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Knox, Laurel & Whitley Counties
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
QuickFacts
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  Business Cost  
    Kentucky Index, 2007
(U.S. = 100)
 
  Labor Cost 95  
  Energy Cost 70  
  Overall Business Cost 90  
  Kentucky is tied for the 12th lowest overall business cost in the nation.  
       
    Gross Domestic Product Per Wage, 2008  
  Kentucky $2.16  
  U.S. $2.17  
   
       
    Industrial Electric Cost Per KWH, 2008  
  Kentucky $0.0482  
  U.S. $0.0683  
  Kentucky has the 8th lowest cost for industrial electrical power amongst the 50 states.  
 
  Knox, Laurel & Whitley Counties
Statistical Summary
 
     
    Population
2009
 
  Knox, Laurel & Whitley Counties 129,272  
  Labor Market Area 414,496  
       
    Knox, Laurel & Whitley Counties  
  Per Capita Income
2008
$24,894  
  Median Household Income
2008
$25,090 - 34,304  
  Median Home Price
2008
$72,500 - 99,850  
       
    Total Available Labor
2008
 
  Knox, Laurel & Whitley Counties 8,253  
  Labor Market Area 25,647  
       
    Unemployment Rate
2009
 
  Knox, Laurel & Whitley Counties 11.0  
  Labor Market Area 11.2  
  U.S. 9.3  
       
    Average Weekly Wage
2008
 
  Knox, Laurel & Whitley Counties $575  
  Labor Market Area $578  
  U.S. $876