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.
Knox is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Knox who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.19% of the adults in Knox have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Knox in 2018 was $21,125, which is low income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,500 for a family of four. However, Knox contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Knox include German, Irish, English, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Knox is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
