Knox County, Ohio (OH)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,105
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 15,122
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,217 (it was 4,853 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 24% |
State: | 32% |
Land area: 527 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 119 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.8%), Manufacturing (15.7%), Retail trade (10.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 80%
- Government: 12%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 57,82092.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,1203.4%Two or more races
- 1,1071.8%Hispanic or Latino
- 5160.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3780.6%Some other race alone
- 3410.5%Asian alone
- 180.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 39.7 years |
Ohio median age: | 39.9 years |
Males: 30,849 | (49.3%) |
Females: 31,708 | (50.7%) |
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Knox County: | 2.0 people |
Ohio: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $69,895 ($38,877 in 1999)
This county: | $69,895 |
Ohio: | $65,720 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $702 (lower quartile is $549, upper quartile is $881)
This county: | $702 |
State: | $765 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $219,800 (it was $94,900 in 2000)
Knox: | $219,800 |
Ohio: | $204,100 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,329Detached houses: $271,166
Here: $271,166 State: $254,366 Townhouses or other attached units: $180,530
Here: $180,530 State: $225,733 In 2-unit structures: $249,328
Here: $249,328 State: $144,384 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $163,713
Here: $163,713 State: $203,002 Mobile homes: $65,794
Here: $65,794 State: $62,719
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $519
Institutionalized population: 573
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 6
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 20
- Burglaries: 64
- Thefts: 207
- Auto thefts: 14
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 7
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 14
- Burglaries: 21
- Thefts: 124
- Auto thefts: 0
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 260 buildings, average cost: $374,600
- 2021: 351 buildings, average cost: $342,600
- 2020: 128 buildings, average cost: $254,400
- 2019: 133 buildings, average cost: $251,900
- 2018: 133 buildings, average cost: $221,700
- 2017: 120 buildings, average cost: $220,400
- 2016: 138 buildings, average cost: $189,000
- 2015: 117 buildings, average cost: $179,700
- 2014: 119 buildings, average cost: $172,600
- 2013: 114 buildings, average cost: $156,100
- 2012: 100 buildings, average cost: $140,300
- 2011: 110 buildings, average cost: $139,000
- 2010: 117 buildings, average cost: $139,800
- 2009: 100 buildings, average cost: $148,100
- 2008: 123 buildings, average cost: $150,400
- 2007: 200 buildings, average cost: $146,800
- 2006: 267 buildings, average cost: $148,600
- 2005: 365 buildings, average cost: $139,100
- 2004: 372 buildings, average cost: $123,200
- 2003: 375 buildings, average cost: $110,300
- 2002: 345 buildings, average cost: $115,000
- 2001: 321 buildings, average cost: $103,600
- 2000: 290 buildings, average cost: $105,200
- 1999: 338 buildings, average cost: $99,500
- 1998: 385 buildings, average cost: $98,800
- 1997: 283 buildings, average cost: $98,100
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,229 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,015 (1.0%)
Knox County: | 13.0% |
Ohio: | 13.4% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 39.7 years old
(Males: 38.8 years old, Females: 40.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40.7 years old, Black residents: 30.5 years old, American Indian residents: 7.4 years old, Asian residents: 33.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.1 years old, Other race residents: 23.6 years old)
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, Apple Valley, Fredericktown, Gambier, Centerburg, Danville, Howard, Bladensburg, Martinsburg, Gann.
Zip Code | City | Tests | Max concentration | Min concentration | Arithmetic mean | Geometric mean | Standard deviation | Coefficient of variation | Mean concentration | First quartile | Third quartile |
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43005 | Bladensburg | 5 | 14 | 2.9 | 9.1 | 7.83 | 4.71 | 51.73 | 11.60 | 3.53 | 11.60 |
43006 | Brinkhaven | 3 | 15.9 | 7.7 | 13.17 | 12.49 | 4.73 | 35.96 | 15.90 | 6.50 | 15.90 |
43011 | Centerburg | 103 | 61.7 | 0.1 | 8.24 | 4.86 | 10.99 | 133.47 | 5.20 | 2.78 | 9.20 |
43014 | Danville | 111 | 239.3 | 0 | 19.89 | 5.94 | 41.98 | 211.12 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 15.95 |
43019 | Fredericktown | 186 | 189.5 | 0.2 | 13.12 | 6.73 | 22.59 | 172.12 | 7.70 | 3.20 | 14.55 |
43022 | Gambier | 219 | 176.7 | 0.1 | 19.43 | 6.87 | 30.27 | 155.81 | 6.30 | 2.60 | 19.80 |
43028 | Howard | 1330 | 844.2 | 0.1 | 41.62 | 11.64 | 73.24 | 175.97 | 9.90 | 3.50 | 47.40 |
43037 | Martinsburg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 1.00 |
43050 | Mount Vernon | 1380 | 742.7 | 0 | 13.87 | 5.27 | 32.71 | 235.93 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 14.00 |
All concentrations are in units of pico-Curies of radiation per liter of air ( pCi/l ).
