Knott County, Kentucky

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Knott County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for median home value, and among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Knott County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	13,830	4,534,824	334,922,499	2238th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$41,761	$63,726	$80,734	3040th of 3,221
Median Age	44.6	39.1	38.9	812th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.5%	27.6%	35.7%	2088th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$77,000	$205,600	$332,700	3181st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$756	$967	$1,413	2443rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	23.3%	16.1%	12.5%	301st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.3%	4.9%	5.2%	172nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	39.3	114.8	n/a	1763rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	4.7%	14.1%	2788th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.5	n/a	n/a	2968th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.7%	68.3%	65.2%	1901st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.1	24.0	26.4	968th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.6%	10.2%	15.1%	1911th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.1%	n/a	n/a	2148th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.8%	46.6%	46.9%	1292nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.7%	n/a	n/a	2654th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Knott County, Kentucky

Statistic	Knott County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	96.7%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.6%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	6.4	32.5	61.4

Age in Knott County, Kentucky

Statistic	Knott County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	44.6	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	19.8%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.2%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.3%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.6%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.4%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.7%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Knott County, Kentucky

Statistic	Knott County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	5,521	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.8%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.5%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.0%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.4%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	25.1%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Knott County, Kentucky

Statistic	Knott County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$23,721	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	31.9%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.7%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.5%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.4%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	23.3%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	50.0%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	23.3%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Knott County, Kentucky

Statistic	Knott County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	6,680	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.3%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.8%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.4%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.3%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.5%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$571	$1,544	n/a

Education in Knott County, Kentucky

Statistic	Knott County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	27.1%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.4%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.0%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.9%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.6%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Knott County, Kentucky

Statistic	Knott County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	42.3%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.3%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.1%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.2%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.8%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.9%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Knott County, Kentucky

Statistic	Knott County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	82.3%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.9%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.7%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.0%	5.5%	16.7%

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