COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Knox County

Nebraska · 9,534 residents · 1,108 sq mi

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With 9,534 people, Knox County is a county in Nebraska. The median age is 40.7, about 8 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $24,600. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Getting to work takes 35 minutes on average. Households here earn about 31% less than in Nebraska as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,534

+2%vs 2000

vs 9,374 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.7

−5%vs 2000

vs 43.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,108 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(607)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(749)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(732)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(577)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.1%(294)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.7%(1,115)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.5%(1,187)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(920)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.3%(1,078)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.9%(1,135)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.6%(816)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.4%(324)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,877

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,564 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,881

−29%vs 2000

vs $13,971 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.0%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$24,600

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$202

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $264 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.4%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

26.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.3%(8,559)

Black0.1%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(85)

Asian0.2%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(9,034)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.1%(13)

Other5.1%(487)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.2%(185)

South American0.2%(18)

Chilean0.2%(18)

Central American0.2%(13)

Guatemalan0.2%(13)

Puerto Rican0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(18)

Korean0.1%(6)

Vietnamese0.1%(6)

Chinese0%(2)

Japanese0%(2)

Nepalese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(1)

Ancestry

German43.8%(3,667)

Irish10.1%(843)

Czech8.4%(704)

English7.9%(662)

Swedish5.1%(425)

American3.9%(322)

Danish2.7%(224)

Norwegian2.5%(211)

Dutch1.3%(111)

French1%(86)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(76)

Polish0.8%(68)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

British0.7%(58)

Scottish0.5%(42)

Welsh0.4%(31)

Italian0.3%(26)

Subsaharan African0.2%(16)

Swiss0.1%(12)

Ethiopian0.1%(8)

Nigerian0.1%(8)

Greek0.1%(5)

Lithuanian0.1%(5)

Austrian0%(4)

Belgian0%(4)

Brazilian0%(3)

Russian0%(3)

French Canadian0%(2)

Slovak0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Czech population · Largest English population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.1%

−10.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

34.5 min

+163%vs 2000

vs 13.1 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 married28.3%(934)

Married59.5%(1,964)

Widowed2.8%(92)

Divorced9.4%(309)

Women 15+

Never married21.9%(748)

Married52.8%(1,804)

Widowed13.2%(451)

Divorced12.1%(415)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.0%

−4.4 ptssince 2013

from 11.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.1%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 46.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

28.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.6%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.7%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 75.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.2%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% 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%(103)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.7%(58)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.4%(234)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.5%(42)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 494 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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