2022 population: 3,776 ( 355 from 2010 , 31 from 2020)
Land area: 504.0 square miles
Population density: 7.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,561	94.31%	11.6%
Black:	38	1.01%	171.4%
Indian:	15	0.40%	114.3%
Asian:	19	0.50%	137.5%
2+ races:	71	1.88%	73.2%
Hispanic:	72	1.91%	111.8%

Total non-White:	215	5.69%	106.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	102	13.6
Deaths:	133	17.8
Net Migration:	66	8.8
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-466	-11.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	111	2.7

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
4,131
4,027	97.48%
14	0.34%
7	0.17%
8	0.19%
41	0.99%
34	0.82%
104	2.52%

2000
4,361
4,277	98.07%
4	0.09%
1	0.02%
4	0.09%
47	1.08%
26	0.60%
84	1.93%

1990
4,482
4,463	99.58%
6	0.13%
3	0.07%
4	0.09%
n/a
6	0.13%
19	0.42%

1980
5,508
5,492	99.71%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.11%
n/a
5	0.09%
16	0.29%

1970
5,692
5,678	99.75%
6	0.11%
6	0.11%
2	0.04%
n/a
0	0.00%
14	0.25%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
457	10.5
541	12.4
-277	-6.4
6	0.1

-250	-5.7
20	0.5

Number	Rate
1990's
511	11.4
653	14.6
-30	-0.7
1	0.0

-186	-4.1
65	1.5

Number	Rate
1980's
540	9.8
732	13.3
-758	-13.8
n/a

-1,029	-18.7
3	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-80	-1.4
n/a

-186	-3.3
2	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Knox County, MO

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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
41.9
896	23.7%
2,880	76.3%
785	20.8%

1,154
3.17

714	61.9%
626	87.7%
38	5.3%
440	38.1%

2010
Number	Percent
43.6
1,032	25.0%
3,099	75.0%
828	20.0%

1,708
2.37

1,104	64.6%
904	81.9%
74	6.7%
604	35.4%

2000
Number	Percent
41.7
1,081	24.8%
3,280	75.2%
931	21.3%

1,794
2.38

1,221	68.1%
1,046	85.7%
51	4.2%
573	31.9%

1990
Number	Percent
40.2
1,089	24.3%
3,393	75.7%
969	21.6%

1,823
2.40

1,279	70.2%
1,132	88.5%
63	4.9%
544	29.8%

1980
Number	Percent
37.3
1,492	27.1%
4,016	72.9%
1,154	21.0%

2,123
2.55

1,560	73.5%
1,403	89.9%
49	3.1%
563	26.5%

2022 Housing Data for Knox County, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	79	6.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	71	6.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	105	9.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	42	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	93	8.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	39	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	57	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	47	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	52	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	60	5.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	142	12.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	157	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	54	4.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	110	9.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	38	3.3%
$200,000 or more	8	0.7%

Median Household Income	49,167
Per Capita Income	22,902

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	93
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	61	5.3%
Public Assistance	8	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	100	8.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,516	68.7%
Unemployed	30	1.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,546	70.1%
Not in Labor Force	660	29.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	563	424	57.0%
Non-Profit	33	73	31.1%
Self-Employed	207	104	66.6%

Local Government	58	59	49.6%
State Government	13	18	41.9%
Federal Government	40	24	62.5%

Total Private + Self	770	528	59.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	144	174	45.3%
Total	914	702	56.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	195	11.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	317	19.3%
Professional, Technical	194	11.8%
Service Occupations	445	27.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	38	2.3%
All others	488	29.8%

White Collar		43.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	254	15.5%
Retail trade	223	13.6%
Health care and social assistance	185	11.3%
Manufacturing	179	10.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	165	10.1%
Construction	134	8.2%
Educational services	131	8.0%
Public administration	89	5.4%
Transportation and warehousing	63	3.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	44	2.7%
Wholesale trade	44	2.7%
Finance and insurance	44	2.7%
Other services	39	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	18	1.1%
Information	11	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	8	0.5%

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

Total Central American	30	0.80%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	30	0.80%
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	1	0.03%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	61	1.62%
Filipino	11	0.29%
Hmong	1	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,359	96.1%
German, other Germanic	105	3.0%
Spanish	33	0.9%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	962	25.5%
English	485	12.9%
American	323	8.6%
European	199	5.3%
Irish	168	4.5%
Swiss	168	4.5%
French	71	1.9%
British	50	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	50	1.3%
Swedish	40	1.1%
Dutch	31	0.8%
Italian	25	0.7%
Scandinavian	17	0.5%
Scottish	10	0.3%
Welsh	7	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,703	98.2%
Not a citizen	69	1.8%

Native	3,687	97.7%
Foreign-born	85	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
171	6.8%	199	8.0%	1,087	43.5%	642	25.7%	244	9.8%	155	6.2%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	171	6.8%
9-12 Years	199	8.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,087	43.5%
Some College	642	25.7%
Bach. Degree	244	9.8%
Grad Degree	155	6.2%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,009	1,920	89	4.4%	5.9%
1991	1,910	1,817	93	4.9%	6.6%
1992	1,942	1,845	97	5.0%	6.2%
1993	1,854	1,746	108	5.8%	6.2%
1994	1,872	1,789	83	4.4%	5.2%
1995	1,886	1,794	92	4.9%	4.8%
1996	1,995	1,917	78	3.9%	4.7%
1997	2,096	2,035	61	2.9%	4.4%
1998	2,039	1,965	74	3.6%	4.0%
1999	2,043	1,992	51	2.5%	3.2%

2000	2,195	2,119	76	3.5%	3.4%
2001	2,336	2,235	101	4.3%	4.5%
2002	2,150	2,055	95	4.4%	5.3%
2003	2,138	2,041	97	4.5%	5.7%
2004	2,354	2,255	99	4.2%	5.9%
2005	2,441	2,346	95	3.9%	5.4%
2006	2,362	2,270	92	3.9%	4.9%
2007	2,363	2,273	90	3.8%	5.1%
2008	2,389	2,276	113	4.7%	6.2%
2009	2,354	2,216	138	5.9%	9.0%

2010	1,999	1,845	154	7.7%	9.5%
2011	1,969	1,825	144	7.3%	8.6%
2012	1,956	1,842	114	5.8%	7.2%
2013	1,979	1,869	110	5.6%	6.8%
2014	1,963	1,873	90	4.6%	6.2%
2015	1,950	1,873	77	3.9%	5.1%
2016	1,982	1,910	72	3.6%	4.5%
2017	1,992	1,928	64	3.2%	3.8%
2018	1,917	1,862	55	2.9%	3.2%
2019	1,764	1,713	51	2.9%	3.3%

2020	1,757	1,686	71	4.0%	6.1%
2021	1,720	1,669	51	3.0%	4.1%
2022	1,689	1,645	44	2.6%	2.5%
2023	1,662	1,609	53	3.2%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,952
Median Value	$89,000

Occupied	1,154	59.1%
Vacant	798	40.9%

Owned	981	85.0%
Rented	173	15.0%
Median Rent	$639

Single-Family Units	1,631	83.6%
Detached	1,626	83.3%
Attached	5	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	36	1.8%
Mobile Homes	179	9.2%

Knox County, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Knox County, MO

2022 Housing Data for Knox County, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Knox County, MO

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Knox County, MO

Historical Labor Force Data for Knox County, MO