Pikeville

Population: 7,560
Median household income: $39,216
Median home value: $301,300

Pikeville, a community in Pike County, Kentucky, has 7,560 residents. At $39,216, its median household income sits below Pike County's $42,179.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pikeville's population grew 11.0% from 6,810 to 7,560, while its median home value rose 65.1% from $182,500 to $301,300.

41.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 40.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,560
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $39,216
Median home value: $301,300
Median gross rent: $840
Housing units: 3,497
Homeownership rate: 40.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,8107,560

Median household income

$32,281$39,216

Median home value

$182,500$301,300

Median gross rent

$666$840

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,810	$32,281	$182,500	$666
2020	6,642	$39,122	$226,200	$732
2021	7,376	$41,094	$235,100	$774
2022	7,563	$41,324	$270,900	$832
2023	7,560	$39,216	$301,300	$840

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 2415.3%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	295	3.9%
5 to 17	988	13.1%
18 to 24	1,157	15.3%
25 to 34	1,124	14.9%
35 to 44	783	10.4%
45 to 54	1,204	15.9%
55 to 64	806	10.7%
65 to 74	714	9.4%
75 and over	489	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,959	92.1%
Black or African American	184	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	145	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	179	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	88	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate18.9%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree21.8%

Graduate or professional degree19.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	703	13.7%
High school graduate	969	18.9%
Some college or associate's	1,341	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,114	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	993	19.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone67.0%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked11.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,830	67.0%
Carpooled	340	12.4%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	320	11.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	215	7.9%
Other means	26	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,685	66.9%
15 to 29 min	581	23.1%
30 to 44 min	149	5.9%
45 to 59 min	39	1.5%
60+ min	64	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 28.3% (1,894 of 6,704)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,909	59.8%
Nonfamily households	1,284	40.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,193	91.3%
Vacant	304	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,307	40.9%
Renter-occupied	1,886	59.1%

1-unit, detached49.4%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units12.1%

5 to 19 units18.2%

20 or more units13.7%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,727	49.4%
1-unit, attached	71	2.0%
2 to 4 units	424	12.1%
5 to 19 units	636	18.2%
20 or more units	480	13.7%
Mobile home & other	159	4.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2160852
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 0.23 sq mi
Center point: 37.4769, -82.5288