| | Despard, WV | Knox, PA | United States |
| Population | 1,089 | 1,064 | 329,725,481 |
| Female Population | 44.7% | 48.8% | 50.5% |
| Male Population | 55.3% | 51.2% | 49.5% |
| Median Age | 39 | 42.4 | 38.4 |
| space3 | | | |
| Population - 2010 | 739 | 1,146 | 309,327,143 |
| Population - 2000 | 1,039 | 1,176 | 285,036,114 |
| Population - 1990 | 1,018 | 1,182 | 251,960,433 |
| Pop. 2000 to Now | 29.4% | -9.3% | 15.6% |
| Pop. 1990 to Now | 32.0% | -9.7% | 30.8% |
| space4 | | | |
| Population Density | 743.3 | 1,893.2 | 93.4 |
| Land Area | 1.5 | 0.6 | 3,531,905.4 |
| Water Area | 0.0 | 0.0 | 264,836.8 |
| space | | | |
| Est. Total Population By Age | | | |
| | Despard, WV | Knox, PA | United States |
| Age 0 to 4 | 9.6% | 4.0% | 5.9% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 3.6% | 7.8% | 6.1% |
| Age 10 to 14 | 2.1% | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 4.4% | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| Age 18 to 20 | 0.9% | 0.8% | 4.0% |
| Age 21 to 24 | 12.3% | 6.7% | 5.2% |
| Age 25 to 34 | 10.7% | 14.9% | 13.8% |
| Age 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 9.5% | 12.9% |
| Age 45 to 54 | 14.1% | 12.5% | 12.6% |
| Age 55 to 59 | 0.9% | 10.8% | 6.7% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 5.0% | 6.2% | 6.3% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 15.5% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 4.1% | 6.2% | 4.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 3.9% | 3.3% | 1.9% |
| space1 | | | |
| Race | | | |
| | Despard, WV | Knox, PA | United States |
| White | 91.6% | 99.2% | 59.4% |
| Black | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.6% |
| Native American | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Hawaiian, Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Other | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Two or More Races | 8.4% | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Hispanic | 0.0% | 0.8% | 18.4% |
| space2 | | | |
| Marriage & Family | | | |
| | Despard, WV | Knox, PA | United States |
| Married Population | 31.7% | 43.3% | 49.8% |
| Currently Married | 31.7% | 40.1% | 48.0% |
| Married but Separated | 0.0% | 3.2% | 1.8% |
| Single Population | 68.3% | 56.7% | 50.2% |
| Never Married | 42.0% | 41.0% | 33.8% |
| Divorced | 18.5% | 10.9% | 10.8% |
| Widowed | 7.7% | 4.7% | 5.6% |
| space5 | | | |
| Household Size | 2.48 | 2.23 | 2.60 |
| Households | 440 | 473 | 124,010,992 |
| Family Households | 223 | 323 | 80,755,759 |
| Married couple, w/children | 29.6% | 10.5% | 30.5% |
| Married couple, no children | 32.3% | 42.7% | 42.9% |
| Non Family Households | 217 | 150 | 43,255,233 |
| Single householder, w/children | 9.9% | 37.8% | 15.8% |
| Single householder, no children | 28.3% | 9.0% | 10.8% |