County profile
Knox County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#1114 of 3,127 US counties by GDP67th-percentile growthmore diversified than 56% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
14,242
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
968
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
47,767
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.1%
Median HH income
$57.0k±$3.3k
Bachelor's degree+
21.0%±1.5%
Poverty rate
14.6%±1.6%
Business applications
344 · 2025
Retail establishments
153
31.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade30%
Health care26%
Food & accommodation14%
Manufacturing14%
Education9%
Wholesale trade6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
47,767
residents · 2025 · -4.1% since 2020
Income per capita $52.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,508
International migration+719
Natural change−1,289
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.8B2019
$1.8B2020
$2.0B2021
$2.2B2022
$2.3B2023
$2.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$111.9k±$4.7k
Median gross rent
$788/mo±$45/mo
Vacancy rate
11.7%±1.7%
Affordability
2.5× wages
Residential permits
$114.9k
1 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
57.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$916/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 96Hail 84Heat wave 80
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2342016
2332017
2422018
2412019
2522020
2652021
2882022
3072023
3292024
3482025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -67% since 202132021
32022
12023
22024
12025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.2 km
I-74
Nearest freight rail
0.9 km
BNSF
Nearest port
55.0 km
Heart of Illinois Port, IL
Nearest commercial airport
52.9 km
GENERAL DOWNING - PEORIA INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.6k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Knox?
Knox's economy produced $2.4B in 2024, growing 5.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.