Knott County

Population

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Knott County	17,651	16,346	14,197	13,361

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	660
5-9	728
10-14	842
15-19	1,004
20-24	974
25-29	695
30-34	764
35-39	740
40-44	814
45-49	912
50-54	926
55-59	987
60-64	1,006
65-69	1,100
70-74	833
75-79	654
80-84	311
85+	247
18+	11,457
Median Age	44

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Population by Race

Knott County	2025
Total	14,197.00
White Alone	96.96%
Black Alone	0.61%
American Indian Alone	0.13%
Asian Alone	0.18%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.01%
Some Other Race	0.18%
Two or More Races	1.92%
Hispanic Origin	0.87%
Diversity Index	7.60

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Growth Rate

Knott County	2025 - 2030
Population	-1.21%
Households	-1.14%
Families	-1.33%
Median Household Income	1%
Per Capita Income	1%

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	6,718	6,414	5,734	5,415
Housing Units	7,580	7,461	6,648	6,337
Owner Occupied Units			4,453	4,290
Renter Occupied Units			1,281	1,125
Vacant Units			914	922

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Home Value

Knott County	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$99,885	$115,476
Average Home Value	$140,549	$153,167
<$50,000	1,313	1,188
$50,000 - $99,999	915	827
$100,000 - $149,999	649	594
$150,000 - $199,999	543	511
$200,000 - $249,999	368	391
$250,000 - $299,999	269	309
$300,000 - $399,999	166	198
$400,000 - $499,999	45	49
$500,000 - $749,999	185	223
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	408
2000-2009	936
1990-1999	978
1980-1989	1,232
1970-1979	1,121
1960-1969	694
1950-1959	470
1940-1949	286
1939 or Before	494

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Income

Knott County	2025	2030
Median Household	$41,977	$44,950
Average Household	$56,657	$60,643
Per Capita	$23,146	$24,857

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Household Income

Knott County	2025
<$15,000	1,130
$15,000 - $24,999	768
$25,000 - $34,999	590
$35,000 - $49,999	791
$50,000 - $74,999	829
$75,000 - $99,999	714
$100,000 - $149,999	614
$150,000 - $199,999	228
$200,000+	70

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	4,196
In-County Residents	2,107
Out-of-County Residents	2,048
Drive Alone	3,132
Carpooled	437
Public Transport	17
Work at Home	374
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	0
Walked	195
Other	41
Less than 5 minutes	320
5-9 minutes	332
10-14 minutes	670
15-19 minutes	418
20-24 minutes	356
25-29 minutes	284
30-34 minutes	600
35-39 minutes	124
40-44 minutes	42
45-59 minutes	359
60-89 minutes	159
90+ minutes	158
Average Travel Time	27

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	2,690
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	8
Mining	3
Utilities	40
Construction	132
Manufacturing	21
Wholesale Trade	22

Retail Trade	217
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	8
Furn & Home Furnish Str	3
Electronics & Appl Store	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	26
Food & Beverage Stores	59
Health/Pers Care Stores	19
Gasoline Stations	23
Clothing/Accessory Store	3
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	33
General Merchandise Str	43

Transportation/Warehouse	45
Information	181

Finance & Insurance	50
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	41
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	9

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	15
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	146
Legal Services	26
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	16
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	31
Educational Services	642
HealthCare/Social Assist	479
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	66

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	149
Accommodation	38
Food Srv/Drinking Places	111

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	176
Auto Repair/Maintenance	18
Public Administration Emp	248

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Educational Attainment (25+)

Knott County	2025
<9th Grade	1,089
Some High School	1,384
GED	502
Graduated High School	2,463
Some College/No Degree	1,652
Associates Degree	1,011
Bachelor's Degree	866
Graduate Degree	1,022

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	345
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	3
Mining Bus	1
Utilities Bus	4
Construction Bus	24
Manufacturing Bus	5
Wholesale Trade Bus	7

Retail Trade Bus	55
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	5
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	2
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	4
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	12
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	4
Gasoline Stations Bus	5
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	3
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	11
General Merchandise Str Bus	9

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	13
Information Bus	11

Finance & Insurance Bus	8
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	5
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	3

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	7
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	23
Legal Services Bus	8
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	1
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	6
Educational Services Bus	20
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	36
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	7

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	20
Accommodation Bus	1
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	19

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	48
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	8
Public Administration Bus	39

Source: ESRI, 2025-09-30

Available. Skilled. Workforce

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95%

Non-Union

$17.45

Average Hourly Earnings

25.3

Average Commute Time

7,500

Available Workers