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Knox County, NE

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

AI Overview

Knox County's economy generates a GDP per capita of $78,309 against median worker earnings of $35,561, a gap suggesting capital-intensive industries—likely agriculture—drive output relative to wage labor. The labor force of roughly 5,200 (61.9% participation rate) skews older, with a median age of 44.3, and 19.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher; unemployment sits at 3.9%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $116,900 and median gross rent of $692/month—though the county posted a -1.2% population decline over five years, and a poverty rate of 13.2% runs modestly above rural norms.

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

Population

8,362

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$64,636

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,173 (85.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone780 (9.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races180 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race86 (1.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone56 (0.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone51 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish127
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)19
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic16
  4. 4.Korean15
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)13

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

50.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

494

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$78,309

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,687

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance974
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining584
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)457
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)372
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)282

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,329
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations730
  3. 3.Service Occupations696
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations660
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations523

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 10.83×)681
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.39×)126
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.38×)257
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.12×)480
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.03×)192

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$116,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$692/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999253 (9.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999230 (8.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999229 (8.5%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999196 (7.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999190 (7.1%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999167 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,561

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,004 (77.5%)
  • Worked At Home382 (9.9%)
  • Carpooled316 (8.2%)
  • Walked128 (3.3%)
  • Other41 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit5 (0.1%)

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.