Knightdale

Population: 19,532
Median household income: $91,638
Median home value: $331,900

Knightdale, a community in Wake County, North Carolina, has 19,532 residents. At $91,638, its median household income sits below Wake County's $101,763.

From 2019 to 2023, Knightdale's population grew 22.1% from 16,001 to 19,532, while its median home value rose 68.8% from $196,600 to $331,900.

74.0% of workers drive to work alone. 65.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,532
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $91,638
Median home value: $331,900
Median gross rent: $1,573
Housing units: 7,889
Homeownership rate: 64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,001	$69,684	$196,600	$1,161
2020	16,798	$69,529	$223,700	$1,159
2021	18,614	$72,118	$246,600	$1,179
2022	19,127	$79,364	$305,500	$1,409
2023	19,532	$91,638	$331,900	$1,573

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.5%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3417.6%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,668	8.5%
5 to 17	3,700	18.9%
18 to 24	1,109	5.7%
25 to 34	3,442	17.6%
35 to 44	3,118	16.0%
45 to 54	2,340	12.0%
55 to 64	2,239	11.5%
65 to 74	1,211	6.2%
75 and over	705	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,908	35.4%
Black or African American	9,025	46.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	707	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	215	1.1%
Two or more races	778	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,899	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate17.7%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree28.4%

Graduate or professional degree15.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	659	5.0%
High school graduate	2,309	17.7%
Some college or associate's	4,312	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,703	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,072	15.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,923	74.0%
Carpooled	627	5.9%
Public transit	46	0.4%
Walked	50	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,946	18.2%
Other means	116	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,254	14.3%
15 to 29 min	4,148	47.3%
30 to 44 min	2,187	25.0%
45 to 59 min	862	9.8%
60+ min	311	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 5.8% (1,129 of 19,436)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,397	71.7%
Nonfamily households	2,133	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2006

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,530	95.4%
Vacant	359	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,843	64.3%
Renter-occupied	2,687	35.7%

1-unit, detached65.7%

1-unit, attached9.2%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units9.5%

20 or more units12.7%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,181	65.7%
1-unit, attached	728	9.2%
2 to 4 units	145	1.8%
5 to 19 units	747	9.5%
20 or more units	1,000	12.7%
Mobile home & other	88	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3736080
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 9.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.7917, -78.4965