Pine Knot is a very small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,380 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pine Knot is the 234th largest community in Kentucky.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.73% 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.

Overall, Pine Knot’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Pine Knot has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Pine Knot a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small town, Pine Knot does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Pine Knot are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.36% of adults in Pine Knot have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Pine Knot in 2022 was $18,825, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,300 for a family of four. Pine Knot also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 48.34% of its population below the federal poverty line.

The people who call Pine Knot home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pine Knot residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pine Knot include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Scandinavian.

The most common language spoken in Pine Knot is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and African languages.