About Knotts Island

Knotts Island is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,840 people and just one neighborhood, Knotts Island is the 317th largest community in North Carolina.

When you are in Knotts Island, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.4% of Knotts Island's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Knotts Island is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Knotts Island who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.27%), sales jobs (10.21%), and food service (5.82%).

Also of interest is that Knotts Island has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Knotts Island, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Knotts Island are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Knotts Island, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 43.11 minutes every day commuting to work.

Knotts Island is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Knotts Island isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.63% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Knotts Island doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Knotts Island Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Knotts Island with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 11.87% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Knotts Island in 2000 was $17,850, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $71,400 for a family of four.

The people who call Knotts Island home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Knotts Island is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Knotts Island include English, Scottish, German, Irish, Italian, French, and European.

The most common language spoken in Knotts Island is English.