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Knox City, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Knox City is a Census town of 974 people across 0.83 square miles of land, in Knox County. Median household income is $42,344, 74.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Knox City
What Knox City is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.83 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,169
- County holding the largest share of its areaKnox County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Knox City
- Population974
- Median age45.7
- Population under 18229 plus or minus 71
- Share under 1823.5 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over208 plus or minus 58
- Share 65 and over21.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Households381
- Family households211
- Share of households that are families55.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Knox City
- Median household income$42,344 plus or minus $18,830
- Per capita income$25,364
- Civilian labor force411
- Employed404
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over687
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.2 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.1 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Knox City
- Housing units462
- Occupied units381
- Vacant units81 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate17.5 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Owner occupied285
- Renter occupied96 plus or minus 40
- Ownership rate74.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$62,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$579 plus or minus $161
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.4 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Single family units420
- Share single family90.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more13 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more2.8 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Knox City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute354 plus or minus 75
- Commuting under 15 minutes249 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting under 15 minutes70.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more36 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more10.2 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Drove alone68.2 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.2 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Worked from home11.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Knox City (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$4,449,800
- Average approval$1,483,267
- Median approval$1,770,700
- Largest approval$2,068,600
- Jobs supported23
- Jobs per approval7.7
- 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 franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Knox City, 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.
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Flood risk in Knox City
- NFIP communityCity of Knox City
- NFIP community number480890
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/01/89(L)
The City of Knox City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480890 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Knox County, not Knox City
Knox County context, not Knox City figures
- Establishments in Knox County79
- Covered employment, Knox County1,056
- Average annual pay, Knox County$51,814
Every figure in this section is published for Knox County as a whole and is not a measurement of Knox City.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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
Knox City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Knox City, Texas?
974, in 381 households. Knox City town covers 0.83 square miles of land, which is 1,169 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Knox City in?
Knox County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Knox City?
$42,344. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $62,700. Median gross rent is $579 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Knox City businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $4.4 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,770,700. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Knox City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Knox City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Knox City. 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.
Is Knox City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Knox City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Knox City, city of, community 480890, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Knox City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Knox 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 Knox City.
Is zoning published for Knox City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.