Knott County

Population

Population	2000	2010	2024	2029
Knott County	17,651	16,346	13,654	13,058

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Population by Age

Population	2024
0-4	643
5-9	724
10-14	838
15-19	994
20-24	923
25-29	610
30-34	662
35-39	697
40-44	814
45-49	839
50-54	949
55-59	964
60-64	1,030
65-69	1,015
70-74	797
75-79	601
80-84	302
85+	252
18+	10,930
Median Age	45

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Population by Race

Knott County	2024
Total	13,654.00
White Alone	97.28%
Black Alone	0.48%
American Indian Alone	0.12%
Asian Alone	0.18%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.01%
Some Other Race	0.15%
Two or More Races	1.78%
Hispanic Origin	0.75%
Diversity Index	6.80

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Growth Rate

Knott County	2024 - 2029
Population	-0.89%
Households	-0.35%
Families	-0.46%
Median Household Income	3%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2024	2029
Households	6,718	6,414	5,592	5,496
Housing Units	7,580	7,461	6,542	6,421
Owner Occupied Units			4,368	4,323
Renter Occupied Units			1,224	1,173
Vacant Units			950	925

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Home Value

Knott County	2024	2029
Median Home Value	$87,067	$94,003
Average Home Value	$120,942	$130,228
<$50,000	1,499	1,402
$50,000 - $99,999	924	863
$100,000 - $149,999	715	673
$150,000 - $199,999	496	546
$200,000 - $249,999	394	431
$250,000 - $299,999	89	107
$300,000 - $399,999	48	58
$400,000 - $499,999	72	86
$500,000 - $749,999	130	157
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	384
2000-2009	860
1990-1999	1,038
1980-1989	1,319
1970-1979	1,151
1960-1969	703
1950-1959	450
1940-1949	296
1939 or Before	501

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Income

Knott County	2024	2029
Median Household	$40,182	$45,463
Average Household	$58,112	$65,838
Per Capita	$23,879	$27,793

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Household Income

Knott County	2024
<$15,000	1,078
$15,000 - $24,999	671
$25,000 - $34,999	731
$35,000 - $49,999	752
$50,000 - $74,999	872
$75,000 - $99,999	647
$100,000 - $149,999	526
$150,000 - $199,999	223
$200,000+	92

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	4,104
In-County Residents	2,043
Out-of-County Residents	2,025
Drive Alone	3,315
Carpooled	298
Public Transport	26
Work at Home	269
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	0
Walked	151
Other	45
Less than 5 minutes	259
5-9 minutes	333
10-14 minutes	570
15-19 minutes	518
20-24 minutes	344
25-29 minutes	238
30-34 minutes	603
35-39 minutes	141
40-44 minutes	119
45-59 minutes	333
60-89 minutes	142
90+ minutes	235
Average Travel Time	29

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	2,889
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	7
Mining	3
Utilities	46
Construction	139
Manufacturing	27
Wholesale Trade	12

Retail Trade	270
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	10
Furn & Home Furnish Str	3
Electronics & Appl Store	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	26
Food & Beverage Stores	120
Health/Pers Care Stores	14
Gasoline Stations	26
Clothing/Accessory Store	3
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	33
General Merchandise Str	35

Transportation/Warehouse	52
Information	152

Finance & Insurance	64
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	27
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	25
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	12

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	21
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	142
Legal Services	26
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	36
Educational Services	800
HealthCare/Social Assist	402
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	60

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

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	181
Auto Repair/Maintenance	17
Public Administration Emp	281

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Educational Attainment (25+)

Knott County	2024
<9th Grade	953
Some High School	1,294
GED	375
Graduated High School	2,470
Some College/No Degree	1,620
Associates Degree	1,049
Bachelor's Degree	828
Graduate Degree	943

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	374
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	3
Mining Bus	1
Utilities Bus	4
Construction Bus	27
Manufacturing Bus	6
Wholesale Trade Bus	5

Retail Trade Bus	60
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	6
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	3
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	11
General Merchandise Str Bus	10

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	18
Information Bus	11

Finance & Insurance Bus	12
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	6
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	2
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	4

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	9
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	23
Legal Services Bus	8
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	7
Educational Services Bus	22
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	39
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	5

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	19
Accommodation Bus	1
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	18

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	47
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	8
Public Administration Bus	41

Source: ESRI, 2024-09-26

Available. Skilled. Workforce

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95%

Non-Union

$17.45

Average Hourly Earnings

25.3

Average Commute Time

7,500

Available Workers