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Census Tract 5, Knox, IL

5,203 Population
6.6 square miles 782.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.7 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Galesburg: 40.8 ±1.2
  • about the same as the figure in Knox County: 42.6 ±0.4

Economics

$20,658 ±$2,060 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Galesburg: $27,222 ±$1,536
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Knox County: $31,878 ±$1,182
$60,938 ±$14,445 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Galesburg: $48,297 ±$3,539
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Knox County: $57,030 ±$3,310

10.2% ±4.3% (348  ±152) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Galesburg: 19.1% † 4,956 (±2.2% / ±565)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Knox County: 14.6% † 6,599 (±1.6% / ±707)

20.3 minutes ±3.1 (29,565  ±6,307) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Galesburg: 16.6 † 184,900 (±1.9 / ±23,681)
  • about the same as the figure in Knox County: 20.4 399,770 (±1.5 / ±31,559)

Families

1,603 ±177 Number of households
  • Galesburg: 12,628 ±357
  • Knox County: 20,972 ±403
2.2 ±0.1 (3,473  ±413) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Galesburg: 2 25,705 (±0.1 / ±195)
  • about the same as the figure in Knox County: 2.2 45,077 (±0 / ±190)

2.8% ±3.1% (19  ±21) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Galesburg: 6.1% † 371 (±2.5% / ±152)
  • about half the rate in Knox County: 5.7% † 552 (±1.8% / ±173)

Housing

1,768 ±174 Number of housing units
  • Galesburg: 14,156 ±337
  • Knox County: 23,758 ±93

$118,600 ±$12,364 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Galesburg: $96,400 ±$4,983
  • a little higher than the amount in Knox County: $111,900 ±$4,687

17.5% ±4.6% (905  ±248.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Galesburg: 12.4% † 3,608 (±1.9% / ±558.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Knox County: 10.2% † 4,940 (±1.2% / ±598.7)

Social

76.7% ±6.3% (3,094  ±326.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Galesburg: 86.7% 17,586 (±3.8% / ±827)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Knox County: 89.9% 30,837 (±2.9% / ±1,004.4)
14.2% ±3.5% (573  ±147.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Galesburg: 19.7% † 3,997 (±2% / ±419.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Knox County: 21% 7,190 (±1.4% / ±485)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.1% ±1.5% (213  ±80) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Galesburg: 4.8% † 1,421 (±0.9% / ±252)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Knox County: 3.2% 1,562

5.8% ±2.3% (255  ±101) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Galesburg: 6.8% † 1,642 (±1% / ±242)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Knox County: 7.3% † 2,858 (±0.7% / ±285)
255 Total veterans ±101 244 Male ±103 11 Female ±16

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