Population 3,260 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Pine Knot
Household size in Pine Knot
| Period | Pine Knot | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.28 | 2.51 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.63 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.37 | 2.52 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.11 | 2.51 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.17 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Pine Knot are small: just 2.11 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.28 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Pine Knot
| Period | Pine Knot | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.0 | 38.5 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 33.7 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 42.0 | 40.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 41.7 | 39.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.7 | +1.5 | +2.3 |
Pine Knot skews a little older than the country: its median age is 41.7, against 40.1 nationally.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Pine Knot
| Period | Pine Knot | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.0% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.1% | 11.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 14.8% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 17.7% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | +0.7 pts | +0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in Pine Knot: 17.7% of all households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Pine Knot
Renters in Pine Knot
| Period | Pine Knot | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 33.3% | 30.1% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 33.3% | 32.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 26.1% | 32.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 40.7% | 31.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | +7.5 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
About four in ten households in Pine Knot rent their homes (40.7%), a bit above the national share of 34.8%. Among homeowners, 65.1% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Pine Knot
| Period | Pine Knot | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.4% | 12.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.1% | 11.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 12.4% | 12.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.6% | 10.6% | 9.6% |
| Change | −7.8 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Pine Knot as nationally: 8.6%, against 9.6%. The rate is lower than in Kentucky overall (10.6%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Pine Knot
| Period | Pine Knot | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1978 | 1977 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1981 | 1979 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1985 | 1980 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1989 | 1982 | 1980 |
| Change | +11 | +5 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Pine Knot is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1989, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Pine Knot
| Period | Pine Knot | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $403 | $657 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $550 | $728 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $538 | $814 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $436 | $1,024 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$34 | +$367 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Pine Knot costs $436 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 39.5% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Pine Knot
Bachelor's degrees in Pine Knot
| Period | Pine Knot | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.3% | 21.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.9% | 22.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 6.5% | 24.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.2% | 27.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | −0.0 pts | +6.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Pine Knot: 9.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Pine Knot
| Period | Pine Knot | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 55.3% | 81.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 72.5% | 83.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 78.4% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 81.1% | 88.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +25.8 pts | +7.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly one in five adults in Pine Knot never finished high school, well above the national share: only 81.1% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Pine Knot
| Period | Pine Knot | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.3% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 22.6% | 9.5% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.0% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.0% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −10.3 pts | −3.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Pine Knot: 9.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Pine Knot compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Knot | 2.11 | 41.7 | 17.7% | 40.7% | 8.6% | 1989 | $436 | 9.2% | 81.1% | 9.0% |
| Hollyhill | 2.01 | 38.0 | 10.7% | 57.8% | 21.6% | 1986 | $683 | 0.8% | 69.1% | 15.6% |
| Strunk | 2.06 | 39.7 | 10.2% | 27.2% | 6.2% | 1996 | $444 | 7.8% | 84.0% | 0.4% |
| Silerville | 2.31 | 44.5 | 4.7% | 23.1% | 2.6% | 2002 | $440 | 1.4% | 86.8% | 0.0% |
| Revelo | 2.44 | 39.4 | 4.9% | 16.5% | 7.7% | 1993 | $582 | 6.8% | 85.7% | 0.0% |
| Whitley City | 3.25 | 35.8 | 18.7% | 30.8% | 18.2% | 1981 | $607 | 10.1% | 83.7% | 2.5% |
| Stearns | 2.64 | 45.3 | 9.0% | 10.2% | 21.1% | 1984 | $682 | 20.7% | 74.6% | 4.2% |
| Smith Town | 2.71 | 41.5 | 6.6% | 28.8% | 25.2% | 1975 | $851 | 15.4% | 71.0% | 0.0% |
| Duckrun | 2.92 | 35.2 | 25.9% | 32.4% | 13.1% | 1993 | $740 | 16.7% | 81.0% | 10.6% |
| Marshes Siding | 3.09 | 34.8 | 5.4% | 30.7% | 17.9% | 1978 | $795 | 10.5% | 75.8% | 0.7% |
| Winfield | 2.68 | 37.3 | 12.1% | 25.0% | 12.2% | 1991 | $577 | 10.4% | 78.8% | 7.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Pine Knot. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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