Pine Knot vs Whitley City

A side-by-side comparison of Pine Knot and Whitley City: population, income, housing, and more.

Pine Knot and Whitley City are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pine Knot has the higher population (1,358 vs 782 in Whitley City). Pine Knot has the higher median home value ($111,300 vs $61,900 in Whitley City). Since 2019, Pine Knot's population has grown faster (-8.6% vs -44.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Pine Knot	Whitley City
Population	1,358	782
Median age	55.7 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$31,250
Median home value	$111,300	$61,900
Median gross rent	$289	$942
Housing units	745	473
Homeownership rate	47.5%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	5.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pine Knot	Whitley City
Population	1,486 → 1,358 (-8.6%)	1,400 → 782 (-44.1%)
Median household income	—	$15,270 → $31,250 (+104.6%)
Median home value	$99,600 → $111,300 (+11.7%)	$63,800 → $61,900 (-3.0%)
Median gross rent	$510 → $289 (-43.3%)	$559 → $942 (+68.5%)

Pine Knot

Population

1,4861,358

Median home value

$99,600$111,300

Median gross rent

$510$289

Whitley City

Population

1,400782

Median household income

$15,270$31,250

Median home value

$63,800$61,900

Median gross rent

$559$942

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pine Knot	Whitley City
Under 5	3.6%	13.9%
5 to 17	9.4%	25.1%
18 to 24	15.2%	2.3%
25 to 34	6.2%	2.8%
35 to 44	5.0%	17.4%
45 to 54	5.8%	22.6%
55 to 64	33.2%	7.7%
65 to 74	9.8%	4.2%
75 and over	11.8%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pine Knot	Whitley City
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	80.8%
Black or African American	5.7%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	13.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pine Knot	Whitley City
No high school diploma	40.9%	16.3%
High school graduate	25.8%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pine Knot	Whitley City
Drove alone	62.3%	64.0%
Carpooled	17.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	2.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	20.7%
Other means	8.0%	13.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pine Knot	Whitley City
1-unit, detached	38.5%	56.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	18.8%
2 to 4 units	41.5%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	20.0%	15.2%

Poverty & households

	Pine Knot	Whitley City
Poverty rate	48.3%	42.5%
Average household size	1.62	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	1992	1983