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Knox, Wisconsin

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Population in 2010: 341.
Population change since 2000: -14.5%
 
Males: 174  (51.0%)
Females: 167  (49.0%)
Median resident age:

48.2 years
Wisconsin median age:

42.6 years

Zip codes: 54513.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $44,726 (it was $28,824 in 2000)
Knox:

$44,726
WI:

$70,996

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $38,847 (it was $20,674 in 2000)

Knox town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $128,666 (it was $62,600 in 2000)
Knox:

$128,666
WI:

$252,800

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $221,240; detached houses: $231,356; townhouses or other attached units: $328,766; in 2-unit structures: $155,202; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $167,011; mobile homes: $83,835
March 2022 cost of living index in Knox: 92.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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  • Races in Knox, WI (2010)
    • 33999.4%White alone
    • 20.6%American Indian alone

Races in Knox detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: German (33.3%), Swedish (10.3%), Irish (7.3%), Norwegian (7.3%), English (5.8%), French (4.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 48.1 square miles.

Population density: 7.1 people per square mile   (very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Knox town:

1.4% ($850)
Wisconsin:

2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI (85.1 miles , pop. 61,704).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (152.9 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (283.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

Somo, WI (2.2 miles),
Lynne, WI (2.9 miles ),
Spirit, WI (3.0 miles ),
Prentice, WI (3.1 miles ),
Hill, WI (3.2 miles ),
Hackett, WI (3.3 miles ),
Emery, WI (3.4 miles ),
Little Rice, WI (3.7 miles )

Latitude: 45.55 N, Longitude: 90.09 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 715

Distribution of median household income in Knox, WI in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.5%
Wisconsin:

2.7%
Most common industries in Knox, WI (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (21.4%)
  • Educational services (9.8%)
  • Machinery (6.9%)
  • Health care (4.6%)
  • Truck transportation (4.6%)
  • Wood products (4.0%)
  • Finance & insurance (4.0%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (34.0%)
  • Machinery (10.3%)
  • Truck transportation (8.2%)
  • Wood products (7.2%)
  • Construction (6.2%)
  • Paper (5.2%)
  • Transportation equipment (5.2%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (15.8%)
  • Health care (10.5%)
  • Finance & insurance (9.2%)
  • Metal & metal products (7.9%)
  • Food & beverage stores (7.9%)
  • U. S. Postal service (7.9%)
  • Accommodation & food services (7.9%)
Most common occupations in Knox, WI (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (12.1%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.2%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5.2%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
  • Financial managers (4.0%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (21.6%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (14.4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8.2%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.2%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6.2%)
  • Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.1%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.1%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (14.5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (13.2%)
  • Financial managers (9.2%)
  • Top executives (6.6%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.3%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.3%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)

Average climate in Knox, Wisconsin

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Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI Ozone
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2011 was 57.6. This is better than average.

City:

57.6
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2011 was 31.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

31.7
U.S.:

33.3

Tornado activity:

Knox-area historical tornado activity is below Wisconsin state average. It is 30% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/10/1953, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.4 miles away from the Knox town center killed 2 people and injured 24 people.

On 6/25/1950, a category F4 tornado 24.7 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Knox-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 288.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 288.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 300.2 miles away from the city center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 326.1 miles away from Knox center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 259.9 miles away from the city center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 183.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Price County (7) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Knox:

  • Northcentral Technical College (about 45 miles; Wausau, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,356)
  • University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (about 75 miles; Stevens Point, WI; FT enrollment: 9,089)
  • Mid-State Technical College (about 82 miles; Wisconsin Rapids, WI; FT enrollment: 2,128)
  • University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 87 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 10,143)
  • Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 87 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
  • Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 90 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,414)
  • University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 101 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)

Points of interest:

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Churches in Knox include: Zion Church (A), Forest View Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Finnish Cemetery (1), Knox Cemetery (2), Saint Marys Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: 0.39 Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Somo Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Price County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This town:

2.2 people
Wisconsin:

2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:

64.1%
Whole state:

64.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:

7.7%
Whole state:

7.3%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This town:

10.8%
Whole state:

8.7%

For population 15 years and over in Knox:

Marital status in Knox, WI
  • Never married: 19.6%
  • Now married: 63.2%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 9.8%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

For population 25 years and over in Knox:

  • High school or higher: 70.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
  • Unemployed: 10.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.1 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2000
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2000
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

10.0
Wisconsin average:

11.0

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Knox, WI (based on Price County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic4,5025
Evangelical Protestant2,22420
Mainline Protestant1,4459
Other31
Orthodox--
None5,985-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 6
Price County:

4.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.86 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Price County:

1.39 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

0.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
This county:

6.93 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

4.12 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 17
Price County:

11.79 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

8.64 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

9.2%
Wisconsin:

7.6%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

28.3%
Wisconsin:

27.5%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

13.1%
Wisconsin:

13.0%

Strongest AM radio stations in Knox:

  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WLKD (1570 AM; 5 kW; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJJQ (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
  • WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Knox:

  • WHBM-FM (90.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WJJQ-FM (92.5 FM; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
  • WMQA-FM (95.9 FM; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCQM (98.3 FM; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO NETWORK, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Knox:

  • WLEF-TV (Channel 36; PARK FALLS, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W31BA (Channel 31; MINOCQUA, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 2Number of bridges
  • 3ft / 1.3mTotal length
  • 2,276Total average daily traffic
  • 245Total average daily truck traffic
  • 3,673Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Knox, WI
  • 64.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 21.7%Wood
  • 11.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.3%Utility gas
  • 1.3%Electricity
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Knox, WI
  • 81.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 18.5%Wood


Knox compared to Wisconsin state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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