Knott County

Population

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Knott County	17,649	16,346	13,849	13,389

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Age

Population	2010	2023	2028
0-4	953	674	643
5-9	947	774	714
10-14	984	806	795
15-19	1,232	891	964
20-24	1,015	725	692
25-29	916	737	545
30-34	964	831	703
35-39	1,045	889	816
40-44	1,170	899	896
45-49	1,291	862	891
50-54	1,337	932	842
55-59	1,212	986	908
60-64	1,097	1,065	930
65-69	743	1,015	949
70-74	566	794	858
75-79	384	466	622
80-84	264	271	356
85+	226	232	265
18+	12,810	11,146	10,755
Median Age	41	43	45

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Race

Knott County	2023
Total	13,849.00
White Alone	97.08
Black Alone	0.49
American Indian Alone	0.06
Asian Alone	0.14
Pacific Islander Alone	0.01
Some Other Race	0.16
Two or More Races	2.06
Hispanic Origin	0.68
Diversity Index	7.00

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Growth Rate

Knott County	2023 - 2028
Population	-0.67%
Households	-0.38%
Families	-0.47%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Households	6,717	6,414	5,639	5,533
Housing Units	7,579	7,461	6,595	6,481
Owner Occupied Units			4,368	4,304
Renter Occupied Units			1,271	1,229
Vacant Units			956	948

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Home Value

Knott County	2023	2028
Median Home Value	$77,189	$81,622
Average Home Value	$106,370	$112,953
<$50,000	1,625	1,536
$50,000 - $99,999	1,028	974
$100,000 - $149,999	802	763
$150,000 - $199,999	354	392
$200,000 - $249,999	290	319
$250,000 - $299,999	53	64
$300,000 - $399,999	35	40
$400,000 - $499,999	130	158
$500,000 - $749,999	49	58
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	337
2000-2009	982
1990-1999	1,019
1980-1989	1,241
1970-1979	1,071
1960-1969	715
1950-1959	436
1940-1949	369
1939 or Before	548

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Income

Knott County	2023	2028
Median Household	$38,124	$41,453
Average Household	$51,000	$57,132
Per Capita	$20,929	$23,778

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Household Income Base

Knott County	2023
<$15,000	1,286
$15,000 - $24,999	662
$25,000 - $34,999	624
$35,000 - $49,999	908
$50,000 - $74,999	1,113
$75,000 - $99,999	565
$100,000 - $149,999	315
$150,000 - $199,999	114
$200,000+	52

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	3,977
In-County Residents	2,054
Out-of-County Residents	1,886
Drive Alone	3,032
Carpooled	370
Public Transport	20
Work at Home	286
Less than 5 minutes	293
5-9 minutes	284
10-14 minutes	595
15-19 minutes	536
20-24 minutes	324
25-29 minutes	202
30-34 minutes	656
35-39 minutes	134
40-44 minutes	93
45-59 minutes	268
60-89 minutes	86
90+ minutes	220
Average Travel Time	27

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	2,738
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	7
Mining	8
Utilities	41
Construction	81
Manufacturing	27
Wholesale Trade	6

Retail Trade	294
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	14
Furn & Home Furnish Str	3
Electronics & Appl Store	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	26
Food & Beverage Stores	116
Health/Pers Care Stores	14
Gasoline Stations	26
Clothing/Accessory Store	6
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	55
General Merchandise Str	34
Misc Store Retailers	0
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	52
Information	193

Finance & Insurance	66
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	29
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	25
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	12

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	19
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	127
Legal Services	21
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	33
Educational Services	599
HealthCare/Social Assist	455
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	62

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	128
Accommodation	38
Food Srv/Drinking Places	90

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	185
Auto Repair/Maintenance	19
Public Administration Emp	341

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Educational Attainment (25+)

Knott County	2023
Some High School	1,459
Graduated High School	2,618
Associates Degree	964
Bachelor's Degree	812
Graduate Degree	973

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	364
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	3
Mining Bus	2
Utilities Bus	4
Construction Bus	25
Manufacturing Bus	6
Wholesale Trade Bus	4

Retail Trade Bus	64
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	7
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	2
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	4
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	15
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	3
Gasoline Stations Bus	6
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	4
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	14
General Merchandise Str Bus	9
Misc Store Retailers Bus	0
Nonstore Retailers Bus	0

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	18
Information Bus	10

Finance & Insurance Bus	13
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	7
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	2
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	4

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	8
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	20
Legal Services Bus	6
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	7
Educational Services Bus	20
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	38
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	6

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	10
Accommodation Bus	1
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	9

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	49
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	8
Public Administration Bus	40

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Available. Skilled. Workforce

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95%

Non-Union

$17.45

Average Hourly Earnings

25.3

Average Commute Time

7,500

Available Workers