Knox County, Indiana Court Filings Intelligence
Live court-record analysis of property-related filings (foreclosure, probate, divorce, partition, guardianship). Data sourced direct from Knox County court dockets. Updated 2026-07-16. See methodology.
About Knox County
Knox County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana in the United States. The oldest county in Indiana, it was one of two original counties created in the Northwest Territory in 1790, alongside St. Clair County, Illinois. Knox County was gradually reduced in size as subsequent counties were established. It was established in its present configuration when Daviess County was partitioned off. At the 2020 United States census, the county population was 36,282. The county seat is Vincennes. Knox County comprises the Vincennes, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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1897 verified property-related court filings tracked across 57 months (Jan 2020 to Jul 2026).
34 typical monthly filing volume.
0% of filings involve owners whose mailing address differs from the property address (9 of 1897 filings).
$103,700 median estimated property value across the 18 filings with property-enrichment data (1% coverage).
3.2% Indiana unemployment rate (BLS, as of 2026-05). Filings should be read against the local-economy backdrop.
Filing type breakdown
| Filing type | Filings | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divorce | 888 | 46.8% | |
| Probate | 399 | 21.0% | |
| Guardianship | 247 | 13.0% | |
| Pre-Foreclosure | 186 | 9.8% | |
| Partition | 177 | 9.3% |
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Monthly filing activity
| Month | Filings | vs prior | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2020 | 41 | ||
| Feb 2020 | 35 | -6 | |
| Mar 2020 | 37 | +2 | |
| Apr 2020 | 21 | -16 | |
| May 2020 | 28 | +7 | |
| Jun 2020 | 47 | +19 | |
| Jul 2020 | 32 | -15 | |
| Aug 2020 | 46 | +14 | |
| Sep 2020 | 43 | -3 | |
| Oct 2020 | 31 | -12 | |
| Nov 2020 | 37 | +6 | |
| Dec 2020 | 33 | -4 | |
| Jan 2021 | 40 | +7 | |
| Feb 2021 | 31 | -9 | |
| Mar 2021 | 42 | +11 | |
| Apr 2021 | 32 | -10 | |
| May 2021 | 34 | +2 | |
| Jun 2021 | 42 | +8 | |
| Jul 2021 | 30 | -12 | |
| Aug 2021 | 33 | +3 | |
| Sep 2021 | 37 | +4 | |
| Oct 2021 | 33 | -4 | |
| Nov 2021 | 30 | -3 | |
| Dec 2021 | 24 | -6 | |
| Jan 2022 | 43 | +19 | |
| Feb 2022 | 41 | -2 | |
| Mar 2022 | 48 | +7 | |
| Apr 2022 | 46 | -2 | |
| May 2022 | 54 | +8 | |
| Jun 2022 | 41 | -13 | |
| Jul 2022 | 38 | -3 | |
| Aug 2022 | 40 | +2 | |
| Sep 2022 | 46 | +6 | |
| Oct 2022 | 35 | -11 | |
| Nov 2022 | 29 | -6 | |
| Dec 2022 | 22 | -7 | |
| Jan 2023 | 25 | +3 | |
| Feb 2023 | 38 | +13 | |
| Mar 2023 | 38 | 0 | |
| Apr 2023 | 31 | -7 | |
| May 2023 | 30 | -1 | |
| Jun 2023 | 36 | +6 | |
| Jul 2023 | 40 | +4 | |
| Aug 2023 | 38 | -2 | |
| Sep 2023 | 44 | +6 | |
| Oct 2023 | 34 | -10 | |
| Nov 2023 | 32 | -2 | |
| Dec 2023 | 28 | -4 | |
| Jan 2024 | 24 | -4 | |
| Feb 2024 | 36 | +12 | |
| Mar 2024 | 28 | -8 | |
| May 2024 | 16 | -12 | |
| Dec 2025 | 5 | -11 | |
| Jan 2026 | 3 | -2 | |
| May 2026 | 20 | +17 | |
| Jun 2026 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jul 2026 | 9 | -11 |
Each row reflects new filings entering the dataset that month, after ownership verification. Most recent month may be partial.
