Knox County, OH Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Knox county ohio dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 14,679 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 747 | 5.1 |
| Kindergarten | 814 | 5.5 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,329 | 43.1 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,965 | 20.2 |
| College or graduate school | 3,824 | 26.1 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 34,485 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 2,011 | 5.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,266 | 12.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 14,520 | 42.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 6,220 | 18.0 |
| Associate degree | 1,693 | 4.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 3,638 | 10.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 2,137 | 6.2 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 81.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 16.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 43,341 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 10,470 | 24.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 25,590 | 59.0 |
| Separated | 523 | 1.2 |
| Widowed | 2,883 | 6.7 |
Female | 2,288 | 5.3 |
| Divorced | 3,875 | 8.9 |
Female | 2,064 | 4.8 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 517 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 135 | 26.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 40,963 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 5,497 | 13.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 13,565 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,170 | 8.6 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 29,649 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,647 | 19.0 |
Percent employed | 57.1 | (X) |
| No disability | 24,002 | 81.0 |
Percent employed | 79.1 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 6,828 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,608 | 38.2 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 51,116 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 28,606 | 56.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 21,935 | 42.9 |
Same county | 11,834 | 23.2 |
Different county | 10,101 | 19.8 |
Same state | 6,731 | 13.2 |
Different state | 3,370 | 6.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 575 | 1.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 54,500 | 100.0 |
| Native | 53,940 | 99.0 |
Born in United States | 53,665 | 98.5 |
State of residence | 43,143 | 79.2 |
Different state | 10,522 | 19.3 |
Born outside United States | 275 | 0.5 |
| Foreign born | 560 | 1.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 150 | 0.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 292 | 0.5 |
Not a citizen | 268 | 0.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 560 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 287 | 51.3 |
| Asia | 140 | 25.0 |
| Africa | 11 | 2.0 |
| Oceania | 15 | 2.7 |
| Latin America | 43 | 7.7 |
| Northern America | 64 | 11.4 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 51,116 | 100.0 |
| English only | 48,598 | 95.1 |
| Language other than English | 2,518 | 4.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,035 | 2.0 |
Spanish | 540 | 1.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 131 | 0.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,799 | 3.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 858 | 1.7 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 130 | 0.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 46 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 54,500 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 45,751 | 83.9 |
| Arab | 65 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 225 | 0.4 |
| Danish | 83 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 1,402 | 2.6 |
| English | 5,928 | 10.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,333 | 2.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 92 | 0.2 |
| German | 11,738 | 21.5 |
| Greek | 141 | 0.3 |
| Hungarian | 336 | 0.6 |
| Irish1 | 6,372 | 11.7 |
| Italian | 1,282 | 2.4 |
| Lithuanian | 16 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 185 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 624 | 1.1 |
| Portuguese | 10 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 183 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 761 | 1.4 |
| Scottish | 918 | 1.7 |
| Slovak | 87 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 11 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 259 | 0.5 |
| Swiss | 482 | 0.9 |
| Ukrainian | 84 | 0.2 |
| United States or American | 7,527 | 13.8 |
| Welsh | 722 | 1.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 13 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 4,872 | 8.9 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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