Pike County, OH

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2021 Population

27,271

2.3% 1-year decline

US Senator

Sherrod Brown

Democratic Party

US Senator

J. D. Vance

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

41.1

0.983% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

19.4%

3.85% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$44,961

1.92% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$118,400

1.25% 1-year decline

About

In 2021, Pike County, OH had a population of 27.3k people with a median age of 41.1 and a median household income of $44,961. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Pike County, OH declined from 27,914 to 27,271, a −2.3% decrease and its median household income grew from $44,115 to $44,961, a 1.92% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pike County, OH are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.82%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.05%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0.777%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.455%).

None of the households in Pike County, OH 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.

99.5% of the residents in Pike County, OH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Pike County Joint Vocational School District (51 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in Pike County, OH was $118,400, and the homeownership rate was 66.9%.

Most people in Pike County, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Pike County, OH was 2 cars per household.

Pike County, OH borders Adams County, OH, Highland County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Ross County, OH, and Scioto County, OH.

United States Ohio

Population & Diversity

Pike County, OH is home to a population of 27.3k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2021, 0.711% of Pike County, OH residents were born outside of the country (194 people).

In 2021, there were 52 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (25.8k people) in Pike County, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 497 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 286 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.5%

2021 Citizenship

99.8%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 99.5% of Pike County, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Pike County, OH was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Pike County, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pike County, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
25.8k ± 22
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
497 ± 201
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
286 ± 194

0.711%

Hispanic Population

194 people

0.711% of the people in Pike County, OH are hispanic (194 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Pike County, OH as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.711%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

194 people

0.33%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

92 people

As of 2021, 0.711% of Pike County, OH residents (194 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Pike County, OH was 0.33%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Pike County, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
622 ± 160
Gulf War (2001-)
312 ± 131
Gulf War (1990s)
310 ± 139

Pike County, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.99 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Pike County, OH employs 10.2k people. The largest industries in Pike County, OH are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,016 people), Manufacturing (1,397 people), and Retail Trade (1,283 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($80,472), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($76,895), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($67,176).

Employment

Occupations

10.2k

2021 Value

± 779

−5.13%

1 Year decline

± 11.4%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Pike County, OH declined at a rate of −5.13%, from 10.7k employees to 10.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pike County, OH, are Production Occupations (1,113 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (941 people), and Management Occupations (938 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pike County, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

10.2k

2021 Value

± 779

−5.13%

1 Year decline

± 11.4%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Pike County, OH declined at a rate of −5.13%, from 10.7k employees to 10.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pike County, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,016 people), Manufacturing (1,397 people), and Retail Trade (1,283 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pike County, OH, though some of these residents may live in Pike County, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,843

Median earning men ± $2,209

$30,541

Median earning women ± $2,215

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($143,638), Information ($80,920), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($77,969).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,281), Construction ($41,941), and Public Administration ($41,308).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

159
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
120
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
118
Manufacturing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Ohio to other states, or from other states to Ohio.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Ohio product (by dollars) was Machinery with $56.1B, followed by Mixed freight ($53.3B) and Motorized vehicles ($50B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Ohio products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$651B

2020 Value in Ohio

$1.24T

Projected 2050 Value in Ohio

91% growth

In 2020, total outbound Ohio trade was $651B. This is expected to increase 91% to $1.24T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Ohio trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Ohio to other states, or from other states to Ohio.

Most Common Trade Partners

Michigan
$44B
Indiana
$38.3B
Pennsylvania
$30.3B

In 2020, the top outbound Ohio domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Michigan with $44B, followed by Indiana with $38.3B and Pennsylvania and $30.3B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Ohio shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Pike County, OH went to Donald J. Trump with 73.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.991%).

Sherrod Brown and J. D. Vance are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (73.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.991%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Pike County, OH went to Donald J. Trump with 73.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.991%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pike County, OH for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

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Sherrod Brown

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

J. D. Vance

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Sherrod Brown and J. D. Vance are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Ohio over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Ohio

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Ohio have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2021, universities in Pike County, OH awarded 51 degrees. The student population of Pike County, OH in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 20 male students and 26 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pike County, OH are White (50 and 98%), followed by Black or African American (1 and 1.96%), Asian (0 and 0%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Pike County, OH by number of degrees awarded are Pike County Joint Vocational School District (51 and 100%).

The most popular majors in N/A are Fire Science & Fire-Fighting (19 and 37.3%), Medical Assistant (13 and 25.5%), and Phlebotamy Technician (10 and 19.6%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 0.649% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.641% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (3.04M), Some college (2.01M), and Bachelors Degree (1.59M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pike County, OH was $118,400 in 2021, which is 0.483 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $119,900 to $118,400, a 1.25% decrease. The homeownership rate in Pike County, OH is 66.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Pike County, OH have an average commute time of 28.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pike County, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Pike County, OH is $44,961. In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Pike County, OH was Census Tract 9525 with a value of $60,136, followed by Census Tract 9527 and Census Tract 9523, with respective values of $48,534 and $46,957.

Property

$118,400

Median Property Value 2021

±$10,887

$7,008

Median Property Taxes

±$617

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Pike County, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Pike County, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66.9%

Homeownership

2021

59.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 66.9% of the housing units in Pike County, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pike County, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9525
Census Tract 9527
Census Tract 9523

In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Pike County, OH was Census Tract 9525 with a value of $60,136, followed by Census Tract 9527 and Census Tract 9523, with respective values of $48,534 and $46,957.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Pike County, OH colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$44,961

Median Household Income

± $4,372

10.5k

Number of Households

± 760

In 2021, the median household income of the 10.5k households in Pike County, OH grew to $44,961 from the previous year's value of $44,115.

The following chart displays the households in Pike County, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pike County, OH is from Ohio.

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.457

2020 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2021, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0758% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (86.7%)
Carpooled (5.82%)
Worked At Home (4.93%)

In 2021, 86.7% of workers in Pike County, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.82%) and those who worked at home (4.93%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pike County, OH have a longer commute time (28.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 6.15% of the workforce in Pike County, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Pike County, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pike County, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pike County, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pike County, OH (5.19k out of 26.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pike County, OH is White, followed by Native American and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.9% of the population of Pike County, OH has health coverage, with 40.2% on employee plans, 31.5% on Medicaid, 12.5% on Medicare, 10.3% on non-group plans, and 1.38% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Ohio was $8,712 in 2014. This is a 5.14% increase from the previous year ($8,286).

Primary care physicians in Pike County, OH see 3472 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.03% decrease from the previous year (3508 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2130 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 103 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,472 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pike County, OH

Primary care physicians in Pike County, OH see an average of 3,472 patients per year. This represents a 1.03% decrease from the previous year (3,508 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Pike County, OH in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.1% under 18 years, 17.9% between 18 and 34 years, 40% between 35 and 64 years, and 17% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.12%

Uninsured

40.2%

Employer Coverage

31.5%

Medicaid

12.5%

Medicare

10.3%

Non-Group

1.38%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pike County, OH declined by 14.9% from 4.84% to 4.12%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Pike County, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2022, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 49.4 in Pike County, OH.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Pike County, OH.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.7% in Pike County, OH.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Pike County, OH.

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