COMPARING TWO PLACES
Baylor County vs Knox County
PLACE A
Baylor County, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Knox County, Maine
Baylor County is 92% smaller than Knox County. Knox County earns more, with a median household income $28,726 higher. Knox County has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -7%).
BAYLOR COUNTYKNOX COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population3,47241,117−92% vs Knox County
Population density4113−109
Population growth-7.0%2.2%−9.2 pts
Median age48.149.5−1.4
Male50.7%50.2%+0.6 pts
Female49.3%49.8%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born2.5%3.1%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.6%93.2%−16.6 pts
Black1.2%0.3%+1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.1%1.9%+11.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other9.0%4.1%+4.9 pts
Median household income$45,370$74,096−$28,726
Per capita income$30,099$44,763−$14,664
Poverty rate21.8%8.2%+13.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.447+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%39.7%−14.4 pts
Graduate degree5.8%15.3%−9.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%3.9%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation53.9%58.1%−4.2 pts
Median home value$103,100$324,900−$221,800
Median gross rent$581$1,165−$584
Owner-occupied66.2%78.7%−12.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate30.1%24.8%+5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households36.9%45.5%−8.5 pts
Average commute15.919.6−3.7
Worked from home3.6%16.6%−13.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured20.6%5.5%+15.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025