Knightdale, NC Housing Market & City Data

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17,843
Population Estimate
$195,653
Median Home Value
95.3%
Employment Rate
38.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$190
Median Listing Price$377,999
Median Days on Market50
Active Listings102
New Listings32
Total Listings (Active + Pending)173
Avg Listing Price$421,585
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-0%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-4%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.22
Family Dual Income64.3
Median Household Income$69,684
Median Individual Income$39,051
Home Ownership66.7%
Home Value$195,653
Median Rent$1,161
Rent Burden25.9%
Poverty3.8%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED9.2%
  • Highschool Education17.4%
  • Some College34.9%
  • Bachelors Degree26.9%
  • Graduate Degree11.6%
  • Total College or Above38.5%
  • Stem Degree45.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male46.5%
  • Female53.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married50.5%
  • Divorced13.3%
  • Never Married32.0%
  • Widowed4.3%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityKnightdale
State IDNC
Population17,843

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1826.9%
19–2912.4%
30–3920.1%
40–4914.0%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.4%
60–698.1%
70–793.6%
80+2.5%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation76.0%
Unemployment Rate4.7%
Disabled8.7%

ETHNICITY

White44.1%
Black44.1%
Asian1.8%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other6.8%
Multiple3.0%

OTHER

Hispanic12.5%
Limited English1.1%
Health Uninsured9.8%
Veteran8.1%

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Neighborhoods in Knightdale, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Knightdale, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Cottonwood Neighborhood

    Cottonwood ↗

    Median asking price
    $275,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    18
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3.5/10 · 6 schools

  • Breckenridge

    Breckenridge ↗

    Median asking price
    $249,900
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    2
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Fox Point

    Fox Pointe ↗

    Median asking price
    $40,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    1
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3.7/10 · 3 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.