County profile
Knox County, MO
United States · GDP 2024
#2956 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 59% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$162.8M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-7.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
578
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
97
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$38.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
3,728
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$57.8k±$9.5k
Bachelor's degree+
15.8%±4.0%
Poverty rate
11.9%±3.6%
Business applications
53 · 2025
Retail establishments
16
43.1/10k 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 trade29%
Manufacturing23%
Other services17%
Wholesale trade13%
Finance & insurance10%
Information8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
3,728
residents · 2025 · -0.1% since 2020
Income per capita $49.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+60
International migration−1
Natural change−60
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$135.1M2019
$133.1M2020
$143.4M2021
$159.7M2022
$175.8M2023
$162.8M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$101.4k±$15.9k
Median gross rent
$666/mo±$21/mo
Vacancy rate
33.5%±4.0%
Affordability
2.6× wages
Residential permits
$683.4k
2 units · 0.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
21.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$888/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 88Drought 62Landslide 56
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 100% since 202112021
12022
82023
52024
22025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
72.7 km
I-172
Nearest freight rail
12.9 km
BNSF
Nearest port
53.8 km
AYERS OIL CO. DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
34.0 km
KIRKSVILLE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$38.5k
avg. annual pay · +28% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Knox?
Knox's economy produced $162.8M in 2024, contracting 7.4% year over year — among the slowest-growing 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.