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Knox County, MO

Demographic and economic profile of Knox County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Knox County is a small, agriculturally rooted rural county in northeastern Missouri with a population of 3,760 and a labor force participation rate of just 55.3%, reflecting its limited industrial base. Median worker earnings stand at $34,826 against a median household income of $57,788, with only 16.9% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher; housing costs are low, with a median home value of $97,200 and median rent of $661 per month. The county has seen a 4.8% population decline over five years, an 85.9% homeownership rate, and a 14.7% poverty rate, pointing to a stable but contracting local economy.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

3,760

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$57,788

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.8% since 2018

Knox County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,561 (94.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone76 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races43 (1.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race33 (0.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone24 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone9 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic41
  2. 2.Spanish24
  3. 3.Other Indo-European2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

242

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,156

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$26,225

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Retail Trade (Group)356
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance348
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining289
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)195
  5. 5.Construction (Group)171

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations535
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations361
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations328
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations297
  5. 5.Service Occupations219

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.94×)198
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.61×)174
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.52×)259
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.00×)155
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.95×)347

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$97,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$661/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

85.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $70,000 to $79,999126 (11.5%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999117 (10.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99983 (7.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99976 (6.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99971 (6.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99970 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,826

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

1.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,076 (62.9%)
  • Worked At Home384 (22.4%)
  • Carpooled173 (10.1%)
  • Walked54 (3.2%)
  • Public Transit20 (1.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.