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Fort Knox, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Fort Knox is a Census CDP of 8,836 people across 20.29 square miles of land, lying across Hardin County and Meade County. Median household income is $82,663, 0.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $150,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fort Knox
What Fort Knox is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area20.29 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land436
- County holding the largest share of its areaHardin County, 67.0 percent
- Counties this place lies inHardin County 67.0 percent, Meade County 33.0 percent
Fort Knox crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Knox
How many people live in Fort Knox
- Population8,836
- Median age24.0
- Population under 182,960
- Share under 1833.5 percent
- Population 65 and over156 plus or minus 60
- Share 65 and over1.8 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Households2,226
- Family households1,703
- Share of households that are families76.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Knox
Income and work in Fort Knox
- Median household income$82,663
- Per capita income$32,370
- Civilian labor force1,750
- Employed1,485
- Unemployed265 plus or minus 120
- Unemployment rate15.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over4,296
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher48.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Knox
Housing in Fort Knox
- Housing units2,497
- Occupied units2,226
- Vacant units271 plus or minus 105
- Vacancy rate10.9 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Owner occupied0
- Renter occupied2,226
- Ownership rate0.0 percent
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,502
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.8 percent
- Single family units1,752
- Share single family70.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more742 plus or minus 178
- Share in buildings of two or more29.7 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 5
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Knox
How Fort Knox gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,359
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,240
- Share commuting under 15 minutes74.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more466 plus or minus 179
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more10.7 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Drove alone68.1 percent
- Carpooled5.6 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked20.6 percent
- Worked from home5.0 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Knox
SBA loans in Fort Knox (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$150,000
- Average approval$150,000
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported7
- Jobs per approval7.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Knox, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hardin County, not Fort Knox
Hardin County context, not Fort Knox figures
- Establishments in Hardin County2,253
- Covered employment, Hardin County48,897
- Average annual pay, Hardin County$55,787
- Housing units permitted, Hardin County945
Every figure in this section is published for Hardin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fort Knox.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fort Knox questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fort Knox, Kentucky?
8,836, in 2,226 households. Fort Knox CDP covers 20.29 square miles of land, which is 436 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fort Knox in?
Fort Knox lies in more than one. By area it is 67.0 percent in Hardin County, 33.0 percent in Meade County. This page sits under Hardin County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Fort Knox?
$82,663. Median gross rent is $1,502 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fort Knox businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $150,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Knox, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fort Knox borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fort Knox. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Fort Knox figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hardin County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fort Knox.
Is zoning published for Fort Knox?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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