KnottsvilleKY
Laid out in 1836, this town now has 245 residents.
Is Knottsville a good place to live?
Knottsville’s age of the median resident is 57.8 years, against 37.6 years in Kentucky’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Knottsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Knottsville.
Young adults are less common in Knottsville than in Kentucky
Among adults 25 and older in Knottsville, 21% hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 50% and 81% women
The Census survey reached too few of Knottsville’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±15.6 points. Across Kentucky, 50.5% of residents are women.
| Knottsville | KY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.3% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.7% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 1.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 31.4% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.4% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 26.9% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.6% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 11.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 61% | 32.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.7% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.2% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.3% | 16.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 1.8% | 11.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Carrico Catholic School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 114 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
About half of Knottsville’s working residents commute to Owensboro
Employers in Knottsville added 20 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 26. The top destinations are Owensboro (45%), Tell City (3%) and Hawesville (3%). The median commute is under 12 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Knottsville has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 76% of U.S. communities. 50% of Knottsville’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 13%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Knottsville’s year
In July, afternoons reach 88°; in January, nights fall to 26°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Knottsville is
In Knottsville, 18% of adults smoke cigarettes. A third of adults in the town have high blood pressure; 22% get no exercise outside work.
| Knottsville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 4.2% | 7% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 27% | 25% |
| What stands out | Knottsville | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 15.5% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Knottsville sell for about $260K
For households in Knottsville, the share who live in a home they own is 84%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Knottsville
Moving to Knottsville: who provides what
Knottsville is unincorporated, so Daviess County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Knottsville for work
Where Knottsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Knottsville
About 0 of every 100 Knottsville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
About Knottsville
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Knottsville is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Daviess County, Kentucky. The population was 183 as of the 2020 census. The first house was built by Leonard Knott in the fall of 1827, for which the town was named. It was laid out in 1836 by William R. Griffith and James Millay.
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 548 ft
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