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Census Tract 8, Knox, IL

2,516 Population
0.6 square miles 4,376.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

22.9 ±1.5 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Galesburg: 40.8 ±1.2
  • about half the figure in Knox County: 42.6 ±0.4

Economics

$13,254 ±$2,498 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Galesburg: $27,222 ±$1,536
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Knox County: $31,878 ±$1,182
$18,264 ±$7,834 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Galesburg: $48,297 ±$3,539
  • about one-third of the amount in Knox County: $57,030 ±$3,310

36.1% ±5.9% (447  ±114) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Galesburg: 19.1% † 4,956 (±2.2% / ±565)
  • more than double the rate in Knox County: 14.6% † 6,599 (±1.6% / ±707)

16.3 minutes ±7.4 (11,505  ±6,425) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Galesburg: 16.6 † 184,900 (±1.9 / ±23,681)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Knox County: 20.4 399,770 (±1.5 / ±31,559)

Families

952 ±151 Number of households
  • Galesburg: 12,628 ±357
  • Knox County: 20,972 ±403
1.3 ±0.2 (1,221  ±241) Persons per household
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Galesburg: 2 25,705 (±0.1 / ±195)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Knox County: 2.2 45,077 (±0 / ±190)

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,077 ±148 Number of housing units
  • Galesburg: 14,156 ±337
  • Knox County: 23,758 ±93

$79,200 ±$31,479 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Galesburg: $96,400 ±$4,983
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Knox County: $111,900 ±$4,687

27.2% ±5.9% (684  ±163.8) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Galesburg: 12.4% † 3,608 (±1.9% / ±558.6)
  • more than double the rate in Knox County: 10.2% † 4,940 (±1.2% / ±598.7)

Social

82.2% ±15.2% (953  ±226.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Galesburg: 86.7% 17,586 (±3.8% / ±827)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Knox County: 89.9% 30,837 (±2.9% / ±1,004.4)
5.2% ±3.2% (60  ±38.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Galesburg: 19.7% † 3,997 (±2% / ±419.2)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Knox County: 21% 7,190 (±1.4% / ±485)

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

13.8% ±4.1% (348  ±109) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Galesburg: 4.8% † 1,421 (±0.9% / ±252)
  • more than double the rate in Knox County: 3.2% 1,562

3.6% ±2.2% (88  ±55) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Galesburg: 6.8% † 1,642 (±1% / ±242)
  • about half the rate in Knox County: 7.3% † 2,858 (±0.7% / ±285)
88 Total veterans ±55 71 Male ±53 17 Female ±21

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