Neighboring counties: Allen County , Carroll County , Fountain County, Indiana , Nassau County, New York , Lancaster County, Pennsylvania , Madison County, Indiana , Worth County, Missouri .
Here: | 2.8% |
Ohio: | 3.1% |
Current college students: 3,824
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 802 (39.6% naturalized citizens)
Knox County: | 1.3% |
Whole state: | 5.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 3732010 or later
- 1342000 to 2009
- 1501990 to 1999
- 481980 to 1989
- 681970 to 1979
- 294Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 21,257
- One, attached: 616
- Two: 711
- 3 or 4: 1,302
- 5 to 9: 700
- 10 to 19: 78
- 20 to 49: 214
- 50 or more: 117
- Mobile homes: 959
Housing units in Knox County with a mortgage: 10,461 (1,160 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 1,043 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 530
Here: | 1.9% with mortgage |
State: | 95.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Knox County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 13,143 | 76 |
Mainline Protestant | 6,260 | 39 |
Catholic | 3,250 | 2 |
Other | 389 | 2 |
Black Protestant | 123 | 1 |
None | 37,756 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Knox County: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. |
Ohio: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Knox County: | 3.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Ohio: | 2.93 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.58 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Knox County: | 9.9% |
Ohio: | 10.3% |
Knox County: | 28.6% |
State: | 29.1% |
Here: | 11.7% |
State: | 11.9% |
Agriculture in Knox County:
Average size of farms: 166 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $43,575
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $193.74
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.94%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 56.00%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $40,566
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 59.55%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $53,830
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.32%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.39
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 20.39%
Corn for grain: 41461 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 5510 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 46028 harvested acres
Vegetables: 123 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 347 acres
Earthquake activity:
Knox County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Ohio state average. It is 31% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 130.4 miles away from Knox County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 106.3 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 172.2 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 296.5 miles away from the county center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 102.4 miles away from Knox County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 321.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Ohio Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4507, Natural disaster type: Other
- Ohio Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 02, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4077: August 20, 2012, FEMA Id: 4077, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
- Ohio Severe Wind Storm associated with Tropical Depression Ike, Incident Period: September 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1805: October 24, 2008, FEMA Id: 1805, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tropical Depression, Wind
- Ohio Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3250: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3250, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Ohio Severe Winter Storms, Flooding and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 22, 2004 to February 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1580: February 15, 2005, FEMA Id: 1580, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
- Ohio Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 18, 2004 to June 21, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1519: June 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 1519, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Ohio Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 17, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3187: September 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 3187, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
- Ohio Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 24, 1998 to July 05, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1227: June 30, 1998, FEMA Id: 1227, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Ohio Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 26, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3055: January 26, 1978, FEMA Id: 3055, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
- Ohio Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 02, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3029: February 02, 1977, FEMA Id: 3029, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
The number of natural disasters in Knox County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 4
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 17,140 (71.8%)
- Carpooled: 1,639 (6.9%)
- Bus: 94 (0.4%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 503 (2.1%)
- Bicycle: 64 (0.3%)
- Walked: 846 (3.5%)
- Worked at home: 3,846 (16.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Production occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Mexico (21%)
- Philippines (9%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
- Germany (7%)
- Other Eastern Africa (7%)
- England (6%)
- India (6%)
- German (22%)
- American (20%)
- English (17%)
- Irish (9%)
- European (3%)
- Italian (3%)
- Scottish (2%)
People in group quarters in Knox County, Ohio in 2010:
- 2,536 people in college/university student housing
- 490 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 218 people in group homes intended for adults