Geographic concentration by ZIP
Top 6 ZIPs in Knox County account for 1.1% of all tracked filings, showing where distressed real estate activity clusters.
| ZIP | City | Filings | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47591 | Vincennes | 15 | 0.8% | |
| 47578 | Sandborn | 2 | 0.1% | |
| 47561 | Oaktown | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 47512 | Bicknell | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 47596 | Westphalia | 1 | 0.1% | |
| 47597 | Wheatland | 1 | 0.1% |
Based on filings with a parseable property address (1% of Knox County filings).
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Property value distribution
| Estimated value | Filings | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under $75k | 8 | 44.4% | |
| $75k - $150k | 4 | 22.2% | |
| $150k - $250k | 3 | 16.7% | |
| $250k - $400k | 3 | 16.7% |
Source: third-party property enrichment (1% coverage on Knox County filings). Median $103,700; mean $135,878.
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Day-of-week filing pattern
| Day | Filings | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 15 | 0.8% | |
| Mon | 358 | 18.9% | |
| Tue | 381 | 20.1% | |
| Wed | 396 | 20.9% | |
| Thu | 387 | 20.4% | |
| Fri | 353 | 18.6% | |
| Sat | 7 | 0.4% |
Filings cluster Monday through Friday, with weekend filings essentially absent (court system closed). Computed for 1897 filings with a parseable date.
Building characteristics
Per-property details from third-party property enrichment, aggregated across the 21 filings with characteristic data:
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1925 |
| Median living area | 1,476 sqft |
| Median lot size | 1190.0 acres |
| Owner-occupied (at time of enrichment) | 0.0% |
Housing stock + distress signals
Underlying housing stock and distress indicators across all 16965 Knox County housing units, from US Census ACS 5-year data. National reference values shown for context.
| Indicator | Knox County | US average |
|---|---|---|
| Vacancy rate (incl. seasonal + for-sale) | 10.9% | 10.5% |
| Share of owner-occupied units carrying a mortgage | 57.0% | 60.8% |
| Pre-1940 housing stock | 28.6% | 12.3% |
| Single-family detached share of housing stock | 74.7% | 61.2% |
| Residents age 65 or older | 18.4% | 17.3% |
Source: US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS 2023 5-year). National reference values are ACS 2022 5-year US totals. Why these matter: vacancy rate is the strongest single proxy for distressed inventory; mortgage-carrying share defines the risk pool exposed to rate environment; pre-1940 stock signals deferred maintenance and renovation opportunity; senior population correlates with probate pipeline depth.
Rent benchmark (HUD Fair Market Rent)
HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the metro area level — the same FMRs apply to every county within the metro. Knox County sits within the Knox County, IN. Used to set Section 8 voucher amounts; investors use it as a defensible rent-estimate floor for buy-to-rent underwriting.
| Unit size | Fair market rent / month |
|---|---|
| Efficiency / studio | $725 |
| 1-bedroom | $729 |
| 2-bedroom | $956 |
| 3-bedroom | $1,212 |
| 4-bedroom | $1,266 |
Source: US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents (None). 40th-percentile gross rent including utilities. Why this matters: Section-8-eligible tenants are a baseline demand floor for rental inventory at these price points; FMR is the official ceiling for voucher-eligible rents.
New construction (market momentum)
Annual building permits filed in Knox County from the US Census Building Permits Survey. Trend signal on whether new housing demand is accelerating or contracting in this market.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total housing units permitted (2025) | 39 |
| Year-over-year change (2024 → 2025) | +8.3% |
| Single-family share of permits (2025) | 100.0% |
| Single-family units permitted | 39 |
| Multifamily units permitted (2+ units per building) | 0 |
Source: US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, annual cumulative data. Why this matters: permits trending up signals strong demand for new inventory; permits contracting at the same time foreclosure activity rises indicates broader market softening (deals price differently). Multifamily share shows whether the market is densifying or holding to single-family stock.
