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Knox County, IL


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Galesburg, IL
Designated Market Area: Davenport-Rock Island-Moline, IA-IL
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 48,640   ( 4,279 from 2010 , 1,331 from 2020)
Land area: 716.4 square miles
Population density: 67.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:39,594 81.40% 12.3%
Black:4,0018.23% 7.0%
Indian:1010.21% 34.7%
Asian:4700.97% 39.1%
2+ races:1,3402.75% 30.0%
Hispanic:3,1346.44% 22.5%
Total non-White:9,04618.60% 16.2%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,143 11.4
Deaths:1,76217.6
Net Migration: -910-9.1
Net Immigration: 1791.8
Change in White population:-5,538 -10.5
Change in Non-White pop.:1,259 2.4




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
52,919
45,13285.29%
3,7417.07%
750.14%
3380.64%
1,0311.95%
2,5584.83%
7,78714.71%

2000
55,836
49,35588.39%
3,4726.22%
830.15%
3900.70%
6041.08%
1,8963.40%
6,48111.61%

1990
56,393
51,83391.91%
2,6844.76%
1570.28%
3460.61%
n/a
1,3732.43%
4,5608.09%

1980
61,607
57,84293.89%
2,0643.35%
920.15%
2350.38%
n/a
1,3602.21%
3,7656.11%

1970
61,280
58,52495.50%
1,8883.08%
410.07%
1120.18%
n/a
6841.12%
2,756 4.50%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
5,464 9.8
6,33611.3
-3,121-5.6
1190.2
-4,223 -7.6
1,306 2.3
1990's
NumberRate
6,494 11.5
6,53611.6
-1,134-2.0
1500.3
-2,478 -4.4
1,921 3.4
1980's
NumberRate
7,519 12.2
6,479 10.5
-6,103 -9.9
n/a
-6,009 -9.8
795 1.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-2,572 -4.2
n/a
-682 -1.1
1,009 1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Knox County, IL
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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
NumberPercent
42.3
9,937 20.4%
38,703 79.6%
10,844 22.3%
20,734
2.20
11,641 56.1%
8,724 74.9%
1,192 10.2%
9,093 43.9%

2010
NumberPercent
42.0
10,880 20.6%
42,039 79.4%
9,762 18.4%
21,535
2.27
13,324 61.9%
9,847 73.9%
1,625 12.2%
8,211 38.1%

2000
NumberPercent
39.1
12,248 21.9%
43,588 78.1%
9,762 17.5%
22,056
2.33
14,509 65.8%
11,618 80.1%
1,426 9.8%
7,547 34.2%

1990
NumberPercent
36.4
13,364 23.7%
43,029 76.3%
9,664 17.1%
21,981
2.41
15,260 69.4%
12,456 81.6%
1,265 8.3%
6,721 30.6%

1980
NumberPercent
32.1
16,561 26.9%
45,046 73.1%
8,850 14.4%
22,798
2.59
16,621 72.9%
14,326 86.2%
1,167 7.0%
6,177 27.1%

2022 Housing Data for Knox County, IL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units23,809 
Median Value$96,800 
Occupied20,73487.1%
Vacant3,07512.9%
Owned14,24668.7%
Rented6,48831.3%
Median Rent$694 
Single-Family Units18,74178.7%
    Detached18,49677.7%
    Attached2451.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units2,62311.0%
Mobile Homes8953.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Knox County, IL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,6027.7%
$10,000 to $14,9991,2886.2%
$15,000 to $19,9991,4797.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991,1385.5%
$25,000 to $29,9999954.8%
$30,000 to $34,9997793.8%
$35,000 to $39,9999064.4%
$40,000 to $44,9999984.8%
$45,000 to $49,9991,1545.6%
$50,000 to $59,9991,2836.2%
$60,000 to $74,9992,18410.5%
$75,000 to $99,9992,58312.5%
$100,000 to $124,9991,7518.4%
$125,000 to $149,9991,0705.2%
$150,000 to $199,9999194.4%
$200,000 or more6052.9%
Median Household Income50,263 
Per Capita Income28,840 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state82 
Compared to U.S.81 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,5147.3%
Public Assistance5642.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps3,86918.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed18,26265.0%
Unemployed8883.2%
In Armed Forces280.1%
Total Labor Force19,17868.3%
Not in Labor Force8,90431.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 34.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector7,7755,92356.8%
Non-Profit8291,88630.5%
Self-Employed99952565.6%
Local Government4521,41424.2%
State Government30732648.5%
Federal Government6418126.1%
Total Private + Self8,7746,44857.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,6523,80730.3%
Total10,42610,25550.4%
Pct. Govt.13.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,25310.9%
Sales and Office Occupations4,23120.4%
Professional, Technical4,63622.4%
Service Occupations3,81318.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1880.9%
All others5,78427.9%
White Collar 53.7%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance3,64417.6%
Retail trade3,04314.7%
Educational services2,68212.9%
Manufacturing1,9339.3%
Transportation and warehousing1,6477.9%
Accommodation and food services1,4567.0%
Construction1,2075.8%
Other services9474.6%
Public administration7093.4%
Wholesale trade6343.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5512.7%
Finance and insurance5172.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.4031.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3881.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3821.8%
Information2551.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing1250.6%
Management800.4%
Utilities780.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction360.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Knox County, IL

