North Carolina · Census place 36080
Knightdale, NC population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Knightdale, North Carolina (Knightdale, NC — Census place “Knightdale town”) is 19,532 residents, ranking #51 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $91,638, the median home is worth $331,900 and median gross rent runs $1,573 a month. Looking for the Knightdale North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Knightdale, NC: 27545.
- Population
- 19,532Knightdale town residents
- Median household income
- $91,638Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $331,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,573Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.3%Owner-occupied households
Knightdale ZIP codes (North Carolina)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Knightdale.
The Knightdale NC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Knightdale town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Knightdale town median would spend about 20.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.8% of residents and 64.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Knightdale town, NC in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Knightdale town is a mid-size town in North Carolina, with 19,532 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #51 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 93% of them. The median age here is 34 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Knightdale town earn a median of $91,638 a year, 16.7% above the national figure of $78,538 and 50% above the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 5.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Knightdale town is valued at $331,900, 9.4% above the national figure and 51% above the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,573 a month, 11.9% above the national figure, or roughly $18,876 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 64.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in North Carolina.
- Lumberton city 19,220
- Boone town 19,534
- Harrisburg town 19,203
- Kinston city 19,576
- Mebane city 18,899
- Lexington city 19,691
- Elizabeth City city 18,740
- Carrboro town 21,170
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Knightdale town?
- Knightdale town has 19,532 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #51 of 777 in North Carolina.
- What is the median household income in Knightdale town?
- Median household income in Knightdale town is $91,638 a year, 16.7% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Knightdale town?
- Median gross rent is $1,573 a month and the median home value is $331,900, so rent absorbs about 20.6% of median household income.
- Is Knightdale town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Knightdale town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Knightdale town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.