Language Spoken At Home in Knox County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 36,010 | 100% |
English only | 35,165 | 97.7% |
Language other than English | 845 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 256 | 0.7% |
Spanish | 519 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 183 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 152 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 51 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 165 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 22 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 9 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Knox County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 38,392 | 100% |
American | 8,429 | 22.0% |
Arab | 9 | 0.0% |
Czech | 19 | 0.0% |
Danish | 39 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 723 | 1.9% |
English | 3,352 | 8.7% |
French (except Basque) | 1,938 | 5.0% |
French Canadian | 43 | 0.1% |
German | 9,016 | 23.5% |
Greek | 34 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 123 | 0.3% |
Irish | 4,511 | 11.7% |
Italian | 326 | 0.8% |
Lithuanian | 97 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 219 | 0.6% |
Polish | 363 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 16 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 545 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 739 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 31 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 86 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 346 | 0.9% |
Ukrainian | 23 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 126 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 41 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Knox County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 14,923 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 9,569 | 64.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,923 | 26.3% |
Married-couple family | 7,455 | 50.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,655 | 17.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 629 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 382 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,485 | 10.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 886 | 5.9% |
Nonfamily households | 5,354 | 35.9% |
Householder living alone | 4,674 | 31.3% |
65 years and over | 1,936 | 13.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,270 | 28.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,237 | 28.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Knox County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 35,496 | 100% |
Householder | 14,923 | 42.0% |
Spouse | 7,457 | 21.0% |
Child | 10,166 | 28.6% |
Other relatives | 1,277 | 3.6% |
Nonrelatives | 1,673 | 4.7% |
Unmarried partner | 790 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Knox County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 15,904 | 100% |
Never married | 5,532 | 34.8% |
Now married, except separated | 7,866 | 49.5% |
Separated | 59 | 0.4% |
Widowed | 388 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 2,059 | 12.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 15,739 | 100% |
Never married | 3,650 | 23.2% |
Now married, except separated | 7,823 | 49.7% |
Separated | 261 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 1,927 | 12.2% |
Divorced | 2,078 | 13.2% |
Fertility in Knox County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 283 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 91 | 32.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 11 | 0% |
Grandparents in Knox County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 498 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 353 | 70.9% |
Less than 1 year | 87 | 17.5% |
1 or 2 years | 66 | 13.3% |
3 or 4 years | 65 | 13.1% |
5 or more years | 135 | 27.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 353 | 100% |
Who are female | 202 | 57.2% |
Who are married | 262 | 74.2% |
School Enrollment in Knox County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 10,462 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 603 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 442 | 4.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,510 | 33.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,848 | 17.7% |
College or graduate school | 4,059 | 38.8% |
Educational Attainment in Knox County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 24,962 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 909 | 3.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,628 | 10.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,206 | 36.9% |
Some college, no degree | 5,047 | 20.2% |
Associate's degree | 3,526 | 14.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,379 | 9.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,267 | 5.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.6% |
Veteran Status in Knox County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 30,086 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,936 | 9.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Knox County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 37,538 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,493 | 14.6% |
Under 18 years | 8,154 | 100% |
With a disability | 439 | 5.4% |
18 to 64 years | 23,673 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,849 | 12.0% |
65 years and over | 5,711 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,205 | 38.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Knox County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 38,124 | 100% |
Same house | 32,019 | 84.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,971 | 15.7% |
Same county | 3,057 | 8.0% |
Different county | 2,914 | 7.6% |
Same state | 2,081 | 5.5% |
Different state | 833 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 134 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Knox County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 38,392 | 100% |
Native | 37,698 | 98.2% |
Born in United States | 37,595 | 97.9% |
State of residence | 29,989 | 78.1% |
Different state | 7,606 | 19.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 103 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 694 | 1.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Knox County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 694 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 163 | 23.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 531 | 76.5% |
Year of Entry in Knox County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 797 | 100% |
Native | 103 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 103 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 694 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 59 | 8.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 635 | 91.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Knox County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 694 | 100% |
Europe | 106 | 15.3% |
Asia | 177 | 25.5% |
Africa | 18 | 2.6% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 375 | 54.0% |
Northern America | 18 | 2.6% |