Pike County, Pennsylvania

14 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 59,691
Median household income: $79,318
Median home value: $250,900

Home to 59,691 residents, Pike County is one of Pennsylvania's counties. 14 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $79,318 is above the Pennsylvania median ($76,081).

Between 2019 and 2023, Pike County's population grew 7.6% from 55,453 to 59,691, while its median household income rose 20.3% from $65,928 to $79,318.

The median gross rent is $1,383. 28.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 59,691
Median age: 49.4 yrs
Median household income: $79,318
Median home value: $250,900
Median gross rent: $1,383
Housing units: 39,948
Homeownership rate: 86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

55,45359,691

Median household income

$65,928$79,318

Median home value

$185,700$250,900

Median gross rent

$1,200$1,383

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	55,453	$65,928	$185,700	$1,200
2020	55,660	$67,495	$186,600	$1,204
2021	58,345	$71,360	$197,600	$1,204
2022	58,996	$76,416	$225,100	$1,344
2023	59,691	$79,318	$250,900	$1,383

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6418.0%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,206	3.7%
5 to 17	8,119	13.6%
18 to 24	4,116	6.9%
25 to 34	5,831	9.8%
35 to 44	6,625	11.1%
45 to 54	7,920	13.3%
55 to 64	10,719	18.0%
65 to 74	8,418	14.1%
75 and over	5,737	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	46,342	77.6%
Black or African American	3,251	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	0.0%
Asian	865	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	97	0.2%
Two or more races	1,934	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,177	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree16.8%

Graduate or professional degree12.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,074	6.8%
High school graduate	15,174	33.5%
Some college or associate's	13,938	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	7,591	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5,473	12.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 44 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit2.3%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,930	73.0%
Carpooled	2,402	9.3%
Public transit	608	2.3%
Walked	251	1.0%
Bicycle	47	0.2%
Worked from home	3,300	12.7%
Other means	396	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,385	19.4%
15 to 29 min	4,780	21.1%
30 to 44 min	4,621	20.4%
45 to 59 min	3,008	13.3%
60+ min	5,840	25.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 9.3% (5,482 of 59,153)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,261	67.7%
Nonfamily households	7,748	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,009	60.1%
Vacant	15,939	39.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	20,685	86.2%
Renter-occupied	3,324	13.8%

1-unit, detached86.7%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other6.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	34,623	86.7%
1-unit, attached	1,380	3.5%
2 to 4 units	787	2.0%
5 to 19 units	284	0.7%
20 or more units	394	1.0%
Mobile home & other	2,480	6.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 42103
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 545 sq mi
Water area: 22 sq mi
Center point: 41.3259, -75.0315