Pike County, Arkansas

Pike County has a population of 10,115 and has shrunk 2.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $121,600, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $49,269.

Home price
$121,600
Income
$49,269
Population
10,115
Unemployment
3.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$121,600county
Median gross rent$686county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198043.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile26.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use11.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,321(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$880county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$803county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,224county
Home insurance / yr$3,733(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89.6(statewide)
Median household income$49,269county
Family health premium / yr$22,069(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,873(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.630(statewide)
Poverty rate20.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.8%county
Unemployment rate3.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.5%county
Share of workers employed by government18.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.9%county
Economic output per resident$39,671county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.59%county
Top state income tax3.70%(statewide)
Capital gains tax1.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.48%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service36 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3303county
Miles to nearest general aviation field18 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station33 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.1%county
Traffic deaths19.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.4%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment2093county
Students per full-time teacher9.4county
Free lunch eligible83.2%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution33 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians40county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.2%county
Frequent mental distress19.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population10,115county
Land area in square miles600county
People per square mile of land16.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.0%county
Share of households that are one person31.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.2%county
Second languages5.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls57.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents521county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in240county
Households that moved away235county
Average income of arriving households$51,004county
Average income of departing households$43,157county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year15,492(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate579(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature62.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation55.9 incounty
Annual snowfall7.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.37 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F63 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing65 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days209 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 5county
Average first fall frostNov 1county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.0¢county
Household electricity use965 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity55.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas25.4%county
Homes heated by propane12.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood5.9%county
Households with broadband83.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk39.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk38.6county
Landslide risk54.0county
Hail risk66.4county
Earthquake risk52.5county
Tornado risk43.1county
Tropical cyclone risk49.6county
Extreme heat risk51.1county
Winter weather risk31.9county
Strong wind risk58.4county
Wildfire risk49.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Pike County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Arkansas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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