Pike County, Illinois

18 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 14,625
Median household income: $58,029
Median home value: $100,100

Pike County, Illinois counts 14,625 residents. 18 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $58,029 runs below the Illinois figure of $81,702.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pike County's population declined 6.7% from 15,672 to 14,625, while its median household income rose 22.2% from $47,492 to $58,029.

Owners occupy 78.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,625
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $58,029
Median home value: $100,100
Median gross rent: $659
Housing units: 7,296
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,67214,625

Median household income

$47,492$58,029

Median home value

$85,400$100,100

Median gross rent

$568$659

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,672	$47,492	$85,400	$568
2020	15,571	$46,605	$83,500	$554
2021	14,923	$51,529	$88,600	$594
2022	14,776	$55,514	$97,000	$641
2023	14,625	$58,029	$100,100	$659

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	888	6.1%
5 to 17	2,481	17.0%
18 to 24	1,048	7.2%
25 to 34	1,600	10.9%
35 to 44	1,723	11.8%
45 to 54	1,720	11.8%
55 to 64	1,996	13.6%
65 to 74	1,775	12.1%
75 and over	1,394	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,887	95.0%
Black or African American	74	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	48	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	97	0.7%
Some other race	6	0.0%
Two or more races	225	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	283	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate42.4%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	838	8.2%
High school graduate	4,325	42.4%
Some college or associate's	3,122	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,439	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	484	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,206	81.9%
Carpooled	550	8.7%
Public transit	12	0.2%
Walked	102	1.6%
Bicycle	24	0.4%
Worked from home	440	6.9%
Other means	24	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,188	37.0%
15 to 29 min	1,617	27.3%
30 to 44 min	1,100	18.6%
45 to 59 min	566	9.6%
60+ min	447	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 15.3% (2,163 of 14,170)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,440	59.2%
Nonfamily households	2,375	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,815	79.7%
Vacant	1,481	20.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,562	78.5%
Renter-occupied	1,253	21.5%

1-unit, detached83.6%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,098	83.6%
1-unit, attached	14	0.2%
2 to 4 units	440	6.0%
5 to 19 units	106	1.5%
20 or more units	9	0.1%
Mobile home & other	629	8.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 17149
State: Illinois
Land area: 831 sq mi
Water area: 17 sq mi
Center point: 39.6251, -90.8890

Cities & places

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