County population in 2023: 57,662 (12% urban, 88% rural); it was 68,736 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 8,570 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 11,476 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 21,739 Renter-occupied apartments: 6,682 (it was 5,873 in 2000)
% of renters here:
21%
State:
31%
Land area: 788 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 73 people per square mile (average).
December 2024 cost of living index in Pike County: 82.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (31.3%), Retail trade (15.3%).
Estimated median household income in 2023: $41,301 ($23,930 in 1999)
This county:
$41,301
Kentucky:
$61,118
Median contract rent in 2023 for apartments: $563 (lower quartile is $376, upper quartile is $820)
This county:
$563
State:
$745
Estimated median house or condo value in 2023: $114,766 (it was $49,100 in 2000)
Pike:
$114,766
Kentucky:
$211,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $54,795 - $203,681 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,232 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $411
Institutionalized population: 725
Crime in 2023 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 5
Burglaries: 5
Thefts: 17
Auto thefts: 3
Crime in 2022 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 5
Thefts: 20
Auto thefts: 4
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2023: $1,306 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2023: $586 (0.7%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2023: 25.4%
Pike County:
25.4%
Kentucky:
16.4%
(25.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.7% for Black residents, 44.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 67.4% for American Indian residents, 59.5% for other race residents, 28.1% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2023: 43.0 years old
(Males: 40.8 years old, Females: 45.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.7 years old, Black residents: 24.8 years old, American Indian residents: 92.5 years old, Asian residents: 40.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.3 years old, Other race residents: 27.8 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pike County is $364 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $438 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $526 a month.
Current college students: 2,322 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 422 (40.5% naturalized citizens)
Pike County:
0.7%
Whole state:
4.5%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
3022010 or later
522000 to 2009
151990 to 1999
341980 to 1989
491970 to 1979
71Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.0%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 16,046
One, attached: 247
Two: 290
3 or 4: 691
5 to 9: 785
10 to 19: 84
20 to 49: 219
50 or more: 572
Mobile homes: 10,091
Housing units in Pike County with a mortgage: 6,335 (406 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 372 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 211
Here:
2.8% with mortgage
State:
96.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Pike County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
17,720
101
Mainline Protestant
2,227
15
Catholic
293
3
Other
213
3
Black Protestant
180
1
None
44,391
-
Pike County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 23
Pike County:
3.51 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.19 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:
0.31 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:
0.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:
0.31 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:
0.74 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 25
Pike County:
3.82 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:
4.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 27
This county:
4.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.74 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Pike County:
15.7%
Kentucky:
11.0%
Adult obesity rate:
Pike County:
33.3%
State:
30.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
13.1%
State:
15.9%
Agriculture in Pike County:
Average size of farms: 160 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $3,312 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $107.91 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 47.29% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $6,663 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.12% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $25,220 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 100.00% Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.14 Corn for grain: 208 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Pike County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 19% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from Pike County center On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 99.1 miles away from the county center On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 247.0 miles away from the county center On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 93.5 miles away from the county center On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 31.3 miles away from Pike County center On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 32.0 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 3, 2020 - February 29, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4540-KY: April 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4540, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 6, 2019 - March 10, 2019, FEMA Id: 4428, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 9, 2018 - February 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4358, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 02, 2015 to April 17, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4217: May 01, 2015, FEMA Id: 4217, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 03, 2015 to March 09, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4218: May 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4218, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
Kentucky Severe Winter Storms, Snowstorms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4216: April 30, 2015, FEMA Id: 4216, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: August 18, 2014 to August 24, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4196: September 30, 2014, FEMA Id: 4196, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2011 to May 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1976: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1976, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: July 17, 2010 to July 30, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1925: July 23, 2010, FEMA Id: 1925, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Flood
32 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Pike County (42) is a lot greater than the US average (19). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 30 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 31, Storms: 28, Mudslides: 14, Landslides: 10, Tornadoes: 10, Winter Storms: 4, Fires: 3, Winds: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Transportation occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (12%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
Management occupations (9%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Philippines (25%)
Other Northern Africa (19%)
India (10%)
Jamaica (8%)
Grenada (6%)
Cuba (6%)
England (5%)
American (38%)
English (16%)
Irish (13%)
German (6%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (2%)
Italian (1%)
People in group quarters in Pike County, Kentucky in 2010:
407 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
318 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
271 people in college/university student housing
74 people in residential treatment centers for adults
29 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
People in group quarters in Pike County, Kentucky in 2000:
405 people in nursing homes
263 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
118 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
61 people in other nonhousehold living situations
44 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
44 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
38 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
12 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
5 people in other group homes
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $54,737.
4.41% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($39,501 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.41%
Kentucky average:
7.04%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.19% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($18,813 average AGI)
2.22% relocated from other states ($20,688 average AGI)
Pike County:
2.22%
Kentucky average:
2.87%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
5.35% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($43,956 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.35%
Kentucky average:
6.89%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.79% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($22,746 average AGI)
2.56% relocated to other states ($21,211 average AGI)
Pike County:
2.56%
Kentucky average:
2.73%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.8
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.6% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Pike County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 14,654 (7,848 aged, 6,806 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,370 (17%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Pike County, Kentucky in 1999 - 2019:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,383)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (384)
Alzheimer disease, unspecified (343)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (324)
Septicaemia, unspecified (322)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (308)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.98 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 20,106 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 580 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 75,906
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,185 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,172 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 36 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 57
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 64.1. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 53.4
Other - 10.7
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 141.0. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 121.8
Other - 19.2
Household type by relationship:
Households: 57,662
Male householders: 12,068 (3,399 living alone), Female householders: 13,220 (4,306 living alone)
6,980 married couples with children.
3,110 single-parent households (814 men, 2,296 women).
98.5% of residents of Pike speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (83% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (14% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 39% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $519,832,000 ($7,749 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $3,242,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $242,350,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $96,559,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $581,000 Federal grants: $156,203,000 Federal procurement contracts: $6,257,000 ($1,071,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $17,881,000 ($346,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $522,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,171,000 Federal Government insurance: $148,828,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,980
Here:
59 per 1000 residents
State:
69 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 4,141
Here:
62 per 1000 residents
State:
50 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +73
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+7 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -1,651
Here:
-25 per 1000 residents
State:
+8 per 1000 residents
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.32 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.4
Year house built in Pike County, Kentucky
1692020 or later
2,6452010 to 2019
3,7722000 to 2009
5,5231990 to 1999
5,0821980 to 1989
5,5551970 to 1979
2,3581960 to 1969
1,3981950 to 1959
1,0541940 to 1949
1,2471939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Pike County, Kentucky
Cars and other vehicles available in Pike County in owner-occupied houses/condos
1,092no vehicle
5,5461 vehicle
7,6092 vehicles
3,8253 vehicles
8934 vehicles
2325+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Pike County in renter-occupied apartments
1,269no vehicle
2,8831 vehicle
1,5072 vehicles
4083 vehicles
974 vehicles
05+ vehicles
88.9% of Pike County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Kentucky.
Pike County:
88.9%
State average:
87.7%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 43,573
Other state: 13,517
Northeast: 472
Midwest: 3,725
South: 8,859
West: 350
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Pike County
#1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
#1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
#11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
#30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
#35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
#45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
#53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
#55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
#74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
#79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
#83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
#94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
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