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People QuickFacts |
Knott County |
Kentucky |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
17,536 | 4,206,074 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-0.6% | 4.1% |
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Population, 2000 |
17,649 | 4,041,769 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
4.9% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
21.3% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
12.7% | 12.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
50.7% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
98.4% | 90.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.7% | 7.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
0.6% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
0.7% | 2.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
97.7% | 88.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
71.9% | 55.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.4% | 2.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
1.8% | 3.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
58.7% | 74.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
10.2% | 17.1% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
5,597 | 874,156 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
29.4 | 23.5 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
7,940 | 1,888,164 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
79.6% | 70.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
4.7% | 17.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$46,500 | $86,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
6,717 | 1,590,647 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.54 | 2.47 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$24,531 | $37,046 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$11,297 | $18,093 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
27.0% | 16.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Knott County |
Kentucky |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
205 | 92,1761 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
2,651 | 1,514,1991 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
0.3% | 0.0%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
675 | 263,673 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
838 | 300,685 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 25.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 88,513,497 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 51,838,719 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
46,573 | 40,062,561 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$2,621 | $9,795 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,453 | 4,908,331 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
0 | 16,628 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
118,848 | 31,713,5431 |