COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Knox County

Indiana · 39,884 residents · 516 sq mi

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Knox County is home to 39,884 people in Indiana. The typical home is worth $39,600. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Indiana median by roughly 25%. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. Households take in $21,550 at the median, 28% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

39,884

+2%vs 2000

vs 39,256 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.6

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

516 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202436K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(2,443)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(2,678)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(2,628)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.4%(4,131)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(3,264)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(5,632)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(4,819)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(4,213)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(3,710)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(3,358)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(2,164)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(844)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,550

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,362 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,077

−31%vs 2000

vs $16,085 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,600

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$310

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $403 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.6%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.0% in 2000

29.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96%(37,667)

Black1.8%(726)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(322)

Asian0.5%(202)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(39,093)

Black1.3%(527)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(292)

Asian0.3%(133)

Other0.3%(131)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(469)

Puerto Rican0.7%(268)

South American0.4%(162)

Colombian0.4%(162)

Central American0.4%(128)

Guatemalan0.4%(128)

Asian origin

Korean0.3%(119)

Chinese0.3%(104)

Filipino0.2%(83)

Taiwanese0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(4)

Ancestry

German22.4%(8,053)

English11.6%(4,192)

Irish8.9%(3,192)

American7.7%(2,759)

French3.5%(1,270)

Scottish2.1%(765)

Polish1.5%(525)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(505)

Dutch1%(354)

Welsh0.6%(212)

Italian0.5%(187)

West Indian0.4%(143)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Haitian0.4%(143)

Norwegian0.3%(113)

Hungarian0.2%(83)

British0.2%(79)

Romanian0.2%(78)

Canadian0.2%(72)

Belgian0.2%(69)

Danish0.2%(63)

Greek0.2%(61)

French Canadian0.2%(55)

Croatian0.1%(41)

Swedish0.1%(40)

Lithuanian0.1%(37)

Slovak0.1%(37)

Subsaharan African0.1%(36)

Arab0.1%(34)

Swiss0.1%(24)

Portuguese0.1%(19)

Lebanese0%(17)

Russian0%(16)

Jordanian0%(15)

Nigerian0%(5)

Ukrainian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.1%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.5%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.4 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 13.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35%(5,239)

Married50.5%(7,560)

Widowed2.9%(430)

Divorced11.6%(1,728)

Women 15+

Never married24.9%(3,652)

Married50.2%(7,343)

Widowed11.5%(1,680)

Divorced13.4%(1,967)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.0%

−8.4 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 55.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.4%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.7%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 70.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.3%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 37.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20.9%(375)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.5%(531)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.3%(743)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.2%(21)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,798 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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