Knox County, Illinois (IL)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,371
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 15,785
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,532 (it was 6,271 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 28% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 716 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 69 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (30.1%), Retail trade (15.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 81%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 39,17780.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,7827.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,1176.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,9634.0%Two or more races
- 5091.0%Asian alone
- 1980.4%Some other race alone
- 280.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 42.7 years |
Illinois median age: | 39.1 years |
Males: 24,957 | (50.9%) |
Females: 24,109 | (49.1%) |
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Knox County: | 2.0 people |
Illinois: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $49,157 ($35,407 in 1999)
This county: | $49,157 |
Illinois: | $76,708 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $512 (lower quartile is $397, upper quartile is $670)
This county: | $512 |
State: | $1008 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $101,861 (it was $63,400 in 2000)
Knox: | $101,861 |
Illinois: | $251,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,029Detached houses: $136,854
Here: $136,854 State: $310,164 Townhouses or other attached units: $142,773
Here: $142,773 State: $286,230 In 2-unit structures: $66,104
Here: $66,104 State: $299,638 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $352,336
Here: $352,336 State: $330,907 Mobile homes: $43,140
Here: $43,140 State: $78,855
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $487
Institutionalized population: 2,643
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 11
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 51
- Burglaries: 62
- Thefts: 75
- Auto thefts: 23
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 9
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 42
- Burglaries: 72
- Thefts: 81
- Auto thefts: 18
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 3 buildings, average cost: $517,400
- 2021: 3 buildings, average cost: $168,100
- 2020: 16 buildings, average cost: $208,300
- 2019: 16 buildings, average cost: $247,400
- 2018: 16 buildings, average cost: $168,300
- 2017: 24 buildings, average cost: $185,700
- 2016: 16 buildings, average cost: $182,100
- 2015: 19 buildings, average cost: $234,000
- 2014: 27 buildings, average cost: $248,500
- 2013: 6 buildings, average cost: $278,300
- 2012: 23 buildings, average cost: $263,000
- 2011: 31 buildings, average cost: $200,300
- 2010: 7 buildings, average cost: $180,400
- 2009: 31 buildings, average cost: $220,600
- 2008: 49 buildings, average cost: $186,300
- 2007: 61 buildings, average cost: $169,400
- 2006: 62 buildings, average cost: $188,400
- 2005: 70 buildings, average cost: $145,600
- 2004: 67 buildings, average cost: $119,600
- 2003: 55 buildings, average cost: $126,800
- 2002: 76 buildings, average cost: $110,500
- 2001: 74 buildings, average cost: $124,200
- 2000: 110 buildings, average cost: $105,400
- 1999: 111 buildings, average cost: $100,000
- 1998: 109 buildings, average cost: $98,500
- 1997: 85 buildings, average cost: $93,700
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,996 (1.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,720 (1.8%)
Knox County: | 16.5% |
Illinois: | 11.9% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 42.7 years old
(Males: 41.2 years old, Females: 45.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.1 years old, Black residents: 31.0 years old, American Indian residents: 40.5 years old, Asian residents: 22.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.6 years old, Other race residents: 35.7 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Knox County is $395 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $520 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $691 a month.
Cities in this county include: Galesburg, Abingdon, Knoxville, Wataga, East Galesburg, Oneida, Yates City, Williamsfield, Altona, Oak Run.
Neighboring counties: Beaver County, Pennsylvania , Lassen County, California , Marshall County, Indiana , Paulding County, Ohio , Muscatine County, Iowa , Wayne County, Iowa .
