Knox County, OH
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 40.40, -82.42.
Assembled 2026-10-19. Read the brief.
- 67th pct · 991st of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 83rd pct · 15th of 88 Ohio counties · median $218,478
- 70th pct · 911th of 3,062 US counties · median +2.9%
- 68th pct · 28th of 88 Ohio counties · median +3.9%
- 34th pct · 884th of 1,358 US counties · median $1,506
- 51st pct · 27th of 55 Ohio counties · median $1,340
- 71st pct · 918th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 48th pct · 46th of 88 Ohio counties · median 20,657
- 57th pct · 1,377th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 43rd pct · 50th of 88 Ohio counties · median $1,081
- 68th pct · 980th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.2
- 83rd pct · 15th of 88 Ohio counties · median 3.7
Typical home value divided by the average annual wage of one covered job.
A percentile here is a min-max scaling of average rank: the smallest published value in the cohort is 0 and the largest is 100, and tied values share the average of the ranks they span. It is not the share of entities below the value, so 0 means smallest, not none below. Entities that did not publish the metric are outside the cohort entirely and are counted in neither the rank nor its denominator.
Home values #
Typical home $288,681 (Sep 2026), +4.6% over one year, +35.3% over five
- 67th pct · 991st of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 83rd pct · 15th of 88 Ohio counties · median $218,478
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Knox County, OH | $288,681 · +4.6% 1-yr |
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), typical value of homes in the 35th to 65th percentile, smoothed and seasonally adjusted; a model estimate of value, not a sale price. Data through Zillow Research.
Rents #
Typical rent $1,344/mo (Sep 2026), n/a over one year; price-to-rent 17.9
- 34th pct · 884th of 1,358 US counties · median $1,506
- 51st pct · 27th of 55 Ohio counties · median $1,340
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Knox County, OH | $1,344/mo · n/a 1-yr |
Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all homes and multifamily; price-to-rent = typical home / (typical rent × 12).
What the typical home costs to carry #
Principal and interest of $1,599 a month on $288,681 at 7.40%, against an average weekly wage worth $4,650 a month: 34.4% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $288,681 × 80% = $230,945, r = 7.40%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-15), n = 360 → $1,599/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $1,073 × 52 / 12 = $4,650) = 34% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $288,681 / ($1,073 × 52) = 5.2
- price-to-rent = $288,681 / ($1,344 × 12) = 17.9
The wage is one covered job’s average, not a household’s income, so this is the share of a single paycheque and not a mortgage underwriting ratio.
Estimate. Principal and interest on the typical home with 20% down over 30 years at this week's Freddie Mac average rate; compared with the average weekly wage of all jobs covered by unemployment insurance in the area (BLS QCEW), which is pay per job, not household income.
Jobs & wages #
20,233 jobs at 1,368 employers (2026 Q1); +0.5% jobs and +1.4% average weekly wage over the year
- 71st pct · 918th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 48th pct · 46th of 88 Ohio counties · median 20,657
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Knox County, OH | 20,233 jobs · $1,073/wk · +0.5% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 4,274 | $1,437 | 2.63 | -1.9% |
| Health care and social assistance | 3,161 | $1,082 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| Retail trade | 2,137 | $628 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,887 | $393 | 1.04 | +7.7% |
| Construction | 1,278 | $1,522 | 1.20 | +4.8% |
| Educational services | 1,266 | $1,157 | 2.91 | +1.4% |
| Administrative and waste services | 718 | $796 | 0.62 | +12.0% |
| Other services | 544 | $782 | 0.90 | +6.7% |
| Wholesale trade | 432 | $1,183 | 0.56 | -1.4% |
| Finance and insurance | 406 | $1,614 | 0.49 | +1.2% |
| Professional and technical services | 332 | $1,440 | 0.24 | -15.7% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 191 | $1,114 | 0.22 | -5.0% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, all ownerships, total covered employment in the quarter's third month; over-the-year changes as published. Suppressed cells stay blank.
Drought #
No drought class at this point (USDM covers the United States only)
Sites found: 5, searched within 0 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 0 km away are not.
