Knightdale is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 21,829 people and four associated neighborhoods, Knightdale is the 51st largest community in North Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Knightdale, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Knightdale, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Knightdale’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Knightdale does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $103,220.00.

Also of interest is that Knightdale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.04% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

As is often the case in a small town, Knightdale doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Knightdale are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.91% of adults in Knightdale have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Knightdale in 2022 was $44,817, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $179,268 for a family of four. However, Knightdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Knightdale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Knightdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Knightdale residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Knightdale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.89% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Knightdale include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Other Subsaharan African.

The most common language spoken in Knightdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.