Knox County, Texas (TX)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 761
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,275
Renter-occupied apartments: 395 (it was 415 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 25% |
State: | 36% |
Land area: 849 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 4 people per square mile (very low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.5%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 68%
- Government: 18%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 1,86455.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,20435.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 1604.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 882.6%Two or more races
- 672.0%Asian alone
- 70.2%Some other race alone
- 20.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 41.6 years |
Texas median age: | 35.6 years |
Males: 1,672 | (48.9%) |
Females: 1,750 | (51.1%) |
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Knox County: | 2.0 people |
Texas: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $48,248 ($25,453 in 1999)
This county: | $48,248 |
Texas: | $72,284 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $408 (lower quartile is $223, upper quartile is $937)
This county: | $408 |
State: | $1117 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $63,759 (it was $28,900 in 2000)
Knox: | $63,759 |
Texas: | $275,400 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $967
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $467
Institutionalized population: 102
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 0
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 6
- Thefts: 2
- Auto thefts: 4
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 0 buildings
- 2021: 0 buildings
- 2020: 0 buildings
- 2019: 0 buildings
- 2018: 0 buildings
- 2017: 0 buildings
- 2016: 0 buildings
- 2015: 0 buildings
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,650 (2.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,114 (1.8%)
Knox County: | 11.5% |
Texas: | 14.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 41.6 years old
(Males: 40.3 years old, Females: 42.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.6 years old, Black residents: 50.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32.5 years old, Other race residents: 44.8 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Knox County is $389 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $617 a month.
Cities in this county include: Munday, Knox City, Goree, Benjamin.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Knox County: Cindy Windmill (A), Cowboy Windmill (B), Croton Camp (C), Croton Windmill (D), Devils Playground Windmill (E), Dickens Pens Windmill (F), Double Tubs Windmill (G), Dumont Horse Pasture Windmill (H), East Presley Windmill (I), Eighteen Creek Windmill (J), Farm Windmill (K), Flakemoore Windmill (L), Floyd Smith Windmill (M), Fortyone Windmill (N), Gates Williams Windmill (O), Gene Williams Windmill (P), Getaway Pens (Q), Headquarters Windmill (R), Hoyle Windmill (S), Humble Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Knox County: Foreman Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Espuela Cemetery (1), McAdoo Cemetery (2), Amity Cemetery (3), Dickens Cemetery (4), Afton Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Grade Stabilization Structure Ca-5 Reservoir (A), Grade Stabilization Structure Ca-4 Reservoir (B), Grade Stabilization Structure Ca-3 Reservoir (C), Grade Stabilization Structure Ca-2 Reservoir (D), Grade Stabilization Structure Ca-1 Reservoir (E), Patton Springs Lake (F), Soil Conservation Service Lake 1 (G), Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Boggy Creek (A), J-2 Creek (B), Washout Creek (C), Middle Creek (D), Mexican Creek (E), Little Croton Creek (F), Grapevine Branch (G), Geneva Fork (H), Dockum Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Ashley County, Arkansas , Archer County , La Paz County, Arizona , Bailey County , Baylor County , Collin County , Motley County , Young County .
Here: | 3.0% |
Texas: | 3.5% |
Current college students: 78
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 283 (37.6% naturalized citizens)
Knox County: | 8.3% |
Whole state: | 17.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1162010 or later
- 312000 to 2009
- 171990 to 1999
- 611980 to 1989
- 481970 to 1979
- 48Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,672
- One, attached: 23
- Two: 27
- 3 or 4: 24
- 20 or more: 49
- Mobile homes: 68
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20
Housing units in Knox County with a mortgage: 236 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
Here: | 100.0% with mortgage |
State: | 98.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Knox County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 2,129 | 17 |
Catholic | 725 | 2 |
Mainline Protestant | 452 | 5 |
None | 413 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Knox County: | 5.72 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Knox County: | 8.58 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.72 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Knox County: | 11.8% |
Texas: | 8.9% |
Knox County: | 26.9% |
State: | 26.6% |
Here: | 23.6% |
State: | 15.7% |
Agriculture in Knox County:
Average size of farms: 2082 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $170,406
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $117.27
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 68.19%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $150,068
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.20%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.81%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $90,037
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.19%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.15
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.03%
All wheat for grain: 89863 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 22875 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Knox County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 4983493.8 times below overall U.S. average.Earthquake activity:
Knox County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 506% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 69.9 miles away from Knox County center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 217.7 miles away from the county center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 254.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi) earthquake occurred 310.8 miles away from the county center
On 2/13/2016 at 17:07:06, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 212.3 miles away from Knox County center
On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 213.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
- Texas Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: September 10, 2018 - November 2, 2018, FEMA Id: 4416, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Texas Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 26, 2016 to January 21, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4255: February 09, 2016, FEMA Id: 4255, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Texas Swenson Fire, Incident Period: April 06, 2011 to April 23, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 2884, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
- Texas Extreme Fire Hazard, Incident Period: August 30, 1993 to November 15, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3113: September 10, 1993, FEMA Id: 3113, Natural disaster type: Fire
- 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Knox County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 4, Floods: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Storms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,179 (74.6%)
- Carpooled: 272 (17.2%)
- Walked: 16 (1.0%)
- Worked at home: 73 (4.6%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Construction (6%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Transportation and warehousing (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (29%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Transportation and warehousing (5%)
- Management occupations (15%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (12%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Material moving occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (31%)
- Healthcare support occupations (13%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (6%)
- Mexico (69%)
- Nepal (25%)
- Guatemala (3%)
- Germany (1%)
- El Salvador (1%)
- United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)
- Honduras (0%)
- American (15%)
- German (6%)
- Irish (6%)
- English (5%)
- Ukrainian (4%)
- Czech (2%)
- Dutch (1%)
11 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
117 people in nursing homes
13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
6.84% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($40,457 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.84% |
Texas average: | 8.12% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.84% relocated from other counties in Texas ($40,457 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.