Here: | 5.3% |
Illinois: | 4.2% |
Current college students: 3,207
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,664 (23.4% naturalized citizens)
Knox County: | 3.4% |
Whole state: | 14.4% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,0932010 or later
- 2322000 to 2009
- 2251990 to 1999
- 1281980 to 1989
- 1381970 to 1979
- 313Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 18,533
- One, attached: 256
- Two: 710
- 3 or 4: 757
- 5 to 9: 837
- 10 to 19: 745
- 20 to 49: 161
- 50 or more: 957
- Mobile homes: 844
Housing units in Knox County with a mortgage: 7,553 (628 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 513 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 178
Here: | 3.8% with mortgage |
State: | 97.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Knox County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 8,952 | 35 |
Evangelical Protestant | 5,208 | 44 |
Catholic | 3,347 | 6 |
Other | 726 | 5 |
Black Protestant | 422 | 3 |
None | 34,264 | - |
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: | 2.31 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Illinois: | 0.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Knox County: | 3.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Illinois: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.70 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Knox County: | 9.5% |
Illinois: | 8.3% |
Knox County: | 26.8% |
State: | 25.2% |
Here: | 11.3% |
State: | 14.5% |
Agriculture in Knox County:
Average size of farms: 428 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $140,777
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $282.60
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 32.95%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $112,503
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 78.08%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.04%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $119,161
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.78%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.18
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.99%
Corn for grain: 154305 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 773 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 139238 harvested acres
Vegetables: 145 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 6 acres
Earthquake activity:
Knox County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 144% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 214.4 miles away from Knox County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 194.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 214.5 miles away from the county center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 80.8 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 244.3 miles away from Knox County center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW) earthquake occurred 214.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Illinois Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4489, Natural disaster type: Other
- Illinois Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 24, 2019 - July 3, 2019, FEMA Id: 4461, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Illinois Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 2013 to May 05, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4116: May 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 4116, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
- Illinois Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1960: March 17, 2011, FEMA Id: 1960, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 20, 2007 to August 31, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1729: September 25, 2007, FEMA Id: 1729, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Illinois Snow, Incident Period: November 30, 2006 to December 01, 2006, Emergency Declared EM-3269: December 29, 2006, FEMA Id: 3269, Natural disaster type: Snow
- Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3230: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Illinois Winter Snow Storm, Incident Period: January 01, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3134: January 08, 1999, FEMA Id: 3134, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
- Illinois Flooding, Severe Storms, Incident Period: April 13, 1993 to October 22, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-997: July 09, 1993, FEMA Id: 997, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Illinois SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 10, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-438: June 10, 1974, FEMA Id: 438, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Knox County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 15,531 (77.0%)
- Carpooled: 2,128 (10.5%)
- Bus: 97 (0.5%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 240 (1.2%)
- Bicycle: 35 (0.2%)
- Walked: 629 (3.1%)
- Worked at home: 1,284 (6.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (29%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (30%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Material moving occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Transportation occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (15%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Mexico (23%)
- Congo (14%)
- Nicaragua (8%)
- India (8%)
- Brazil (6%)
- Philippines (5%)
- Vietnam (5%)
- English (14%)
- German (14%)
- American (13%)
- Irish (9%)
- Swedish (5%)
- African (2%)
- European (2%)
People in group quarters in Knox County, Illinois in 2010:
- 1,844 people in state prisons
- 1,094 people in college/university student housing
- 660 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 124 people in group homes intended for adults
- 90 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 57 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 30 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 27 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 22 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 7 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Knox County, Illinois in 2000:
- 1,819 people in state prisons
- 1,036 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 921 people in nursing homes
- 347 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 81 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 51 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 45 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 39 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6 people in religious group quarters
