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Pike County, OH

Demographic and economic profile of Pike County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Pike County, OH is a small rural county of 27,080 residents with a workforce characterized by limited educational attainment—only 14.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and relatively low labor force participation at 50.8%, alongside a 5.4% unemployment rate. Median household income stands at $52,736, with median worker earnings of $40,060 and a poverty rate of 19.9%, pointing to constrained household economics. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $148,500 and median gross rent of $833/month, though the county's population has contracted 4.0% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

27,080

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$52,736

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.0% since 2018

Pike County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone25,666 (94.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races745 (2.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone260 (1.0%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone154 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone117 (0.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race64 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Indo-European155
  2. 2.Spanish118
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic80
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island30
  5. 5.Korean26

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,517

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,534

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$31,082

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,063
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,290
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,172
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,152
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities795

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,872
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,153
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,876
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,750
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations743

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.37×)670
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.35×)1,221
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.32×)1,357
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.20×)724
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.20×)2,891

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$148,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$833/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,278 (17.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999877 (11.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999739 (9.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999674 (9.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999575 (7.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999472 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,060

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,810 (86.9%)
  • Carpooled604 (6.0%)
  • Worked At Home525 (5.2%)
  • Walked113 (1.1%)
  • Other33 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle21 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.