Knox County vs. Lawrence County

Knox County (IN)Lawrence County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)36,89515,765
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-4.0%-6.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)38,44016,903
Population, Census, April 1, 201038,44016,833
Persons under 5 years, percent6.0%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.5%18.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.8%17.4%
Female persons, percent49.4%44.0%
White alone, percent94.4%87.9%
Black or African American alone, percent3.0%10.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.4%
Asian alone, percent0.9%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent1.4%1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.2%3.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent92.5%84.8%
Veterans, 2014-20182,543987
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.0%1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)17,1137,172
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.0%71.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$88,700$73,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$925$887
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$359$338
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$651$621
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.2%8.2%
Building permits, 20183750
Households, 2014-201814,9556,144
Persons per household, 2014-20182.352.25
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.8%82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20181.9%4.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.4%83.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.7%70.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.3%84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.4%13.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.3%15.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.5%6.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.7%50.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.7%56.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)327,71530,257
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)462,987113,812
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)459,128117,253
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,044$7,062
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201819.219.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$46,457$45,654
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,581$22,099
Persons in poverty, percent15.7%17.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017877245
Total employment, 201714,5413,405
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)532,558117,384
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.3%0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,848755
All firms, 20122,6621,221
Men-owned firms, 20121,400717
Women-owned firms, 2012894345
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,4251,157
Veteran-owned firms, 2012260161
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,212947
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.7%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201074.545.2
Land area in square miles, 2010516.03372.18

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Knox county (IN) and Lawrence county (IL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.