Pike County, Missouri

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 17,623
Median household income: $57,572
Median home value: $129,400

Pike County is a county in Missouri with a population of 17,623. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $57,572 runs below the Missouri figure of $68,920.

From 2019 to 2023, Pike County's population declined 4.5% from 18,455 to 17,623, while its median household income rose 24.1% from $46,385 to $57,572.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 89.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,623
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $57,572
Median home value: $129,400
Median gross rent: $742
Housing units: 7,629
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,45517,623

Median household income

$46,385$57,572

Median home value

$97,800$129,400

Median gross rent

$651$742

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,455	$46,385	$97,800	$651
2020	18,158	$44,920	$96,600	$622
2021	18,052	$47,382	$102,400	$669
2022	17,719	$53,363	$114,100	$724
2023	17,623	$57,572	$129,400	$742

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,010	5.7%
5 to 17	3,046	17.3%
18 to 24	1,289	7.3%
25 to 34	2,275	12.9%
35 to 44	2,236	12.7%
45 to 54	2,096	11.9%
55 to 64	2,352	13.3%
65 to 74	1,874	10.6%
75 and over	1,445	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,715	89.2%
Black or African American	844	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	102	0.6%
Asian	51	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	57	0.3%
Some other race	6	0.0%
Two or more races	623	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	225	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.7%

High school graduate50.9%

Some college or associate's19.8%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,557	12.7%
High school graduate	6,255	50.9%
Some college or associate's	2,427	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,282	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	757	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone82.2%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,542	82.2%
Carpooled	749	11.1%
Public transit	7	0.1%
Walked	170	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	231	3.4%
Other means	44	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,616	40.2%
15 to 29 min	1,964	30.2%
30 to 44 min	1,096	16.8%
45 to 59 min	297	4.6%
60+ min	539	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 16.3% (2,582 of 15,868)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,388	68.0%
Nonfamily households	2,063	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,451	84.6%
Vacant	1,178	15.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,728	73.3%
Renter-occupied	1,723	26.7%

1-unit, detached74.7%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other12.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,700	74.7%
1-unit, attached	29	0.4%
2 to 4 units	571	7.5%
5 to 19 units	174	2.3%
20 or more units	176	2.3%
Mobile home & other	979	12.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 29163
State: Missouri
Land area: 670 sq mi
Water area: 14 sq mi
Center point: 39.3400, -91.1716

Cities & places

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