Pike County, Ohio

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 27,080
Median household income: $49,552
Median home value: $148,500

Pike County, Ohio counts 27,080 residents. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. At $49,552, its median household income sits below Ohio's $69,680.

From 2019 to 2023, Pike County's population declined 3.3% from 28,000 to 27,080, while its median household income rose 15.7% from $42,832 to $49,552.

14.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,080
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $49,552
Median home value: $148,500
Median gross rent: $833
Housing units: 12,071
Homeownership rate: 65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,00027,080

Median household income

$42,832$49,552

Median home value

$117,100$148,500

Median gross rent

$681$833

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,000	$42,832	$117,100	$681
2020	27,914	$44,115	$119,900	$726
2021	27,271	$44,961	$118,400	$760
2022	27,151	$50,832	$131,300	$817
2023	27,080	$49,552	$148,500	$833

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,730	6.4%
5 to 17	4,668	17.2%
18 to 24	2,093	7.7%
25 to 34	3,246	12.0%
35 to 44	3,236	11.9%
45 to 54	3,377	12.5%
55 to 64	3,756	13.9%
65 to 74	2,958	10.9%
75 and over	2,016	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,624	94.6%
Black or African American	289	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.1%
Asian	90	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	128	0.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	762	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	164	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate48.9%

Some college or associate's22.1%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,676	14.4%
High school graduate	9,091	48.9%
Some college or associate's	4,116	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,827	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	879	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone86.4%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,743	86.4%
Carpooled	539	5.3%
Public transit	7	0.1%
Walked	148	1.5%
Bicycle	20	0.2%
Worked from home	646	6.4%
Other means	19	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,234	23.6%
15 to 29 min	3,586	37.8%
30 to 44 min	1,822	19.2%
45 to 59 min	943	10.0%
60+ min	891	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 19.9% (5,309 of 26,651)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,021	64.9%
Nonfamily households	3,795	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,816	89.6%
Vacant	1,255	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,116	65.8%
Renter-occupied	3,700	34.2%

1-unit, detached67.1%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other22.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,094	67.1%
1-unit, attached	150	1.2%
2 to 4 units	378	3.1%
5 to 19 units	491	4.1%
20 or more units	207	1.7%
Mobile home & other	2,751	22.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 39131
State: Ohio
Land area: 440 sq mi
Water area: 3.69 sq mi
Center point: 39.0713, -83.0529