Garner vs Knightdale

A side-by-side comparison of Garner and Knightdale: population, income, housing, and more.

Garner and Knightdale are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Garner has the higher population (32,543 vs 19,532 in Knightdale). Knightdale has the higher median household income ($91,638 vs $77,496 in Garner). Knightdale has the higher median home value ($331,900 vs $320,300 in Garner).

Population, income & housing

	Garner	Knightdale
Population	32,543	19,532
Median age	37.6 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$77,496	$91,638
Median home value	$320,300	$331,900
Median gross rent	$1,452	$1,573
Housing units	13,961	7,889
Homeownership rate	64.8%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.8%	44.2%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garner	Knightdale
Population	29,462 → 32,543 (+10.5%)	16,001 → 19,532 (+22.1%)
Median household income	$65,064 → $77,496 (+19.1%)	$69,684 → $91,638 (+31.5%)
Median home value	$190,000 → $320,300 (+68.6%)	$196,600 → $331,900 (+68.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,122 → $1,452 (+29.4%)	$1,161 → $1,573 (+35.5%)

Garner

Population

29,46232,543

Median household income

$65,064$77,496

Median home value

$190,000$320,300

Median gross rent

$1,122$1,452

Knightdale

Population

16,00119,532

Median household income

$69,684$91,638

Median home value

$196,600$331,900

Median gross rent

$1,161$1,573

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garner	Knightdale
Under 5	5.7%	8.5%
5 to 17	15.4%	18.9%
18 to 24	8.5%	5.7%
25 to 34	16.3%	17.6%
35 to 44	14.0%	16.0%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.0%
55 to 64	11.6%	11.5%
65 to 74	8.8%	6.2%
75 and over	6.9%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garner	Knightdale
White (non-Hispanic)	55.2%	35.4%
Black or African American	25.9%	46.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	1.1%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garner	Knightdale
No high school diploma	5.3%	5.0%
High school graduate	19.8%	17.7%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	28.3%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	17.4%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garner	Knightdale
Drove alone	71.2%	74.0%
Carpooled	6.5%	5.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.4%
Walked	1.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.6%	18.2%
Other means	1.1%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garner	Knightdale
1-unit, detached	65.9%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	9.2%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	13.2%	9.5%
20 or more units	11.9%	12.7%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Garner	Knightdale
Poverty rate	7.3%	5.8%
Average household size	2.49	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	2000	2006