Knox town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,679 ( 13 from 2010 )
Land area: 41.8 square miles
Population density: 64.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,611	97.46%	0.5%
Black:	18	0.67%	50.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	50	1.87%	72.4%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	68	2.54%	1.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-12	-0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1	-0.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,692
2,623	97.44%
12	0.45%
1	0.04%
6	0.22%
29	1.08%
20	0.74%
69	2.56%

2000
2,654
2,623	98.83%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.15%
4	0.15%
15	0.57%
31	1.17%

1990
2,661
2,643	99.32%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
16	0.60%
n/a
0	0.00%
18	0.68%

1980
2,471
2,447	99.03%
18	0.73%
0	0.00%
2	0.08%
n/a
4	0.16%
24	0.97%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

0	0.0
38	1.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-20	-0.8
13	0.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

196	7.9
-6	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Knox town, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
46.5
495	18.5%
2,184	81.5%
418	15.6%

1,020
2.63

834	81.8%
709	85.0%
63	7.6%
186	18.2%

2010
Number	Percent
43.7
613	22.8%
2,079	77.2%
308	11.4%

1,026
2.62

775	75.5%
638	82.3%
49	6.3%
251	24.5%

2000
Number	Percent
37.7
716	27.0%
1,938	73.0%
255	9.6%

982
2.70

709	72.2%
599	84.5%
48	6.8%
273	27.8%

1990
Number	Percent
35.0
692	26.0%
1,969	74.0%
278	10.4%

942
2.78

757	80.4%
637	84.1%
50	6.6%
185	19.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
872	35.3%
1,599	64.7%
186	7.5%

769
3.18

631	82.1%
548	86.8%
41	6.5%
138	17.9%

2022 Housing Data for Knox town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	31	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	21	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	4	0.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	12	1.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	24	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	10	1.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	10	1.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	14	1.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	66	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	99	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	142	13.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	225	22.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	150	14.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	117	11.5%
$200,000 or more	95	9.3%

Median Household Income	112,500
Per Capita Income	44,393

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	16	1.6%
Public Assistance	17	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	60	5.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,341	74.3%
Unemployed	72	4.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,413	78.3%
Not in Labor Force	392	21.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	401	240	62.6%
Non-Profit	79	122	39.3%
Self-Employed	135	42	76.3%

Local Government	93	88	51.4%
State Government	70	153	31.4%
Federal Government	4	28	12.5%

Total Private + Self	536	282	65.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	246	391	38.6%
Total	782	673	53.7%

Pct. Govt.	30.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	196	13.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	327	22.5%
Professional, Technical	340	23.4%
Service Occupations	187	12.9%
All others	405	27.8%

White Collar		59.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	211	14.5%
Health care and social assistance	180	12.4%
Manufacturing	169	11.6%
Construction	151	10.4%
Public administration	145	10.0%
Educational services	133	9.1%
Other services	79	5.4%
Retail trade	74	5.1%
Accommodation and food services	63	4.3%
Finance and insurance	61	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	60	4.1%
Wholesale trade	35	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	29	2.0%
Information	26	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	16	1.1%
Utilities	13	0.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6	0.4%
Management	4	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,546	99.2%
Spanish	15	0.6%
German, other Germanic	5	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	768	28.7%
German	645	24.1%
English	517	19.3%
Italian	437	16.3%
Polish	148	5.5%
French	105	3.9%
European	86	3.2%
Scottish	79	2.9%
American	63	2.4%
Dutch	56	2.1%
Ukrainian	49	1.8%
French Canadian	37	1.4%
British	28	1.0%
Russian	27	1.0%
Swedish	23	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,674	99.8%
Not a citizen	5	0.2%

Native	2,670	99.7%
Foreign-born	9	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6	0.3%	40	2.1%	664	34.1%	501	25.7%	396	20.3%	342	17.5%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6	0.3%
9-12 Years	40	2.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	664	34.1%
Some College	501	25.7%
Bach. Degree	396	20.3%
Grad Degree	342	17.5%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +124	R +39	D + 0.1%
D +85
2020 vs. 2012	R +266	R +271	R + 16.1%
D -5
2020 vs. 2008	R +197	R +264	R + 16.0%
D -67

2016 vs. 2008	R +73	R +225	R + 16.1%
D -152
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	971	58.2%	Joe Biden (D)	656	39.3%	41	2.5%	1,668	21	11	0.02%
2016	71%	Donald Trump (R)	847	55.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	571	37.6%	101	6.6%	1,519	19	10	0.02%
2012	67%	Mitt Romney (R)	705	50.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	661	46.9%	44	3.1%	1,410	15	3	0.02%
2008	75%	John McCain (R)	774	50.5%	Barack Obama (D)	723	47.2%	35	2.3%	1,532	14	5	0.02%
2004	75%	George W. Bush* (R)	791	53.0%	John Kerry (D)	664	44.5%	37	2.5%	1,492	13	2	0.02%
2000	70%	George W. Bush (R)	641	47.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	624	45.8%	96	7.1%	1,361	12	-1	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Knox town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

656

39.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

971

58.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,668

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Knox town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

571

37.6%

Donald Trump (R)

847

55.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,519

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Knox town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

661

46.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

705

50.0%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

1,410

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Knox town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

723

47.2%

John McCain (R)

774

50.5%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

1,532

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Knox town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

791

53.0%

John Kerry (D)

664

44.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,492

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Knox town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

641

47.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

624

45.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.7%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,361

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Knox town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	58%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	663	52.7%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	593	47.1%	2 [+]	0.2%	1,258	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);
2018	G	59%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	814	64.1%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	369	29.1%	87 [+]	6.9%	1,270	28	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Howie Hawkins (Green) 40 (3.1%); Other (Write-in) 31 (2.4%); Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 16 (1.3%);
2016	S3	69%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	814	55.2%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	632	42.9%	28 [+]	1.9%	1,474	16	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 14 (0.9%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 13 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	50%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	582	55.5%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	333	31.8%	133 [+]	12.7%	1,048	15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 119 (11.4%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 10 (1.0%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 4 (0.4%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,120
Median Value	$281,600

Occupied	1,020	91.1%
Vacant	100	8.9%

Owned	935	91.7%
Rented	85	8.3%
Median Rent	$1,049

Single-Family Units	1,062	94.8%
Detached	1,057	94.4%
Attached	5	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	58	5.2%

Knox town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Knox town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Knox town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Knox town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Knox town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Knox town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Knox town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Knox town, NY