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Knightdale, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Knightdale is a Census town of 20,214 people across 9.63 square miles of land, in Wake County. Median household income is $103,220, 64.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 40 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $28.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Knightdale
What Knightdale is
- Census place typetown
- Land area9.63 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,100
- County holding the largest share of its areaWake County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Knightdale
How many people live in Knightdale
- Population20,214
- Median age33.6
- Population under 185,672
- Share under 1828.1 percent
- Population 65 and over1,925
- Share 65 and over9.5 percent
- Households7,594
- Family households5,401
- Share of households that are families71.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Knightdale
Income and work in Knightdale
- Median household income$103,220
- Per capita income$44,817
- Civilian labor force11,921
- Employed11,517
- Unemployed404 plus or minus 195
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over13,182
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher48.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Knightdale
- Housing units8,025
- Occupied units7,594
- Vacant units431 plus or minus 222
- Vacancy rate5.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Owner occupied4,911
- Renter occupied2,683
- Ownership rate64.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$380,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,674
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.5 percent
- Single family units6,029
- Share single family75.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,889
- Share in buildings of two or more23.5 percent
- Mobile homes107 plus or minus 98
- Median year structure built2008
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Knightdale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,202
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,671 plus or minus 476
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.2 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,107
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.8 percent
- Drove alone69.6 percent
- Carpooled7.2 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home19.0 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Knightdale
SBA loans in Knightdale (7(a))
- Approvals40
- Gross approval$27,970,100
- Average approval$699,253
- Median approval$295,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,825,410
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported600
- Jobs per approval15.0
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full3
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.0 percent
- Share to franchises15.0 percent
- Distinct lenders20
- Distinct industries by NAICS27
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Knightdale, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Knightdale
SBA loans in Knightdale (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,019,000
- Average approval$403,800
- Median approval$356,000
- Largest approval$976,000
- Jobs supported15
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Knightdale, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Knightdale
- NFIP communityTown of Knightdale
- NFIP community number370241
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/19/22
The Town of Knightdale participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370241 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Wake County, not Knightdale
Wake County context, not Knightdale figures
- Establishments in Wake County33,873
- Covered employment, Wake County653,153
- Average annual pay, Wake County$76,807
- Housing units permitted, Wake County15,248
Every figure in this section is published for Wake County as a whole and is not a measurement of Knightdale.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Knightdale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Knightdale, North Carolina?
20,214, in 7,594 households. Knightdale town covers 9.63 square miles of land, which is 2,100 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Knightdale in?
Wake County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Knightdale?
$103,220. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $380,100. Median gross rent is $1,674 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Knightdale businesses?
40 7(a) approvals totaling $28.0 m since FY2020, across 20 lenders, median approval $295,500, plus 5 504 approvals worth $2.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Knightdale, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Knightdale borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Knightdale. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Knightdale in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Knightdale appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Knightdale, town of, community 370241, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Knightdale figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wake County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Knightdale.
Is zoning published for Knightdale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.