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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Fort Knox is $18,081, which is lower than the state average of $23,741 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Fort Knox median household income is $50,988, which has grown by 49.88% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 28.72% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Fort Knox residents spend 11.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #323

Fort Knox, KY	18,081 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Knox, KY	26,799 USD
Kentucky	26,888 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Knox, KY	27,681 USD
Kentucky	32,091 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Knox, KY	19,148 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #156

Fort Knox, KY	50,988 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fort Knox, KY	57,649 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #54

Fort Knox, KY	49.88%
Kentucky	28.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Fort Knox, KY		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.60%	$5,985, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	2.45%	$18,217, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.75%	$2,461, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	3.66%	$18,669, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Fort Knox, KY	52,581 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fort Knox, KY	58,850 USD
Kentucky	70,337 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Fort Knox, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$48,970, see rank	$44,895	$56,900
Black	$57,700, see rank	$28,858	$35,600
Hispanic	$44,962, see rank	$34,575	$42,396
Asian	$32,461, see rank	$62,293	$73,244
One Race, Other	$34,643, see rank	$33,225	$40,300
Two or More Races	$43,537, see rank	$33,835	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Fort Knox, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$27,417, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,019, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$76,458, see rank	$51,642	$65,027

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Fort Knox, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,954, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	4,399, 63.26%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,129, 93.86%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3,562, 80.97%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	567, 12.89%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	526, 92.77%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	41, 7.23%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	270, 6.14%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	2,555, 36.74%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,281, 50.14%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	194, 7.59%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,087, 42.54%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	814, 74.89%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	273, 25.11%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,274, 49.86%, see rank	44.88%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Fort Knox, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,046, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,076, 60.96%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	475, 9.41%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	347, 6.88%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	98, 1.94%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,050, 20.81%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fort Knox, KY	11.6 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Fort Knox, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,340	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	526, 39.25%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	230, 43.73%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	84, 15.97%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	68, 12.93%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	27, 5.13%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	32, 6.08%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	77, 14.64%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	814, 60.75%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	270, 33.17%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	295, 36.24%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	249, 30.59%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.09%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Fort Knox, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,340, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	32, 2.39%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	36, 2.69%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	41, 3.06%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	19, 1.42%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	92, 6.87%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	66, 4.93%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	27, 2.01%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	19, 1.42%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	65, 4.85%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	297, 22.16%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	297, 22.16%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	304, 22.69%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	45, 3.36%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Fort Knox, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	781	9.53%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	197	8.71%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.