Macro context: state home prices and national delinquency
Knox County filings should be read against the broader housing-market backdrop. Indiana state home-price trend and the national mortgage-delinquency rate are the two macro signals most directly relevant to foreclosure exposure.
| Indicator | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana home price index (year-over-year) | +4.3% | 2026-01-01 |
| Indiana home price index (cumulative since 2020) | +64.9% | 2026-01-01 |
| National mortgage delinquency rate (30+ day, single-family) | 1.89% | 2026-01-01 |
Sources: Federal Housing Finance Agency state house price indices (FRED series INSTHPI); Federal Reserve Board, Mortgage Delinquency 30+Day Rate on Single-Family Residential Mortgages (FRED series DRSFRMACBS). Updated quarterly. Free public data.
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Filing velocity by case type
How each distress category is trending — are foreclosures accelerating while divorces cool, or vice versa? This breakdown is only possible with direct court-record data.
| Case type | Total | Share | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divorce | 888 | 46.8% | -54.2% |
| Probate | 399 | 21.0% | +5.6% |
| Guardianship | 247 | 13.0% | -66.7% |
| Pre-Foreclosure | 186 | 9.8% | +30.0% |
| Partition | 177 | 9.3% | +71.4% |
Trend = recent 2-3 month volume vs prior 2-3 months (current partial month excluded). Positive = accelerating; negative = cooling.
Seasonal filing patterns
Court filings peak in Sep and are lowest in Dec. The 1.9x peak-to-trough ratio suggests strong seasonal patterns — investors who time their outreach around Sep can reach more distressed homeowners.
| Month | Avg filings | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.3 | 69% |
| Feb | 36.2 | 85% |
| Mar | 38.6 | 91% |
| Apr | 32.5 | 76% |
| May | 30.3 | 71% |
| Jun | 37.2 | 88% |
| Jul | 35 | 82% |
| Aug | 39.2 | 92% |
| Sep | 42.5 | 100% |
| Oct | 33.2 | 78% |
| Nov | 32 | 75% |
| Dec | 22.4 | 53% |
Average filings per calendar month across all observed years. Relative column shows each month as a percentage of the peak month (Sep), with a 1.9x peak-to-trough ratio.
ZIP code distress hotspots
Distress is geographically dispersed across 6 ZIP codes, with no single area dominating.
| ZIP | Area | Filings | Share | Median value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47591 | Vincennes | 15 | 0.8% | $78,800 |
| 47578 | Sandborn | 2 | 0.1% | $74,700 |
| 47561 | Oaktown | 1 | 0.1% | $396,300 |
| 47512 | Bicknell | 1 | 0.1% | $144,700 |
| 47596 | Westphalia | 1 | 0.1% | -- |
| 47597 | Wheatland | 1 | 0.1% | $162,500 |
Top 6 of 6 ZIP codes with filings.
Non-resident owner analysis
Most filings (100%) involve owner-occupied properties. The relatively low absentee rate suggests distress is primarily hitting homeowners, not institutional investors.
| Case type | Total filings | Non-resident % |
|---|---|---|
| Divorce | 888 | 0.7% |
| Probate | 399 | 0.0% |
| Guardianship | 247 | 0.4% |
| Pre-Foreclosure | 186 | 1.1% |
| Partition | 177 | 0.0% |
Non-resident = owner's mailing address differs from the property address. Could indicate out-of-state landlords, inherited estates, second homes, or in-transition properties.
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Distress composition and shifts
Probate, Pre-Foreclosure share is rising. Divorce, Guardianship share is declining. High diversity in distress types suggests multiple independent factors driving court filings, not a single economic shock.
| Case type | Recent share | Earlier share | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| Probate | 37.5% | 20.6% | +16.9pp (rising) |
| Pre-Foreclosure | 22.5% | 9.5% | +13.0pp (rising) |
| Divorce | 20.0% | 47.4% | -27.4pp (falling) |
| Partition | 12.5% | 9.3% | +3.2pp |
| Guardianship | 7.5% | 13.2% | -5.7pp (falling) |
Distress diversity score: 2.13 (Shannon entropy; higher = more diverse distress sources). "Recent" = last 2 complete months; "Earlier" = all prior months.
