Breathitt County vs Knott County

A side-by-side comparison of Breathitt County and Knott County: population, income, housing, and more.

Breathitt County and Knott County are counties in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Knott County has the higher population (14,046 vs 13,438 in Breathitt County). Breathitt County has the higher median household income ($41,101 vs $37,736 in Knott County). Knott County has the higher median home value ($74,600 vs $61,800 in Breathitt County).

Population, income & housing

	Breathitt County	Knott County
Population	13,438	14,046
Median age	43.0 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$41,101	$37,736
Median home value	$61,800	$74,600
Median gross rent	$543	$731
Housing units	6,559	6,695
Homeownership rate	74.3%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Breathitt County	Knott County
Population	12,977 → 13,438 (+3.6%)	15,260 → 14,046 (-8.0%)
Median household income	$27,344 → $41,101 (+50.3%)	$31,198 → $37,736 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$54,000 → $61,800 (+14.4%)	$51,500 → $74,600 (+44.9%)
Median gross rent	$488 → $543 (+11.3%)	$504 → $731 (+45.0%)

Breathitt County

Population

12,97713,438

Median household income

$27,344$41,101

Median home value

$54,000$61,800

Median gross rent

$488$543

Knott County

Population

15,26014,046

Median household income

$31,198$37,736

Median home value

$51,500$74,600

Median gross rent

$504$731

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Breathitt County	Knott County
Under 5	5.7%	4.7%
5 to 17	15.2%	15.5%
18 to 24	6.8%	9.9%
25 to 34	12.4%	10.3%
35 to 44	13.0%	10.8%
45 to 54	13.4%	13.3%
55 to 64	15.3%	15.3%
65 to 74	12.0%	12.8%
75 and over	6.3%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Breathitt County	Knott County
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	96.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.8%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Breathitt County	Knott County
No high school diploma	19.4%	27.2%
High school graduate	40.9%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Breathitt County	Knott County
Drove alone	77.8%	74.6%
Carpooled	13.6%	10.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.4%
Walked	3.4%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	8.9%
Other means	0.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Breathitt County	Knott County
1-unit, detached	50.4%	63.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	41.7%	32.6%

Poverty & households

	Breathitt County	Knott County
Poverty rate	28.2%	25.9%
Average household size	2.38	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1989	1982