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People QuickFacts | Knox County | Illinois
Population, 2013 estimate | 52,078 | 12,882,135
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 52,919 | 12,830,632
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | -1.6% | 0.4%
Population, 2010 | 52,919 | 12,830,632
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 | 4.9% | 6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 | 20.0% | 23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 | 19.3% | 13.5%
Female persons, percent, 2013 | 49.7% | 50.9%
White alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 88.6% | 77.7%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 7.9% | 14.7%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.4% | 0.6%
Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.8% | 5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a) | Z | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 | 2.4% | 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) | 5.2% | 16.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 | 84.2% | 62.7%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 | 88.4% | 86.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 | 2.2% | 13.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 | 4.9% | 22.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 85.9% | 87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 17.0% | 31.4%
Veterans, 2009-2013 | 4,757 | 727,919
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 | 19.2 | 28
Housing units, 2013 | 23,867 | 5,289,423
Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 | 68.4% | 67.5%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 | 17.5% | 32.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 | $81,100 | $182,300
Households, 2009-2013 | 21,481 | 4,772,723
Persons per household, 2009-2013 | 2.25 | 2.63
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 | $22,093 | $29,666
Median household income, 2009-2013 | $40,667 | $56,797
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 | 16.7% | 14.1%
Business QuickFacts | Knox County | Illinois
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 | 1,087 | 314,199
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 | 15,498 | 5,119,826
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 | 1.5% | 1.6%
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 | 2,384 | 921,272
Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,333 | 1,123,817
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 9.5%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 5.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 32.0% | 30.5%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 257,760,713
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 231,082,768
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 681,371 | 165,450,520
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,120 | $12,947
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 68,325 | 25,469,026
Building permits, 2012 | 23 | 13,797
Geography QuickFacts | Knox County | Illinois
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 716.4 | 55,518.93
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 73.9 | 231.1
FIPS Code | 95 | 17
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Galesburg, IL Micro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts