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Pike County, IN

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

AI Overview

Pike County, IN is a small rural county of 12,187 residents with a labor force participation rate of 58.1% and a low unemployment rate of 3.1%, though only 15.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings of $42,709 and a median household income of $71,334 sit alongside very low housing costs — median home values of $128,400 and gross rents of $676/month — with an 86.7% homeownership rate. The county has seen a population decline of 1.8% over five years and a median age of 43.7, reflecting an older, shrinking workforce in a low-cost, predominantly owner-occupied community.

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

Population

12,187

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$71,334

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,620 (95.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races216 (1.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone113 (0.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone100 (0.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone52 (0.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race47 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish62
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic9
  3. 3.Other Indo-European2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

714

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$46,224

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$33,085

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,162
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,144
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities725
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)609
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services352

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,653
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,557
  3. 3.Service Occupations935
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations870
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations663

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.24×)288
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.39×)779
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.96×)1,085
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.23×)745
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.88×)338

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$128,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$676/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

86.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999498 (11.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999460 (10.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999441 (10.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999423 (9.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999370 (8.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999330 (7.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,709

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,532 (81.2%)
  • Carpooled692 (12.4%)
  • Worked At Home282 (5.1%)
  • Walked52 (0.9%)
  • Other14 (0.3%)
  • Taxi11 (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.