US Drought Monitor current week; the highest class of any polygon containing the point.
Reservoirs #
No reservoir gauges within 150 km (or the camera is above the gauge altitude)
Sites found: 0, searched within 150 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 150 km away are not.
Σ(capacity × percent full) / Σ capacity over TWDB reservoirs within 150 km. Texas only; elsewhere USGS reservoir elevation/storage is listed without a capacity to normalise by.
Stream gauges #
81 gauges · 0 flooding · 5 with quality panels averaging 98 % · 19 stale
Sites found: 81, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
| Site | Reading | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kokosing River at Mount Vernon OH | flow 48.4 ft³/s · no flooding | 7 km |
| Kokosing River near Lucerne OH | flow 7.30 ft³/s · STALE | 17 km |
| Kokosing River at Fredericktown | no readings | 17 km |
| North Fork Licking River at Utica OH | flow 54.5 ft³/s | 20 km |
| Clear Fork bl Pleasant Hill Dam nr Perrysville OH | flow 37.0 ft³/s | 25 km |
| Clear Fork Mohican River at Bellville OH | flow 14.2 ft³/s · out of service · STALE | 26 km |
| Clear Fork Mohican River above Pleasant Hill Dam | no readings | 26 km |
| Cedar Fork above Bellville OH | flow 9.39 ft³/s · STALE | 28 km |
| Walhonding River at Mohawk Dam Pool | no readings | 29 km |
| Black Fork at Loudonville OH | flow 73.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 30 km |
USGS latest readings screened against EPA freshwater criteria (DO ≥ 5 mg/L, pH 6.5–9, conductance, turbidity, temperature); NWS flood categories where a NWPS gauge is co-located.
Groundwater #
40 wells in 4 named aquifers: Pennsylvanian aquifers, Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions), Silurian-Devonian aquifers…
Sites found: 40, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
| Site | Reading | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions) | depth 7.25 ft · 2024-09-29 | 7 km |
| Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions) | depth 10.9 ft · 2024-09-29 | 19 km |
| Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions) | depth 1.06 ft · 2024-09-29 | 21 km |
| USGS-403635082152300 | depth 5.06 ft · 1995-10-10 | 27 km |
| Sand and gravel aquifers (glaciated regions) | depth 22.7 ft · 2024-09-30 | 29 km |
| USGS-403923082325500 | depth 34.5 ft · 2000-05-03 | 30 km |
| USGS-400302082250800 | depth 23.7 ft · 1977-09-28 | 39 km |
| USGS-400159082282100 | depth 4.41 ft · 1983-09-29 | 41 km |
USGS latest daily water levels. A single latest reading says where the table is, not which way it is moving; select a well for its 365-day trace.
Water stress #
low (0.01)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.00 + 0.2×0.03 / 0.55
Banks & federal dollars #
$1.2 bn in deposits at 18 offices of 11 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 3,311, highly concentrated. $381.0 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $369.8 m, grants $10.9 m), $18,828 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Park National Bank | $620.4 m · 53.8% share · 6 offices | |
| The Huntington National Bank | $142.6 m · 12.4% share · 1 office | |
| PNC Bank, National Association | $142.5 m · 12.4% share · 1 office | |
| Knox, OH | $381.0 m FY2026 · $18,828/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $352.7 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Park National Bank | $620,421,000 | 53.8% | 6 |
| The Huntington National Bank | $142,609,000 | 12.4% | 1 |
| PNC Bank, National Association | $142,542,000 | 12.4% | 1 |
| The Killbuck Savings Bank Company | $92,578,000 | 8.0% | 2 |
| The Peoples Bank | $54,294,000 | 4.7% | 2 |
| CNB Bank | $39,777,000 | 3.5% | 1 |
| THE HOME LOAN SAVINGS BANK | $23,275,000 | 2.0% | 1 |
| First Federal Savings and Loan Association | $16,729,000 | 1.5% | 1 |
| Peoples Bank | $15,196,000 | 1.3% | 1 |
| Woodforest National Bank | $2,949,000 | 0.3% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 3,311 across 11 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls highly concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 11 banks with deposits in the county = 53.8² + 12.4² + 12.4² + … (8 more) = 3,311
FDIC Summary of Deposits: deposits at every insured office as of June 30, annual; HHI is the sum of squared county deposit shares (DOJ 1995 bank merger screen: 1000 / 1800). USAspending: obligations by place of performance for the latest complete federal fiscal year (Oct 1 to Sep 30), what agencies committed, not what they paid out; recipients are legal entities. Per-job divides obligations by BLS QCEW covered employment.