- 137 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 53 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 30 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 14 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 7 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Knox County, Ohio in 2000:
- 2,400 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 552 people in nursing homes
- 341 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 92 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 34 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 33 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 8 people in other group homes
- 2 people in religious group quarters
6.07% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($62,640 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.07% |
Ohio average: | 5.68% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.71% relocated from other counties in Ohio ($48,495 average AGI)
1.36% relocated from other states ($14,145 average AGI)
Knox County: 1.36% Ohio average: 1.92%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Franklin County, OH | 1.23% ($78,785 average AGI) |
from Licking County, OH | 0.93% ($51,790) |
from Delaware County, OH | 0.44% ($89,670) |
from Richland County, OH | 0.31% ($53,315) |
from Morrow County, OH | 0.31% ($48,556) |
from Coshocton County, OH | 0.12% ($53,345) |
from Ashland County, OH | 0.11% ($36,346) |
5.47% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($50,016 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.47% |
Ohio average: | 5.79% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.06% relocated to other counties in Ohio ($36,101 average AGI)
1.40% relocated to other states ($13,914 average AGI)
Knox County: 1.40% Ohio average: 2.05%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Franklin County, OH | 0.71% ($48,807 average AGI) |
to Licking County, OH | 0.71% ($58,169) |
to Richland County, OH | 0.52% ($46,336) |
to Morrow County, OH | 0.39% ($55,044) |
to Delaware County, OH | 0.34% ($65,738) |
to Coshocton County, OH | 0.13% ($35,935) |
to Ashland County, OH | 0.12% ($36,556) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 9,738 (8,188 aged, 1,550 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,152 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Knox County, Ohio in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (961)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (775)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (737)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (539)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (469)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (333)
- Unspecified dementia (214)
- Congestive heart failure (197)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (182)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (146)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,858
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 142
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 42,636
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,199
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 973
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 36
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 82
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 80.7. This is less than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 62,557- Male householders: 11,456 (2,969 living alone), Female householders: 12,088 (3,415 living alone)
13,128 spouses (13,064 opposite-sex spouses), 1,541 unmarried partners, (1,456 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,448 children (16,268 natural, 505 adopted, 683 stepchildren), 714 grandchildren, 220 brothers or sisters, 736 parents, 4 foster children, 634 other relatives, 1,226 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3,283
Size of family households: 8,125 2-persons, 3,106 3-persons, 2,695 4-persons, 1,163 5-persons, 472 6-persons, 373 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,384 1-person, 1,016 2-persons, 113 3-persons, 49 4-persons.
10,306 married couples with children.
2,782 single-parent households (725 men, 2,057 women).
94.1% of residents of Knox speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 20% don't speak English at all).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $257,845,000 ($4,462 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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,695Here: | 63 per 1000 residents |
State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,911
Here: | 50 per 1000 residents |
State: | 50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +54
Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
State: | +7 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +3,142
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: | 6.6 |
State: | 6.7 |
Here: | 5.1 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Knox County, Ohio
- 802020 or later
- 1,4232010 to 2019
- 3,7122000 to 2009
- 3,5011990 to 1999
- 2,4361980 to 1989
- 2,9371970 to 1979
- 2,0311960 to 1969
- 2,4141950 to 1959
- 1,3521940 to 1949
- 5,9771939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Knox County, Ohio
- 531 room
- 302 rooms
- 3683 rooms
- 9144 rooms
- 3,1165 rooms
- 3,8026 rooms
- 2,9587 rooms
- 2,6618 rooms
- 3,4369+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Knox County, Ohio
- 551 room
- 1932 rooms
- 1,0393 rooms
- 1,2324 rooms
- 1,0515 rooms
- 1,0296 rooms
- 9417 rooms
- 2688 rooms
- 4009+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Knox County, Ohio
- 116no bedroom
- 1701 bedroom
- 3,0302 bedrooms
- 9,4303 bedrooms
- 3,7164 bedrooms
- 8715+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Knox County, Ohio
- 117no bedroom
- 1,2951 bedroom
- 2,1852 bedrooms
- 1,9433 bedrooms
- 4974 bedrooms
- 1765+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Knox County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 709no vehicle
- 3,4141 vehicle
- 7,5472 vehicles
- 3,6753 vehicles
- 1,3934 vehicles
- 5295+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Knox County in renter-occupied apartments
- 683no vehicle
- 2,7441 vehicle
- 1,7982 vehicles
- 7373 vehicles
- 1824 vehicles
- 675+ vehicles
89.2% 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, 62% lived in Ohio.
