Knox is a very small city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 3,630 people and four associated neighborhoods, Knox is the 163rd largest community in Indiana.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Knox is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 57.45% of the Knox workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Knox is a city of production and manufacturing workers, transportation and shipping workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Knox who work in office and administrative support (8.38%), management occupations (7.17%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (5.96%). Of important note, Knox is also a city of artists. Knox has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Knox’s character. Also of interest is that Knox has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Knox has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Knox has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Knox than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Knox may be for you.The percentage of people in Knox with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.51% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Knox in 2022 was $24,962, which is low income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,848 for a family of four. However, Knox contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Knox is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Knox home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Knox residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Knox include German, Irish, English, French, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Knox is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
