Knott County

Population

Population	2000	2010	2026	2031
Knott County	17,651	16,346	13,904	13,466

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Population by Age

Population	2026
0-4	638
5-9	684
10-14	828
15-19	972
20-24	977
25-29	691
30-34	746
35-39	723
40-44	776
45-49	897
50-54	895
55-59	978
60-64	944
65-69	1,102
70-74	812
75-79	680
80-84	305
85+	256
18+	11,265
Median Age	45

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Population by Race

Knott County	2026
Total	13,904.00
White Alone	96.81%
Black Alone	0.55%
American Indian Alone	0.17%
Asian Alone	0.17%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.01%
Some Other Race	0.21%
Two or More Races	2.08%
Hispanic Origin	1.06%
Diversity Index	8.20

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Growth Rate

Knott County	2026 - 2031
Population	-0.64%
Households	-0.55%
Families	-0.75%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	2%

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2026	2031
Households	6,718	6,414	5,618	5,466
Housing Units	7,580	7,461	6,578	6,429
Owner Occupied Units			4,304	4,242
Renter Occupied Units			1,314	1,224
Vacant Units			960	963

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Home Value

Knott County	2026	2031
Median Home Value	$121,212	$133,176
Average Home Value	$152,142	$166,256
<$50,000	1,156	1,057
$50,000 - $99,999	828	762
$100,000 - $149,999	596	551
$150,000 - $199,999	581	552
$200,000 - $249,999	387	420
$250,000 - $299,999	317	367
$300,000 - $399,999	184	223
$400,000 - $499,999	44	50
$500,000 - $749,999	211	260
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	567
2000-2009	997
1990-1999	706
1980-1989	1,217
1970-1979	1,139
1960-1969	677
1950-1959	438
1940-1949	271
1939 or Before	582

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Income

Knott County	2026	2031
Median Household	$42,094	$45,351
Average Household	$61,513	$67,305
Per Capita	$25,154	$27,637

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Household Income

Knott County	2026
<$15,000	973
$15,000 - $24,999	847
$25,000 - $34,999	635
$35,000 - $49,999	725
$50,000 - $74,999	734
$75,000 - $99,999	553
$100,000 - $149,999	757
$150,000 - $199,999	310
$200,000+	84

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	4,235
In-County Residents	2,116
Out-of-County Residents	2,023
Drive Alone	3,187
Carpooled	522
Public Transport	0
Work at Home	322
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	0
Walked	173
Other	31
Less than 5 minutes	281
5-9 minutes	337
10-14 minutes	799
15-19 minutes	443
20-24 minutes	375
25-29 minutes	266
30-34 minutes	700
35-39 minutes	108
40-44 minutes	49
45-59 minutes	289
60-89 minutes	90
90+ minutes	176
Average Travel Time	27

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	2,870
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	9
Mining	3
Utilities	40
Construction	134
Manufacturing	21
Wholesale Trade	22

Retail Trade	208
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	17
Gasoline Stations	23
Clothing/Accessory Store	2
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	34
General Merchandise Str	36

Transportation/Warehouse	45
Information	209

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

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	13
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	141
Legal Services	21
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	16
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	33
Educational Services	745
HealthCare/Social Assist	512
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	66

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	189
Accommodation	38
Food Srv/Drinking Places	151

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	171
Auto Repair/Maintenance	17
Public Administration Emp	240

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Educational Attainment (25+)

Knott County	2026
<9th Grade	1,024
Some High School	1,407
GED	480
Graduated High School	2,279
Some College/No Degree	1,599
Associates Degree	1,003
Bachelor's Degree	902
Graduate Degree	1,111

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	340
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	53
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	2
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	11
General Merchandise Str Bus	8

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	6
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	21
Legal Services Bus	6
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	1
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	6
Educational Services Bus	19
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	36
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	7

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	21
Accommodation Bus	1
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	20

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	47
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	7
Public Administration Bus	38

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Available. Skilled. Workforce

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95%

Non-Union

$17.45

Average Hourly Earnings

25.3

Average Commute Time

7,500

Available Workers