5.41% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($42,172 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.41% |
Illinois average: | 5.09% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.61% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($26,385 average AGI)
1.80% relocated from other states ($15,787 average AGI)
Knox County: 1.80% Illinois average: 2.01%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Cook County, IL | 0.61% ($13,008 average AGI) |
from Warren County, IL | 0.53% ($39,724) |
from Peoria County, IL | 0.51% ($69,653) |
from Fulton County, IL | 0.26% ($29,843) |
from Henry County, IL | 0.17% ($48,485) |
from Rock Island County, IL | 0.16% ($38,188) |
from McDonough County, IL | 0.16% ($37,097) |
5.58% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($52,147 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.58% |
Illinois average: | 6.10% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.13% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($25,707 average AGI)
2.45% relocated to other states ($26,440 average AGI)
Knox County: 2.45% Illinois average: 3.06%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Peoria County, IL | 0.60% ($56,733 average AGI) |
to Warren County, IL | 0.49% ($42,204) |
to Fulton County, IL | 0.27% ($45,000) |
to Henry County, IL | 0.23% ($35,667) |
to Rock Island County, IL | 0.21% ($38,268) |
to Cook County, IL | 0.19% ($48,132) |
to Franklin County, OH | 0.17% ($29,412) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.5
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 10,847 (9,176 aged, 1,671 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 871 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Knox County, Illinois in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,288)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,028)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (915)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (780)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (737)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (516)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (420)
- Congestive heart failure (299)
- Unspecified dementia (252)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (188)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 18,274
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 434
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 60,745
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,109
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,321
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 34
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 88
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 108.5. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 60.9
- Other - 47.6
Household type by relationship:
Households: 49,066- Male householders: 9,818 (3,735 living alone), Female householders: 11,299 (4,627 living alone)
8,525 spouses (8,458 opposite-sex spouses), 1,689 unmarried partners, (1,639 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,637 children (10,920 natural, 241 adopted, 478 stepchildren), 494 grandchildren, 472 brothers or sisters, 190 parents, 34 foster children, 307 other relatives, 840 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 4,085
Size of family households: 6,018 2-persons, 2,709 3-persons, 1,641 4-persons, 896 5-persons, 230 6-persons, 182 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 8,362 1-person, 973 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 92 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
5,496 married couples with children.
3,284 single-parent households (811 men, 2,473 women).
93.3% of residents of Knox speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (28% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $311,440,000 ($5,780 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,526,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $159,955,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $84,745,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,233,000
Federal grants: $38,014,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,318,000 ($563,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,175,000 ($607,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $6,646,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,644,000
Federal Government insurance: $53,060,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,155Here: | 59 per 1000 residents |
State: | 75 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,767
Here: | 71 per 1000 residents |
State: | 43 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +170
Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
State: | +26 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -2,031
Here: | -38 per 1000 residents |
State: | -31 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.37 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.4 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 4.4 |
State: | 4.1 |
- Year house built in Knox County, Illinois
- 02020 or later
- 7442010 to 2019
- 9322000 to 2009
- 1,3091990 to 1999
- 1,2281980 to 1989
- 4,2411970 to 1979
- 1,7771960 to 1969
- 3,7631950 to 1959
- 1,1761940 to 1949
- 8,4241939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Knox County, Illinois
- 81 room
- 212 rooms
- 1453 rooms
- 1,2614 rooms
- 2,7895 rooms
- 3,2696 rooms
- 2,5307 rooms
- 2,2248 rooms
- 2,2609+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Knox County, Illinois
- 4121 room
- 2252 rooms
- 1,3633 rooms
- 1,3364 rooms
- 1,3735 rooms
- 9616 rooms
- 3497 rooms
- 2838 rooms
- 1709+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Knox County, Illinois
- 17no bedroom
- 4881 bedroom
- 3,4742 bedrooms
- 7,0573 bedrooms
- 2,9454 bedrooms
- 5795+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Knox County, Illinois
- 412no bedroom
- 1,9541 bedroom
- 2,3502 bedrooms
- 1,3783 bedrooms
- 3414 bedrooms
- 575+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Knox County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 562no vehicle
- 4,7161 vehicle
- 5,7472 vehicles
- 2,4553 vehicles
- 7964 vehicles
- 3155+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Knox County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,522no vehicle
- 3,6501 vehicle
- 9952 vehicles
- 3213 vehicles
- 434 vehicles
- 165+ vehicles
91.3% of Knox County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Illinois.
