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Pikeville, KY

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

Population

7,560

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$39,955

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+8.5% since 2018

Pikeville added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,716 (89.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone268 (3.6%)
  • Asian Alone179 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race154 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races130 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone43 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Asian and Pacific Island77
  2. 2.Arabic56
  3. 3.Other Indo-European36
  4. 4.Spanish35
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)28

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

67.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

266

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$31,876

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

28.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,026
  2. 2.Retail Trade411
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management248
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation244
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate199

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,542
  2. 2.Service Occupations460
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations425
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations133
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations117

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.57×)1,026
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.48×)195
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.35×)411
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.06×)199
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.99×)244

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$301,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$840/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

40.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,999296 (22.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999197 (15.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999168 (12.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999128 (9.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99984 (6.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99974 (5.7%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

41.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

45.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,156

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

13.1 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

15.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,830 (67.0%)
  • Carpooled340 (12.4%)
  • Walked320 (11.7%)
  • Worked at Home215 (7.9%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other26 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit2 (0.1%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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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.