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Pike County, KY


Designated Market Area: Charleston-Huntington, WV-KY-OH
USDA County Type (2015): Mining, Low Education, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2022 population: 56,286   ( 8,738 from 2010 , 2,377 from 2020)
Land area: 786.7 square miles
Population density: 71.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:54,382 96.62% 14.3%
Black:4470.79% 28.4%
Indian:720.13% 22.0%
Asian:3500.62% 17.1%
2+ races:4310.77% 2.9%
Hispanic:6041.07% 35.4%
Total non-White:1,9043.38% 19.5%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,206 10.3
Deaths:2,37920.3
Net Migration: -1,203-10.3
Net Immigration: -9-0.1
Change in White population:-9,049 -13.9
Change in Non-White pop.:311 0.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
65,024
63,43197.55%
3480.54%
590.09%
2990.46%
4190.64%
4460.69%
1,5932.45%

2000
68,736
67,26797.86%
3090.45%
620.09%
2840.41%
3470.50%
4500.65%
1,4692.14%

1990
72,583
71,84498.98%
2390.33%
1030.14%
1790.25%
n/a
2180.30%
7391.02%

1980
81,123
80,09698.73%
3320.41%
360.04%
900.11%
n/a
5620.69%
1,0271.27%

1970
61,059
59,52697.49%
1,3022.13%
370.06%
350.06%
n/a
1470.24%
1,533 2.51%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
7,000 10.2
7,24310.5
-2,746-4.0
1110.2
-3,836 -5.6
124 0.2
1990's
NumberRate
9,315 12.8
6,9529.6
-4,269-5.9
1190.2
-4,577 -6.3
730 1.0
1980's
NumberRate
11,216 13.8
6,552 8.1
-12,761 -15.7
n/a
-8,252 -10.2
-288 -0.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
12,361 20.2
n/a
20,570 33.7
-506 -0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Pike County, KY
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
42.5
11,880 21.1%
44,406 78.9%
11,165 19.8%
23,967
2.37
15,882 66.3%
11,772 74.1%
1,251 7.9%
8,085 33.7%

2010
NumberPercent
40.3
14,262 21.9%
50,762 78.1%
8,922 13.7%
26,728
2.39
18,550 69.4%
13,943 75.2%
1,612 8.7%
8,178 30.6%

2000
NumberPercent
37.0
16,298 23.7%
52,438 76.3%
8,495 12.4%
27,660
2.45
20,459 74.0%
16,243 79.4%
1,864 9.1%
7,201 26.0%

1990
NumberPercent
32.3
20,285 27.9%
52,298 72.1%
7,723 10.6%
26,209
2.74
21,072 80.4%
17,721 84.1%
1,389 6.6%
5,137 19.6%

1980
NumberPercent
27.2
27,333 33.7%
53,790 66.3%
6,721 8.3%
26,466
3.05
22,568 85.3%
19,802 87.7%
1,190 5.3%
3,898 14.7%

2022 Housing Data for Pike County, KY

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units28,918 
Median Value$96,900 
Occupied23,96782.9%
Vacant4,95117.1%
Owned17,78374.2%
Rented6,18425.8%
Median Rent$826 
Single-Family Units16,11655.7%
    Detached15,87354.9%
    Attached2430.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,4365.0%
Mobile Homes10,49236.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pike County, KY

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,53010.6%
$10,000 to $14,9992,1298.9%
$15,000 to $19,9991,7607.3%
$20,000 to $24,9991,7987.5%
$25,000 to $29,9991,3785.7%
$30,000 to $34,9991,0884.5%
$35,000 to $39,9991,0264.3%
$40,000 to $44,9991,0354.3%
$45,000 to $49,9991,1084.6%
$50,000 to $59,9991,7117.1%
$60,000 to $74,9992,0298.5%
$75,000 to $99,9992,71611.3%
$100,000 to $124,9991,4766.2%
$125,000 to $149,9999333.9%
$150,000 to $199,9996922.9%
$200,000 or more5582.3%
Median Household Income41,271 
Per Capita Income25,153 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state88 
Compared to U.S.71 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,95512.3%
Public Assistance4401.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4,87020.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed17,98249.5%
Unemployed1,4744.1%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force19,45653.5%
Not in Labor Force16,87946.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 50.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector7,1085,84454.9%
Non-Profit5741,15833.1%
Self-Employed80429673.1%
Local Government56974243.4%
State Government7421,10240.2%
Federal Government10320233.8%
Total Private + Self7,9126,14056.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,9883,20438.3%
Total9,9009,34451.4%
Pct. Govt.18.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,96710.2%
Sales and Office Occupations4,35322.6%
Professional, Technical5,13626.6%
Service Occupations3,14216.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing640.3%
All others4,67524.3%
White Collar 59.4%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance3,68419.1%
Retail trade2,62213.6%
Educational services2,34212.2%
Accommodation and food services1,4147.3%
Manufacturing1,1796.1%
Construction1,1035.7%
Public administration9504.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction8844.6%
Finance and insurance8034.2%
Professional, scientific, technical7383.8%
Other services7263.8%
Transportation and warehousing7073.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.6363.3%
Wholesale trade4762.5%
Utilities3992.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing3031.6%
Information2031.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation620.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting420.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pike County, KY