Knox County: | 91.3% |
State average: | 88.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 38,578
- Other state: 8,307
- Northeast: 798
- Midwest: 3,815
- South: 2,227
- West: 1,468
- 75.8%Utility gas
- 12.0%Electricity
- 10.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.3%Wood
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 57.0%Utility gas
- 37.4%Electricity
- 3.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.3%Other fuel
- 0.8%No fuel used
- 0.3%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 7.3% |
Illinois: | 13.3% |
Here: | 10.7% |
Illinois: | 9.9% |
Here: | 52.8% |
Illinois: | 27.4% |
Knox County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $17,305,000
Other: $17,030,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $381,000
General Public Buildings: $169,000
General Public Buildings: $92,000
Police Protection: $21,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $14,321,000
Health - Other: $14,274,000
Police Protection: $6,257,000
Police Protection: $4,120,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,832,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,697,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,224,000
Regular Highways: $3,175,000
General - Other: $3,120,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,004,000
Regular Highways: $2,984,000
Central Staff Services: $2,767,000
Central Staff Services: $2,659,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,947,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,883,000
General - Other: $1,443,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,033,000
Financial Administration: $249,000
Financial Administration: $234,000
Public Welfare - Other: $158,000
General Public Buildings: $130,000
General Public Buildings: $96,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $3,086,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,781,000
General Local Government Support: $154,000
General Local Government Support: $153,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $227,000
Interest on Debt: $128,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $212,000
Other: $201,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,224,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,479,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,031,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,203,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,072,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,550,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,244,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $804,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,521,000
Interest Earnings: $370,000
General Revenue - Other: $202,000
General Revenue - Other: $138,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $2,919,000
Police Protection: $275,000
Regular Highways: $260,000
Police Protection: $107,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $42,000
Public Welfare - Other: $17,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $32,467,000
Cash and Securities: $27,172,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $7,255,000
General Local Government Support: $7,123,000
Health and Hospitals: $992,000
Highways: $847,000
Highways: $817,000
Health and Hospitals: $569,000
- Tax - Property: $10,824,000
Property: $9,893,000
Other License: $26,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $16,764,000
: $15,989,000
Knox County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $17,305,000
Other: $17,030,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $381,000
General Public Buildings: $169,000
General Public Buildings: $92,000
Police Protection: $21,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $14,321,000
Health - Other: $14,274,000
Police Protection: $6,257,000
Police Protection: $4,120,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,832,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,697,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,224,000
Regular Highways: $3,175,000
General - Other: $3,120,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,004,000
Regular Highways: $2,984,000
Central Staff Services: $2,767,000
Central Staff Services: $2,659,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,947,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,883,000
General - Other: $1,443,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,033,000
Financial Administration: $249,000
Financial Administration: $234,000
Public Welfare - Other: $158,000
General Public Buildings: $130,000
General Public Buildings: $96,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $3,086,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,781,000
General Local Government Support: $154,000
General Local Government Support: $153,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $227,000
Interest on Debt: $128,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $212,000
Other: $201,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,224,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,479,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,031,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,203,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,072,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,550,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,244,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $804,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,521,000
Interest Earnings: $370,000
General Revenue - Other: $202,000
General Revenue - Other: $138,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $2,919,000
Police Protection: $275,000
Regular Highways: $260,000
Police Protection: $107,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $42,000
Public Welfare - Other: $17,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $32,467,000
Cash and Securities: $27,172,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $7,255,000
General Local Government Support: $7,123,000
Health and Hospitals: $992,000
Highways: $847,000
Highways: $817,000
Health and Hospitals: $569,000
- Tax - Property: $10,824,000
Property: $9,893,000
Other License: $26,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $16,764,000
: $15,989,000
Knox County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $17,305,000
Other: $17,030,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $381,000
General Public Buildings: $169,000
General Public Buildings: $92,000
Police Protection: $21,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $14,321,000
Health - Other: $14,274,000
Police Protection: $6,257,000
Police Protection: $4,120,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,832,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,697,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,224,000
Regular Highways: $3,175,000
General - Other: $3,120,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,004,000
Regular Highways: $2,984,000
Central Staff Services: $2,767,000
Central Staff Services: $2,659,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,947,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,883,000