Knox County: | 89.2% |
State average: | 87.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 49,685
- Other state: 11,711
- Northeast: 2,878
- Midwest: 2,734
- South: 4,722
- West: 1,385
- 55.5%Utility gas
- 17.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 15.2%Electricity
- 8.6%Wood
- 2.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.9%Other fuel
- 0.1%No fuel used
- 58.5%Utility gas
- 27.6%Electricity
- 7.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.2%Wood
- 1.3%Other fuel
- 0.7%No fuel used
- 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%Coal or coke
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 22.1% |
Ohio: | 16.0% |
Here: | 5.8% |
Ohio: | 13.1% |
Here: | 64.7% |
Ohio: | 22.3% |
Knox County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,067,000
Cash and Securities: $3,633,000
- Charges - Other: $4,276,000
Other: $2,605,000
Sewerage: $2,220,000
Sewerage: $2,086,000
Air Transportation: $614,000
Regular Highways: $21,000
Regular Highways: $15,000
- Construction - General - Other: $3,769,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $22,176,000
Public Welfare - Other: $12,802,000
Health - Other: $8,876,000
General - Other: $7,472,000
General - Other: $6,330,000
Regular Highways: $5,686,000
Regular Highways: $4,576,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,551,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,272,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,992,000
Police Protection: $2,957,000
Police Protection: $2,751,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,657,000
Financial Administration: $2,320,000
Sewerage: $1,994,000
Central Staff Services: $1,881,000
Central Staff Services: $1,674,000
Sewerage: $1,643,000
Financial Administration: $1,630,000
Air Transportation: $965,000
Corrections - Other: $662,000
Health - Other: $507,000
Natural Resources - Other: $463,000
Natural Resources - Other: $444,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $100,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $93,000
Solid Waste Management: $85,000
Solid Waste Management: $79,000
General Public Buildings: $53,000
General Public Buildings: $26,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,131,000
Interest on Debt: $608,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $1,144,000
Other - Health - Other: $1,139,000
Other - General - Other: $1,106,000
Other - Regular Highways: $144,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $101,000
General - Other: $38,000
Sewerage: $16,000
Sewerage: $14,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $12,475,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,226,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $11,660,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,877,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,785,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,111,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,910,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,528,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,655,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,540,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,349,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $875,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $815,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,312,000
Interest Earnings: $1,913,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,564,000
Donations From Private Sources: $909,000
Interest Earnings: $474,000
Fines and Forfeits: $242,000
Fines and Forfeits: $168,000
Special Assessments: $140,000
Special Assessments: $52,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,663,000
General - Other: $1,139,000
Public Welfare - Other: $709,000
Regular Highways: $476,000
Public Welfare - Other: $370,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $309,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $111,000
Health - Other: $100,000
Sewerage: $87,000
Financial Administration: $23,000
Natural Resources - Other: $21,000
Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,000
Health - Other: $6,000
Police Protection: $4,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,295,000
Cash and Securities: $24,047,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,726,000
Cash and Securities: $11,686,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $12,929,000
Public Welfare: $7,887,000
Highways: $5,494,000
Highways: $5,273,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,446,000
Other: $3,602,000
Other: $3,489,000
General Local Government Support: $2,656,000
General Local Government Support: $2,269,000
Sewerage: $157,000
Health and Hospitals: $142,000
Sewerage: $135,000
- Tax - Property: $20,821,000
Property: $17,140,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,099,000
Other License: $1,831,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,703,000
Other License: $240,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $22,929,000
: $21,958,000
Knox County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,067,000
Cash and Securities: $3,633,000
- Charges - Other: $4,276,000
Other: $2,605,000
Sewerage: $2,220,000
Sewerage: $2,086,000
Air Transportation: $614,000
Regular Highways: $21,000
Regular Highways: $15,000
- Construction - General - Other: $3,769,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $22,176,000
Public Welfare - Other: $12,802,000
Health - Other: $8,876,000
General - Other: $7,472,000
General - Other: $6,330,000
Regular Highways: $5,686,000
Regular Highways: $4,576,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,551,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,272,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,992,000
Police Protection: $2,957,000
Police Protection: $2,751,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,657,000
Financial Administration: $2,320,000
Sewerage: $1,994,000
Central Staff Services: $1,881,000
Central Staff Services: $1,674,000
Sewerage: $1,643,000
Financial Administration: $1,630,000
Air Transportation: $965,000
Corrections - Other: $662,000
Health - Other: $507,000
Natural Resources - Other: $463,000
Natural Resources - Other: $444,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $100,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $93,000
Solid Waste Management: $85,000
Solid Waste Management: $79,000
General Public Buildings: $53,000
General Public Buildings: $26,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,131,000
Interest on Debt: $608,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $1,144,000
Other - Health - Other: $1,139,000
Other - General - Other: $1,106,000
