Pike County, Georgia

Pike County has a population of 19,903 and has grown 10.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $305,600, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $86,719.

Home price
$305,600
Income
$86,719
Population
19,903
Unemployment
3.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$305,600county
Median gross rent$993county
Median year homes here were built1994county
Share of homes built before 198029.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented15.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,764(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,820county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,660county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,182county
Home insurance / yr$2,323(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$86,719county
Family health premium / yr$23,363(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,863(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.768(statewide)
Poverty rate9.3%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 home7.6%county
Unemployment rate3.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.1%county
Share of workers employed by government19.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.5%county
Economic output per resident$25,641county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.87%county
Top state income tax4.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.56%(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 time35.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport52511402county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station48 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.6%county
Traffic deaths115.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-4.9(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 higher21.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.2%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment3425county
Students per full-time teacher14.2county
Free lunch eligible42.8%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution13 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians21county
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 insurance13.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.0%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.3%county

Place

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

Population19,903county
Land area in square miles216county
People per square mile of land92.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+10.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age39.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.8%county
Share of households that are one person17.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages1.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents207county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in624county
Households that moved away533county
Average income of arriving households$68,785county
Average income of departing households$59,833county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes14county
Housing units authorised in the latest year106county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature63.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.58 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F53 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing48 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days235 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$155county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use1,126 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$26.20(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity71.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.1%county
Homes heated by propane18.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.9%county
Households with broadband84.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk20.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk51.2county
Landslide risk13.4county
Hail risk35.4county
Earthquake risk39.8county
Tornado risk29.7county
Tropical cyclone risk50.2county
Extreme heat risk35.4county
Winter weather risk3.8county
Strong wind risk26.3county
Wildfire risk33.7county

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 Georgia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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