Federal obligations #
USAspending place-of-performance obligations for FY2026, by awarding agency.
| Awarding agency | Obligations |
|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $316,446,211 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $34,633,796 |
| Department of Transportation | $8,736,534 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $7,090,081 |
| Department of Education | $5,100,816 |
| Department of Agriculture | $4,222,210 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $1,553,997 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $1,360,995 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $937,523 |
| National Science Foundation | $858,516 |
| Department of the Treasury | $15,000 |
| Small Business Administration | $0 |
That is $18,828 per covered job, against 20,233 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $381.0 m / 20,233 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $18,828
USAspending obligations are recorded where the work is performed, so a prime award performed here is counted here even when the recipient is headquartered elsewhere. Recipients are legal entities, never people.
National context, not this county #
These are United States, single-gauge, single-state and port series. None of them is keyed to this county.
| Series | Latest | As of | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River at Memphis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Mississippi River at St. Louis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Ohio River at Louisville, stage · ft | 17.95 | 2026-10-18 | -2.6% |
| Missouri River at St. Joseph, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Colorado River below Hoover Dam, flow (Hoover releases) · ft³/s | 5,170.00 | 2026-02-05 | -25.3% |
| Texas reservoirs, statewide percent full · % | 72.20 | 2026-10-19 | +0.0% |
| Laredo truck crossings, monthly · trucks | 258,700.00 | 2026-08-01 | -0.4% |
| Los Angeles + Long Beach container volume, annual · TEU | 10,513,167.00 | 2023-01-01 | -13.5% |
| Containerships waiting for a berth, all US ports · ships | 7.00 | 2026-10-13 | +133.3% |
| Shanghai to Los Angeles container rate · $ per 40 ft box | 7,848.00 | 2026-09-01 | +14.9% |
| US diesel retail price · $ per gallon | unavailable | not published | |
| WTI crude oil, spot · $ per barrel | 101.91 | 2026-10-14 | +1.0% |
| 30-year fixed mortgage rate · % | 7.40 | 2026-10-15 | +0.0% |
| Housing starts, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,275.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.6% |
| Building permits, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,403.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.1% |
| Case-Shiller US home price index · index, Jan 2000 = 100 | 337.31 | 2026-07-01 | +0.1% |
| Unemployment rate · % | 4.20 | 2026-09-01 | +2.4% |
| US goods and services trade balance, monthly · $ millions | -105,572.00 | 2026-08-01 | -13.7% |
| Retail sales excluding food services, monthly · $ millions | 652,115.00 | 2026-09-01 | +0.7% |
The indicator registry has no county-keyed series and no geographic selection: every entry is national, a named gauge, a single state or a port. They are here as the backdrop the county's own numbers move against, and they are never this county's readings.
What changed #
Knox County, OH: 7 findings, 1 at a watch level and 6 noted
watchKnox County, OH's typical asking rent rose 3.8% from $1,295 in August 2026 to $1,344 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +3.8% = (1344.3055555555557 - 1294.670491020059) / 1294.670491020059 × 100
- 1344.3055555555557 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1294.670491020059 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteKnox County, OH's average weekly wage was 1.4% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +1.4 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteKnox County, OH's covered employment was 0.5% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +0.5 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteKnox County, OH's typical home value rose 0.4% from $287,610 in August 2026 to $288,681 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (288681.4675106025 - 287609.8080518557) / 287609.8080518557 × 100
- 288681.4675106025 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 287609.8080518557 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Knox County, OH is due between 2026-10-30 and 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- window = 2026-10-30 to 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
Read all 7 findings in the full brief
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