Escambia County vs Pike County

A side-by-side comparison of Escambia County and Pike County: population, income, housing, and more.

Escambia County and Pike County are counties in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Escambia County has the higher population (36,695 vs 32,953 in Pike County). Pike County has the higher median household income ($47,961 vs $44,447 in Escambia County). Pike County has the higher median home value ($149,000 vs $122,700 in Escambia County).

Population, income & housing

	Escambia County	Pike County
Population	36,695	32,953
Median age	40.5 yrs	31.7 yrs
Median household income	$44,447	$47,961
Median home value	$122,700	$149,000
Median gross rent	$709	$855
Housing units	16,759	16,124
Homeownership rate	68.7%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Escambia County	Pike County
Population	37,057 → 36,695 (-1.0%)	33,333 → 32,953 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$36,275 → $44,447 (+22.5%)	$37,446 → $47,961 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$99,400 → $122,700 (+23.4%)	$120,000 → $149,000 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$616 → $709 (+15.1%)	$669 → $855 (+27.8%)

Escambia County

Population

37,05736,695

Median household income

$36,275$44,447

Median home value

$99,400$122,700

Median gross rent

$616$709

Pike County

Population

33,33332,953

Median household income

$37,446$47,961

Median home value

$120,000$149,000

Median gross rent

$669$855

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Escambia County	Pike County
Under 5	5.8%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.9%	14.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	22.2%
25 to 34	12.9%	12.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	10.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.2%
55 to 64	13.0%	10.9%
65 to 74	11.2%	8.9%
75 and over	7.7%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Escambia County	Pike County
White (non-Hispanic)	60.3%	54.7%
Black or African American	30.5%	37.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.3%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Escambia County	Pike County
No high school diploma	17.5%	12.4%
High school graduate	43.2%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Escambia County	Pike County
Drove alone	89.0%	84.8%
Carpooled	7.9%	7.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.4%
Walked	0.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	1.7%	4.5%
Other means	0.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Escambia County	Pike County
1-unit, detached	67.5%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.4%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	21.2%	24.1%

Poverty & households

	Escambia County	Pike County
Poverty rate	21.2%	23.4%
Average household size	2.67	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1984	1988