | 76.9 years |
Roy | 10 | 76.2 years |
Thomas | 9 | 75.9 years |
Charlie | 8 | 77.9 years |
Most common last names in Knox City, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 21 | 79.0 years |
Jones | 11 | 75.3 years |
White | 11 | 77.2 years |
Watson | 10 | 80.1 years |
Tankersley | 10 | 76.8 years |
Williams | 10 | 83.4 years |
Davis | 9 | 78.5 years |
Denton | 9 | 85.8 years |
Warren | 8 | 86.9 years |
Lowrey | 7 | 82.6 years |
- 63.5%Utility gas
- 31.8%Electricity
- 4.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 65.5%Utility gas
- 34.5%Electricity
Knox City compared to Texas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.