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Population (year 2000): 5,958. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,319 (+6.1% change)
Males: 2,783 (46.7%), Females: 3,175 (53.3%)
Wake County
Zip code:
27545
Median resident age: 31.0 years
Median household income: $56,021 (year 2000)
Median house value: $132,600 (year 2000)
Races in Knightdale:
- White Non-Hispanic (66.6%)
- Black (26.8%)
- Hispanic (3.7%)
- Other race (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (11.3%), English (10.4%),
United States (9.6%), Irish (7.7%), Italian (4.6%), French
(2.8%).
Elevation: 350 feet
Land area: 2.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Knightdale
- High school or higher: 91.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Knightdale town
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 62.4%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 3.4%
- Divorced: 9.2%
6.5% Foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 1.4%
Asia, 1.1% Africa, 1.0% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,784
(+174.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Knightdale:
- HOLLY HILL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 7 miles;
RALEIGH, NC)
- WAKE CO ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT CTR (about 7 miles;
RALEIGH, NC)
- WAKEMED/NEW BERN AVE CAMPUS (about 7 miles; RALEIGH,
NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Knightdale:
- RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 21 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM,
NC; ID: RDU)
- ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 43 miles; ROCKY
MOUNT, NC; ID: RWI)
- SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 49 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC;
ID: GSB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Knightdale:
- TRIPLE W (about 19 miles; RALEIGH, NC; ID: 5W5)
- JOHNSTON COUNTY (about 20 miles; SMITHFIELD, NC; ID:
JNX)
- FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 20 miles; LOUISBURG, NC; ID:
LHZ)
Amtrak stations near Knightdale:
- 11 miles: RALEIGH (320 W. CARRABUS ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service, public transit connection.
- 20 miles: CARY (311 N. ACADEMY ST.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines,
free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi
stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Knightdale:
- NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 10
miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
- SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,299)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles;
RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
- MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 15 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,173)
- DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles;
DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,338)
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 32 miles; BUIES
CREEK, NC; FT enrollment: 5,286)
- NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles;
DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 4,487)
Public primary/middle schools in Knightdale:
- LOCKHART ELEMENTARY (Students: 786; Location:
1320 SMITHFIELD RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- KNIGHTDALE ELEMENTARY (Students: 731;
Location: 109 RIDGE ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- HODGE ROAD ELEMENTARY (Students: 708;
Location: 2128 MINGO BLUFF BOULEVARD; Grades: KG - 05)
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