Other - Regular Highways: $144,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $101,000
General - Other: $38,000
Sewerage: $16,000
Sewerage: $14,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $12,475,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,226,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $11,660,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,877,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,785,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,111,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,910,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,528,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,655,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,540,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,349,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $875,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $815,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,312,000
Interest Earnings: $1,913,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,564,000
Donations From Private Sources: $909,000
Interest Earnings: $474,000
Fines and Forfeits: $242,000
Fines and Forfeits: $168,000
Special Assessments: $140,000
Special Assessments: $52,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,663,000
General - Other: $1,139,000
Public Welfare - Other: $709,000
Regular Highways: $476,000
Public Welfare - Other: $370,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $309,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $111,000
Health - Other: $100,000
Sewerage: $87,000
Financial Administration: $23,000
Natural Resources - Other: $21,000
Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,000
Health - Other: $6,000
Police Protection: $4,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,295,000
Cash and Securities: $24,047,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,726,000
Cash and Securities: $11,686,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $12,929,000
Public Welfare: $7,887,000
Highways: $5,494,000
Highways: $5,273,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,446,000
Other: $3,602,000
Other: $3,489,000
General Local Government Support: $2,656,000
General Local Government Support: $2,269,000
Sewerage: $157,000
Health and Hospitals: $142,000
Sewerage: $135,000
- Tax - Property: $20,821,000
Property: $17,140,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,099,000
Other License: $1,831,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,703,000
Other License: $240,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $22,929,000
: $21,958,000
Knox County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,067,000
Cash and Securities: $3,633,000
- Charges - Other: $4,276,000
Other: $2,605,000
Sewerage: $2,220,000
Sewerage: $2,086,000
Air Transportation: $614,000
Regular Highways: $21,000
Regular Highways: $15,000
- Construction - General - Other: $3,769,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $22,176,000
Public Welfare - Other: $12,802,000
Health - Other: $8,876,000
General - Other: $7,472,000
General - Other: $6,330,000
Regular Highways: $5,686,000
Regular Highways: $4,576,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,551,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,272,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,992,000
Police Protection: $2,957,000
Police Protection: $2,751,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,657,000
Financial Administration: $2,320,000
Sewerage: $1,994,000
Central Staff Services: $1,881,000
Central Staff Services: $1,674,000
Sewerage: $1,643,000
Financial Administration: $1,630,000
Air Transportation: $965,000
Corrections - Other: $662,000
Health - Other: $507,000
Natural Resources - Other: $463,000
Natural Resources - Other: $444,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $100,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $93,000
Solid Waste Management: $85,000
Solid Waste Management: $79,000
General Public Buildings: $53,000
General Public Buildings: $26,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,131,000
Interest on Debt: $608,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $1,144,000
Other - Health - Other: $1,139,000
Other - General - Other: $1,106,000
Other - Regular Highways: $144,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $101,000
General - Other: $38,000
Sewerage: $16,000
Sewerage: $14,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $12,475,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,226,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $11,660,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,877,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,785,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,111,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,910,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,528,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,655,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,540,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,349,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $875,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $815,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,312,000
Interest Earnings: $1,913,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,564,000
Donations From Private Sources: $909,000
Interest Earnings: $474,000
Fines and Forfeits: $242,000
Fines and Forfeits: $168,000
Special Assessments: $140,000
Special Assessments: $52,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,663,000
General - Other: $1,139,000
Public Welfare - Other: $709,000
Regular Highways: $476,000
Public Welfare - Other: $370,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $309,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $111,000
Health - Other: $100,000
Sewerage: $87,000
Financial Administration: $23,000
Natural Resources - Other: $21,000
Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,000
Health - Other: $6,000
Police Protection: $4,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,295,000
Cash and Securities: $24,047,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,726,000
Cash and Securities: $11,686,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $12,929,000
Public Welfare: $7,887,000
Highways: $5,494,000
Highways: $5,273,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,446,000
Other: $3,602,000
Other: $3,489,000
General Local Government Support: $2,656,000
General Local Government Support: $2,269,000
Sewerage: $157,000
Health and Hospitals: $142,000
Sewerage: $135,000
- Tax - Property: $20,821,000
