About Knightdale

Knightdale is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 6,017 people and just one neighborhood, Knightdale is the 159th largest community in North Carolina.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Knightdale is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Knightdale is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Knightdale who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.12%), management occupations (13.21%), and sales jobs (11.42%).

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

Knightdale is a very car-oriented town. 98.39% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Knightdale is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Knightdale has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Knightdale Information and Demographics

The citizens of Knightdale are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 33.66% of adults in Knightdale have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Knightdale in 2000 was $23,340, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,360 for a family of four. However, Knightdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Knightdale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Knightdale home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Knightdale is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Knightdale include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Knightdale is English. Some people also speak Spanish.