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Pike County, MO

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

AI Overview

Pike County is a small rural Missouri county of 17,623 residents with a predominantly blue-collar workforce — only 16.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 87.3% have a high school diploma — and median worker earnings of $40,734 against a median household income of $54,989. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $129,400 and median gross rent of $742/month, and a 73.3% homeownership rate, though a 16.3% poverty rate and labor force participation of just 51.0% point to structural workforce constraints. The county lost 4.7% of its population over the past five years, and an unemployment rate of 4.8% accompanies a GDP per capita of $30,659.

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

Population

17,623

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$54,989

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,843 (89.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone878 (5.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races410 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race391 (2.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone84 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone60 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish236
  2. 2.Arabic144
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic106
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island33
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

895

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,659

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,443

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,538
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)944
  3. 3.Construction (Group)674
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)612
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)504

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,077
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,410
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,131
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,088
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations1,073

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.28×)353
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.64×)766
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.64×)523
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.58×)245
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.39×)549

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$129,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$742/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999542 (11.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999451 (9.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999385 (8.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999353 (7.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999301 (6.4%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999252 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,734

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,454 (81.2%)
  • Carpooled698 (10.4%)
  • Worked At Home298 (4.4%)
  • Walked213 (3.2%)
  • Other44 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit10 (0.1%)

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.