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Pike County, IL

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

AI Overview

Pike County is a small rural Illinois county of 14,625 residents with a median household income of $59,777 and median worker earnings of $38,602, supported by a workforce where 91.8% hold at least a high school diploma but only 18.8% have a bachelor's degree or higher. Labor force participation sits at 58.6% with a 4.6% unemployment rate, and the county's cost profile is notably low, with a median home value of $100,100 and median gross rent of $659 per month against a 78.5% homeownership rate. The population has contracted 7.2% over five years, the poverty rate stands at 15.3%, and the foreign-born share is just 1.0%, reflecting a largely stable, long-established rural demographic.

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

Population

14,625

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,777

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,808 (95.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races195 (1.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race186 (1.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone97 (0.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone87 (0.6%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone54 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish115
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic88
  3. 3.Other Indo-European82
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)29
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

905

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$37,254

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,438

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,710
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)850
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)656
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)504
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining464

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,017
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,316
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,294
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,263
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations744

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.55×)469
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.80×)549
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.48×)220
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.25×)380
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)812

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$100,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$659/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999488 (10.5%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999487 (10.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999468 (10.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999355 (7.7%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999316 (6.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999300 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,602

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,496 (83.8%)
  • Carpooled531 (8.1%)
  • Worked At Home387 (5.9%)
  • Walked97 (1.5%)
  • Other29 (0.4%)
  • Public Transit12 (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.