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2,1784.38%
Puerto Rican3280.66%
Cuban280.06%
Dominican210.04%
Total Central American2390.48%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran1610.32%
Nicaraguan780.16%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American460.09%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian340.07%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian120.02%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2450.49%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1330.27%
Chinese1000.20%
Filipino880.18%
Vietnamese780.16%
Japanese120.02%
Thai50.01%
Korean10.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English43,97993.6%
Spanish1,7723.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun3530.8%
Other Indo-European2220.5%
Other1780.4%
German, other Germanic1730.4%
Vietnamese830.2%
Tagalog820.2%
Chinese670.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German8,81817.7%
Irish6,77313.6%
English5,60311.3%
Swedish3,5557.1%
American2,9716.0%
Italian1,0992.2%
Scottish8371.7%
Scotch-Irish7261.5%
European6431.3%
French6211.2%
Dutch5221.0%
Polish5171.0%
African5011.0%
Norwegian4570.9%
British2050.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen48,47897.4%
Not a citizen1,2732.6%
Native48,09196.7%
Foreign-born1,6603.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Knox County, IL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,128 3.2%2,788 8.0%11,908 34.2%11,917 34.2%4,754 13.6%2,359 6.8%
  Average years of education: 13.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,128 3.2%
9-12 Years 2,788 8.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 11,908 34.2%
Some College 11,917 34.2%
Bach. Degree 4,754 13.6%
Grad Degree 2,359 6.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Knox County, IL

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 29,268 27,403 1,865 6.4% 6.3%
1991 29,125 27,166 1,959 6.7% 7.3%
1992 29,803 27,801 2,002 6.7% 7.9%
1993 29,595 27,786 1,809 6.1% 7.5%
1994 29,041 27,624 1,417 4.9% 5.8%
1995 28,625 27,351 1,274 4.5% 5.2%
1996 28,647 27,295 1,352 4.7% 5.3%
1997 29,065 27,955 1,110 3.8% 4.8%
1998 29,470 28,431 1,039 3.5% 4.5%
1999 29,793 28,736 1,057 3.5% 4.4%
2000 28,065 26,766 1,299 4.6% 4.4%
2001 27,167 25,647 1,520 5.6% 5.4%
2002 26,586 24,755 1,831 6.9% 6.6%
2003 25,989 23,977 2,012 7.7% 6.7%
2004 25,762 23,791 1,971 7.7% 6.2%
2005 25,488 23,659 1,829 7.2% 5.7%
2006 25,573 24,235 1,338 5.2% 4.6%
2007 25,536 24,239 1,297 5.1% 5.1%
2008 25,527 23,851 1,676 6.6% 6.5%
2009 25,910 23,392 2,518 9.7% 10.2%
2010 25,303 22,866 2,437 9.6% 10.5%
2011 24,846 22,658 2,188 8.8% 9.8%
2012 24,291 22,258 2,033 8.4% 9.0%
2013 23,650 21,562 2,088 8.8% 9.1%
2014 23,582 21,936 1,646 7.0% 7.2%
2015 23,245 21,828 1,417 6.1% 6.0%
2016 23,035 21,619 1,416 6.1% 5.9%
2017 22,525 21,356 1,169 5.2% 5.0%
2018 22,214 21,052 1,162 5.2% 4.4%
2019 21,791 20,758 1,033 4.7% 4.0%
2020 21,110 19,285 1,825 8.6% 9.5%
2021 20,595 19,232 1,363 6.6% 6.1%
2022 19,932 18,900 1,032 5.2% 4.6%
2023 20,108 19,003 1,105 5.5% 4.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com