Property Value Profile
The median assessed value of properties in court filings is $93,000. Probate filings involve the highest-value properties (median $191,000), while Divorce filings trend lower (median $117,400). The largest segment (52.6%) falls in the Under $100K range.
| Value range | Properties | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $100K | 10 | 52.6% |
| $100K - $250K | 6 | 31.6% |
| $250K - $500K | 3 | 15.8% |
Value breakdown by case type
| Case type | Median value | Avg value | Properties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divorce | $117,400 | $104,138 | 8 |
| Probate | $191,000 | $196,140 | 5 |
Based on county assessor records for 19 properties with court filings (1.0% of total filings). Values are tax-assessed amounts, not market listing prices.
Distress Capital Analysis
$2,469,100 in assessed property value is currently tied up in 19 court-filed properties. Probate filings represent the largest capital pool ($980,700 across 5 properties).
Capital at Risk by Filing Type
| Filing Type | Total Value | Properties | Avg Value | High Equity % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probate | $980,700 | 5 | $196,140 | -- |
| Divorce | $833,100 | 8 | $104,138 | -- |
| Guardianship | $269,500 | 4 | $67,375 | -- |
Based on 19 properties with assessor valuations (1.0% of 1897 total filings). Values are county assessor estimates. Equity calculated from estimated value vs outstanding mortgage balance where available.
Property Type Distribution
57.9% of distressed properties are classified as Single Family, followed by Residential (26.3%). Notably, Divorce filings skew toward Residential (37.5%).
| Property type | Count | Share | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Family | 11 | 57.9% | |
| Residential | 5 | 26.3% | |
| Duplex/Multi-Family | 2 | 10.5% | |
| Agricultural | 1 | 5.3% |
Property type by case type
| Case type | Dominant property type | Share | Properties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divorce | Residential | 37.5% | 8 |
| Guardianship | Single Family | 80.0% | 5 |
Property classifications from county assessor records for 19 properties (82.6% of total filings). Categories normalized from assessor codes.
Property Value Distribution
The median property value in distressed filings is $74,700, with the largest concentration (33.3%) in the $50K–$100K range.
| Price range | Count | Share | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under $50K | 5 | 23.8% | |
| $50K–$100K | 7 | 33.3% | |
| $100K–$150K | 3 | 14.3% | |
| $150K–$200K | 3 | 14.3% | |
| $200K–$300K | 1 | 4.8% | |
| $300K–$500K | 2 | 9.5% |
Assessed property values from county assessor records for 21 properties (91.3% of total filings). Values reflect tax-assessed amounts, not market price.
Why these filings are invisible on most public foreclosure sites
The largest public foreclosure-aggregator interfaces surface only post-auction bank-owned properties in Indiana. Pre-foreclosure court filings are not visible to their non-paying users. Keystone tracks the court filing the day it hits the docket, weeks or months before any property reaches the auction stage those aggregators surface.
Methodology and full audit: Court-vs-aggregator coverage gap report.
Methodology and data sources
- Court filings are collected directly from Knox County court records, which are public information.
- Every filing in this dataset has been verified for current owner-of-record. Entity-owned filings (LLCs, trusts, banks) and properties where the named party is not the current owner are excluded.
- Property value figures come from third-party enrichment (1% coverage on this dataset).
- Individual case data, defendant names, and property addresses are not published. Reports show aggregated statistics only.
- The methodology page at /reports/methodology documents data sources, sample sizes, and known limitations in detail.
- This report was generated 2026-07-16 from the live database. Numbers reflect the dataset at that moment.
Top cities for filings within Knox County
Where filings concentrate inside Knox County, by parsed property city or township.
| City / Township | Filings | Share (of city-parsed filings) |
|---|---|---|
| Vincennes | 15 | 71.4% |
| Sandborn | 2 | 9.5% |
| Oaktown | 1 | 4.8% |
| Bicknell | 1 | 4.8% |
| Westphalia | 1 | 4.8% |
Share is computed against filings with a parsed property city (not against total Knox County filings — addresses missing the city portion are excluded from the denominator). Top 5 shown; smaller cities aggregate into the long tail.
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Cite: Keystone Court Data, "Knox County Indiana Court Filings Intelligence," 2026-07-16, https://keystonecourtdata.com/reports/knox-in-court-filings-intelligence · Download data (CSV)