Pine Knot is a very small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,380 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pine Knot is the 234th largest community in Kentucky.Pine Knot is a blue-collar town, with 47.40% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Pine Knot is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Pine Knot who work in sales jobs (13.94%), office and administrative support (9.11%), and teaching (7.43%). Of important note, Pine Knot is also a town of artists. Pine Knot has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Pine Knot’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.94% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Pine Knot’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Pine Knot is worth considering. Being a small town, Pine Knot does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Pine Knot rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.60% of adults 25 and older in Pine Knot have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Pine Knot in 2022 was $19,645, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $78,580 for a family of four. Pine Knot also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 40.97% of its population below the federal poverty line.Pine Knot is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pine Knot home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pine Knot residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pine Knot include German, English, Polish, African, and Other Subsaharan African. The most common language spoken in Pine Knot is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.