Property: $17,140,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,099,000
Other License: $1,831,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,703,000
Other License: $240,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $22,929,000
: $21,958,000
Knox County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,067,000
Cash and Securities: $3,633,000
- Charges - Other: $4,276,000
Other: $2,605,000
Sewerage: $2,220,000
Sewerage: $2,086,000
Air Transportation: $614,000
Regular Highways: $21,000
Regular Highways: $15,000
- Construction - General - Other: $3,769,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $22,176,000
Public Welfare - Other: $12,802,000
Health - Other: $8,876,000
General - Other: $7,472,000
General - Other: $6,330,000
Regular Highways: $5,686,000
Regular Highways: $4,576,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,551,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,272,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,992,000
Police Protection: $2,957,000
Police Protection: $2,751,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,657,000
Financial Administration: $2,320,000
Sewerage: $1,994,000
Central Staff Services: $1,881,000
Central Staff Services: $1,674,000
Sewerage: $1,643,000
Financial Administration: $1,630,000
Air Transportation: $965,000
Corrections - Other: $662,000
Health - Other: $507,000
Natural Resources - Other: $463,000
Natural Resources - Other: $444,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $100,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $93,000
Solid Waste Management: $85,000
Solid Waste Management: $79,000
General Public Buildings: $53,000
General Public Buildings: $26,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,131,000
Interest on Debt: $608,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $1,144,000
Other - Health - Other: $1,139,000
Other - General - Other: $1,106,000
Other - Regular Highways: $144,000
- Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $101,000
General - Other: $38,000
Sewerage: $16,000
Sewerage: $14,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $12,475,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,226,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $11,660,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,877,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,785,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,111,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,910,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,528,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,655,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,540,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,349,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $875,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $815,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,312,000
Interest Earnings: $1,913,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,564,000
Donations From Private Sources: $909,000
Interest Earnings: $474,000
Fines and Forfeits: $242,000
Fines and Forfeits: $168,000
Special Assessments: $140,000
Special Assessments: $52,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,663,000
General - Other: $1,139,000
Public Welfare - Other: $709,000
Regular Highways: $476,000
Public Welfare - Other: $370,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $309,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $111,000
Health - Other: $100,000
Sewerage: $87,000
Financial Administration: $23,000
Natural Resources - Other: $21,000
Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,000
Health - Other: $6,000
Police Protection: $4,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,295,000
Cash and Securities: $24,047,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,726,000
Cash and Securities: $11,686,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $12,929,000
Public Welfare: $7,887,000
Highways: $5,494,000
Highways: $5,273,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,446,000
Other: $3,602,000
Other: $3,489,000
General Local Government Support: $2,656,000
General Local Government Support: $2,269,000
Sewerage: $157,000
Health and Hospitals: $142,000
Sewerage: $135,000
- Tax - Property: $20,821,000
Property: $17,140,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,099,000
Other License: $1,831,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,703,000
Other License: $240,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $22,929,000
: $21,958,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 986
- Number of aged recipients: 38
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 948
- Number of recipients under 18: 139
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 739
- Number of recipients older than 64: 108
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 317
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 440
Most common first names in Knox County, OH among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 419 | 81.1 years |
John | 374 | 75.0 years |
William | 354 | 75.0 years |
Robert | 340 | 71.7 years |
Charles | 313 | 75.0 years |
James | 288 | 71.6 years |
Helen | 213 | 81.3 years |
Ruth | 205 | 80.9 years |
George | 182 | 76.5 years |
Dorothy | 162 | 79.9 years |
Most common last names in Knox County, OH among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 190 | 74.9 years |
Miller | 114 | 77.8 years |
Brown | 87 | 76.4 years |
Hall | 79 | 74.7 years |
Davis | 73 | 75.8 years |
Johnson | 72 | 75.5 years |
Jones | 70 | 78.1 years |
Wilson | 67 | 71.8 years |
Williams | 66 | 74.9 years |
White | 64 | 77.0 years |
Businesses in Knox County, OH | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | McDonald's | 3 | |
Arby's | 1 | Nike | 2 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
CVS | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 2 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
FedEx | 4 | Sears | 1 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
GNC | 2 | Starbucks | 1 | |
Goodwill | 2 | Subway | 1 | |
H&R Block | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
Hardee's | 1 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Tim Hortons | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 | U-Haul | 4 | |
Kroger | 1 | UPS | 8 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
Lane Furniture | 2 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Long John Silver's | 1 | Wendy's | 2 | |
Lowe's | 1 | YMCA | 2 | |
MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 |
Knox County on our top lists:
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"