6.44% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($43,197 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.44% |
Texas average: | 7.40% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.44% relocated to other counties in Texas ($43,197 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 15.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 15.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 18.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 882 (774 aged, 108 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 154 (19%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Knox County, Texas in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (22)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 26%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,937
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 360
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 36,245
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,296
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,666
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 53
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 24
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 79
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,422- Male householders: 604 (149 living alone), Female householders: 715 (200 living alone)
666 spouses (662 opposite-sex spouses), 55 unmarried partners, (55 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,140 children (949 natural, 156 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 0 foster children, 21 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 133
Size of family households: 491 2-persons, 157 3-persons, 152 4-persons, 87 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 349 1-person, 39 2-persons.
621 married couples with children.
171 single-parent households (24 men, 147 women).
73.2% of residents of Knox speak English at home.
24.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (17% speak English very well, 70% speak English well, 13% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $42,469,000 ($10,909 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $462,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,200,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,598,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,553,000
Federal grants: $12,411,000
Federal procurement contracts: $288,000 ($56,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,419,000 ($209,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $39,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $76,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,704,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 265Here: | 70 per 1000 residents |
State: | 85 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 340
Here: | 90 per 1000 residents |
State: | 35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +56
Here: | +15 per 1000 residents |
State: | +29 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -448
Here: | -118 per 1000 residents |
State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.13 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 5.7 |
State: | 6.3 |
Here: | 4.9 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Knox County, Texas
- 02020 or later
- 642010 to 2019
- 422000 to 2009
- 1071990 to 1999
- 2271980 to 1989
- 3251970 to 1979
- 3051960 to 1969
- 2911950 to 1959
- 1851940 to 1949
- 2161939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Knox County, Texas
- 11 room
- 02 rooms
- 333 rooms
- 804 rooms
- 3435 rooms
- 2266 rooms
- 1617 rooms
- 668 rooms
- 1169+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Knox County, Texas
- 01 room
- 572 rooms
- 103 rooms
- 384 rooms
- 815 rooms
- 746 rooms
- 237 rooms
- 08 rooms
- 29+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Knox County, Texas
- 1no bedroom
- 41 bedroom
- 2682 bedrooms
- 6163 bedrooms
- 1244 bedrooms
- 85+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Knox County, Texas
- 0no bedroom
- 711 bedroom
- 882 bedrooms
- 1173 bedrooms
- 84 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Knox County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 17no vehicle
- 3431 vehicle
- 4652 vehicles
- 1693 vehicles
- 384 vehicles
- 25+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Knox County in renter-occupied apartments
- 30no vehicle
- 1941 vehicle
- 232 vehicles
- 333 vehicles
- 94 vehicles
- 25+ vehicles
85.7% of Knox County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 97% lived in Texas.
Knox County: | 85.7% |
State average: | 85.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2,474
- Other state: 574
- Northeast: 82
- Midwest: 68
- South: 204
- West: 222
- 60.5%Utility gas
- 32.4%Electricity
- 6.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.1%Wood
- 47.1%Utility gas
- 40.9%Electricity
- 12.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 3.2% |
Texas: | 8.8% |
Here: | 14.3% |
Texas: | 8.0% |
Here: | 3.2% |
Texas: | 16.2% |
Knox County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $391,000
Correctional Institutions: $43,000
General Public Buildings: $10,000
Libraries: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $10,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $214,000
Fines and Forfeits: $64,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,200,000
- Tax - Property: $1,351,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $428,000
Knox County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $391,000
Correctional Institutions: $43,000
General Public Buildings: $10,000
Libraries: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $10,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $214,000
Fines and Forfeits: $64,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,200,000
- Tax - Property: $1,351,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $428,000
Knox County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $391,000
Correctional Institutions: $43,000
General Public Buildings: $10,000
Libraries: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $10,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $214,000
Fines and Forfeits: $64,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,200,000
- Tax - Property: $1,351,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $428,000
Knox County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $391,000
Correctional Institutions: $43,000
General Public Buildings: $10,000
Libraries: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $10,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $214,000
Fines and Forfeits: $64,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,200,000
- Tax - Property: $1,351,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $428,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 150
- Number of aged recipients: 33
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 117
- Number of recipients under 18: 16
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 86
- Number of recipients older than 64: 48
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 69
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 66
Most common first names in Knox County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 56 | 78.5 years |
Mary | 56 | 80.3 years |
James | 54 | 76.3 years |
William | 46 | 78.4 years |
George | 34 | 79.2 years |
Joe | 28 | 75.8 years |
Robert | 25 | 73.9 years |
Thomas | 21 | 75.6 years |
Charles | 20 | 77.7 years |
Annie | 16 | 86.7 years |
Most common last names in Knox County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 56 | 79.5 years |
Moore | 27 | 81.2 years |
Jones | 25 | 76.3 years |
Phillips | 20 | 85.3 years |
Williams | 19 | 80.9 years |
Brown | 19 | 79.3 years |
Johnson | 17 | 77.5 years |
Coffman | 15 | 77.3 years |
Thompson | 15 | 82.3 years |
Patterson | 14 | 82.9 years |
Businesses in Knox County, TX
- Dairy Queen: 1