Knox County, IN

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Knox County, Indiana. Population: 36.1K.

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Median Home Price

$152.1K

Based on 10 cities

Median Household Income

$58.9K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.6x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$38.9K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$895

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.59%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$769

Property Tax$74.58

Insurance$63.37

Total Monthly$907

Historical Home Prices

2015

$82.1K

2016

$84.7K

+3.2%%

2017

$83.0K

-2.1%%

2018

$85.7K

+3.3%%

2019

$93.4K

+8.9%%

2020

$102.1K

+9.3%%

2021

$115.2K

+12.8%%

2022

$125.2K

+8.7%%

2023

$132.8K

+6.1%%

2024

$143.3K

+7.9%%

2025

$146.7K

+2.4%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

3.1%%

Below national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

3.9

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

90.1%

Black

1.6%

Hispanic

2.8%

Asian

0.9%

Two or More Races

4.4%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

55°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

173

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

46.8"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 55/100

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