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3170.54%
Puerto Rican950.16%
Cuban130.02%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American120.02%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan120.02%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American350.06%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian180.03%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian170.03%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1070.18%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1120.19%
Indian620.11%
Chinese370.06%
Hmong70.01%
Vietnamese60.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English54,68499.0%
Spanish2150.4%
Arabic630.1%
Tagalog620.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic580.1%
Other Asian520.1%
Other Indo-European330.1%
Chinese320.1%
German, other Germanic240.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American12,82722.0%
English6,63311.4%
Irish5,87810.1%
German3,5566.1%
Scotch-Irish8211.4%
French6331.1%
Scottish6131.1%
Italian5611.0%
Dutch3830.7%
European3700.6%
Welsh2760.5%
Polish2240.4%
British1990.3%
Ukrainian1800.3%
Hungarian850.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen57,95099.6%
Not a citizen2460.4%
Native57,75499.2%
Foreign-born4420.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pike County, KY

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
3,805 9.2%4,607 11.1%16,075 38.7%10,483 25.2%3,511 8.4%3,075 7.4%
  Average years of education: 12.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 3,805 9.2%
9-12 Years 4,607 11.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 16,075 38.7%
Some College 10,483 25.2%
Bach. Degree 3,511 8.4%
Grad Degree 3,075 7.4%
Average years of education: 12.3

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Pike County, KY

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 25,585 23,582 2,003 7.8% 6.0%
1991 26,659 23,834 2,825 10.6% 7.3%
1992 26,801 23,608 3,193 11.9% 6.9%
1993 27,008 23,843 3,165 11.7% 6.2%
1994 27,198 24,646 2,552 9.4% 5.4%
1995 27,839 25,245 2,594 9.3% 5.4%
1996 27,246 24,641 2,605 9.6% 5.4%
1997 27,511 25,407 2,104 7.6% 5.2%
1998 27,171 25,428 1,743 6.4% 4.5%
1999 27,311 25,231 2,080 7.6% 4.5%
2000 24,910 23,402 1,508 6.1% 4.1%
2001 25,111 23,686 1,425 5.7% 5.2%
2002 25,041 23,316 1,725 6.9% 5.8%
2003 24,301 22,381 1,920 7.9% 6.2%
2004 24,012 22,432 1,580 6.6% 5.5%
2005 24,623 23,092 1,531 6.2% 5.9%
2006 25,047 23,563 1,484 5.9% 5.7%
2007 25,188 23,711 1,477 5.9% 5.4%
2008 25,779 24,257 1,522 5.9% 6.5%
2009 26,397 23,747 2,650 10.0% 10.8%
2010 24,639 22,039 2,600 10.6% 10.3%
2011 24,385 22,156 2,229 9.1% 9.4%
2012 24,209 21,853 2,356 9.7% 8.2%
2013 23,290 20,548 2,742 11.8% 7.9%
2014 22,000 19,696 2,304 10.5% 6.4%
2015 20,842 18,924 1,918 9.2% 5.2%
2016 20,225 18,052 2,173 10.7% 5.0%
2017 20,315 18,776 1,539 7.6% 4.8%
2018 19,945 18,808 1,137 5.7% 4.2%
2019 20,058 18,952 1,106 5.5% 4.1%
2020 19,196 17,574 1,622 8.4% 6.6%
2021 19,010 17,875 1,135 6.0% 4.4%
2022 18,976 17,998 978 5.2% 3.9%
2023 18,898 17,828 1,070 5.7% 4.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com