General - Other: $1,443,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,033,000
Financial Administration: $249,000
Financial Administration: $234,000
Public Welfare - Other: $158,000
General Public Buildings: $130,000
General Public Buildings: $96,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $3,086,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,781,000
General Local Government Support: $154,000
General Local Government Support: $153,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $227,000
Interest on Debt: $128,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $212,000
Other: $201,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,224,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,479,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,031,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,203,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,072,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,550,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,244,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $804,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,521,000
Interest Earnings: $370,000
General Revenue - Other: $202,000
General Revenue - Other: $138,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $2,919,000
Police Protection: $275,000
Regular Highways: $260,000
Police Protection: $107,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $42,000
Public Welfare - Other: $17,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $32,467,000
Cash and Securities: $27,172,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $7,255,000
General Local Government Support: $7,123,000
Health and Hospitals: $992,000
Highways: $847,000
Highways: $817,000
Health and Hospitals: $569,000
- Tax - Property: $10,824,000
Property: $9,893,000
Other License: $26,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $16,764,000
: $15,989,000
Knox County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $17,305,000
Other: $17,030,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $381,000
General Public Buildings: $169,000
General Public Buildings: $92,000
Police Protection: $21,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $14,321,000
Health - Other: $14,274,000
Police Protection: $6,257,000
Police Protection: $4,120,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,832,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,697,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,224,000
Regular Highways: $3,175,000
General - Other: $3,120,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,004,000
Regular Highways: $2,984,000
Central Staff Services: $2,767,000
Central Staff Services: $2,659,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,947,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,883,000
General - Other: $1,443,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,033,000
Financial Administration: $249,000
Financial Administration: $234,000
Public Welfare - Other: $158,000
General Public Buildings: $130,000
General Public Buildings: $96,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $3,086,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,781,000
General Local Government Support: $154,000
General Local Government Support: $153,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $227,000
Interest on Debt: $128,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $212,000
Other: $201,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,224,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,479,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,031,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,203,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,072,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,550,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,244,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $804,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,521,000
Interest Earnings: $370,000
General Revenue - Other: $202,000
General Revenue - Other: $138,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $2,919,000
Police Protection: $275,000
Regular Highways: $260,000
Police Protection: $107,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $42,000
Public Welfare - Other: $17,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $32,467,000
Cash and Securities: $27,172,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $7,255,000
General Local Government Support: $7,123,000
Health and Hospitals: $992,000
Highways: $847,000
Highways: $817,000
Health and Hospitals: $569,000
- Tax - Property: $10,824,000
Property: $9,893,000
Other License: $26,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $16,764,000
: $15,989,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,219
- Number of aged recipients: 65
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,154
- Number of recipients under 18: 194
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 881
- Number of recipients older than 64: 144
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 377
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 524
Most common first names in Knox County, IL among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 524 | 79.6 years |
John | 476 | 76.6 years |
William | 432 | 74.2 years |
Robert | 389 | 71.3 years |
Charles | 315 | 76.3 years |
James | 315 | 72.9 years |
Helen | 286 | 82.1 years |
George | 249 | 77.9 years |
Ruth | 241 | 82.0 years |
Dorothy | 215 | 78.9 years |
Most common last names in Knox County, IL among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 470 | 78.5 years |
Smith | 228 | 77.3 years |
Anderson | 223 | 79.8 years |
Nelson | 221 | 80.3 years |
Peterson | 166 | 79.7 years |
Carlson | 150 | 79.9 years |
Swanson | 144 | 81.0 years |
Miller | 137 | 75.2 years |
Brown | 125 | 76.0 years |
Wilson | 109 | 76.9 years |
Businesses in Knox County, IL | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALDI | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
AT&T | 1 | Marriott | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 10 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | McDonald's | 3 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Menards | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | Nike | 3 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
Circle K | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Sears | 2 | |
Dairy Queen | 3 | Staples | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Steak 'n Shake | 1 | |
FedEx | 5 | Subway | 4 | |
Ford | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
GameStop | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
Goodwill | 1 | Target | 1 | |
H&R Block | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Hardee's | 3 | U-Haul | 3 | |
JCPenney | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 4 | |
Jimmy John's | 1 | UPS | 8 | |
Jones New York | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
KFC | 2 | Walgreens | 2 | |
Kmart | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | YMCA | 1 |
Knox County on our top lists:
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"