Population Estimates by Age in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	2,323	43	6.1%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	5,713	50	15.0%	17.9%
College Age (18 to 24)	5,000	27	13.1%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	9,020	45	23.7%	27.0%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	9,693	42	25.5%	25.8%
Older (65 plus)	6,308	31	16.6%	12.8%
Median Age	38.4			Median Age = 36.7

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race or Hispanic Origin in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	90	44	0.2%	0.3%
Asian Alone	369	30	1.0%	1.4%
Black Alone	804	28	2.1%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	18	31	0.0%	0.0%
White Alone	36,468	41	95.8%	88.0%
Two or More Race Groups	308	38	0.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	37,638	37	98.9%	94.8%
Hispanic or Latino	419	60	1.1%	5.2%

Source: US Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2000 (Includes detail not shown below)	15,552	36	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	3,364	45	21.6%	23.8%
Married Without Children	4,655	39	29.9%	29.8%
Single Parents	1,295	32	8.3%	9.1%
Living Alone	4,621	26	29.7%	25.9%

Source: US Census Bureau

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2008 (estimate)	17,637	36	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	17,305	35	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	10,730 $63,600	40 86	62.0% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	4,822 $403	25 77	27.9% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	5,525	49	0.5%	1,154,826
Public	5,413	48	0.5%	1,045,702
Private	112	93	0.1%	109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	354	37	0.6%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	293	36	0.6%	52,698
4-year	70	62	0.2%	38,566
2-year	219	10	2.2%	9,783
Voc/tech.	4	81	0.1%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	24,865	38	0.6%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	81.7%	34		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	14.4%	30		19.4%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; US Census Bureau
Notes: 1) Private enrollment includes home schools. 2) County rankings for high-school graduates continuing to higher education are subject to revision.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2007	$30,122	35	90.7%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2008	$39,509	85	82.3%	$48,010
Poverty Rate in 2008	16.6%	11	128.7%	12.9%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	23.3%	16	130.2%	17.9%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	249	22	0.7%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	4,899	24	0.8%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	2,360	41	0.5%	436,945

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; US Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration;
Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics in 2005	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Births	471	44	0.5%	87,088
Births to Teens	55	42	0.6%	9,604
Deaths	457	28	0.8%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	19,855	38	0.6%	3,230,367
Employed	18,840	38	0.6%	3,039,795
Unemployed	1,015	48	0.5%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	5.1	72	86.4%	5.9
December 2009 Unemployment Rate	7.1	86	72.4%	9.8

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry in 2007 (NAICS)	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	21,811	100.0%	$772,856	100.0%	$35,434
Wage and Salary	18,410	84.4%	$516,179	66.8%	$28,038
Farm Proprietors	568	2.6%	$11,453	1.5%	$20,164
Nonfarm Proprietors	2,833	13.0%	$107,678	13.9%	$38,008
Farm	762	3.5%	$19,517	2.5%	$25,613
Nonfarm	21,049	96.5%	$753,339	97.5%	$35,790
Private	15,756	72.2%	$520,182	67.3%	$33,015
Accommodation, Food Serv.	1,540	7.1%	$18,707	2.4%	$12,147
Arts, Ent., Recreation	123	0.6%	$809	0.1%	$6,577
Construction	763	3.5%	$22,499	2.9%	$29,488
Health Care, Social Serv.	2,388	10.9%	$77,709	10.1%	$32,541
Information	208	1.0%	$6,824	0.9%	$32,808
Manufacturing	2,092	9.6%	$90,727	11.7%	$43,369
Professional, Tech. Serv.	524	2.4%	$27,717	3.6%	$52,895
Retail Trade	2,409	11.0%	$54,428	7.0%	$22,594
Trans., Warehousing	903	4.1%	$40,627	5.3%	$44,991
Wholesale Trade	957	4.4%	$37,968	4.9%	$39,674
Other Private (not above)	3,849	17.6%	$142,167	18.4%	$36,936
Government	5,293	24.3%	$233,157	30.2%	$44,050

Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis

Residential Building Permits in 2008	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	41	100.0%	100.0%	$6,281	$2,470,264
Single Family	39	95.1%	70.8%	$6,084	$2,136,514
Two Family	2	4.9%	1.9%	$197	$28,170
Three & Four Family	0	0.0%	1.2%	$0	$18,059
Five families and More	0	0.0%	26.0%	$0	$287,521

Source: US Census Bureau (Greene County totals are not included as it does not currently issue building permits.) Note: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding.

Commuting Patterns - Top 5 in 2007
Into Knox FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Knox TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	3,560	14.0%	All Areas	2,664	10.9%
Illinois	1,450	5.7%	Gibson County	667	2.7%
Daviess County	468	1.8%	Daviess County	403	1.6%
Sullivan County	320	1.3%	Illinois	333	1.4%
Gibson County	277	1.1%	Sullivan County	202	0.8%
Greene County	259	1.0%	Pike County	185	0.8%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue