In 2022, Pike County, KY had a population of 58.2k people with a median age of 42.5 and a median household income of $41,271. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Pike County, KY declined from 58,914 to 58,196, a −1.22% decrease and its median household income grew from $36,910 to $41,271, a 11.8% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pike County, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (95.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.78%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.763%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.526%), and White (Hispanic) (0.4%).
None of the households in Pike County, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
99.6% of the residents in Pike County, KY are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Pike County, KY are University of Pikeville (521 degrees awarded in 2022), American National University-Pikeville (157021) (73 degrees), and Appalachian Beauty School (237127) (26 degrees).
In 2022, the median property value in Pike County, KY was $96,900, and the homeownership rate was 74.2%.
Most people in Pike County, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Pike County, KY was 2 cars per household.
Pike County, KY borders .