Pike County, Indiana

Pike County has a population of 12,154 and has shrunk 2.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $154,900, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $71,334.

Home price
$154,900
Income
$71,334
Population
12,154
Unemployment
3.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$154,900county
Median gross rent$739county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198061.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented13.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$956county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$729county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,330county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$71,334county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate10.7%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 home5.1%county
Unemployment rate3.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.6%county
Share of workers employed by government11.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.5%county
Economic output per resident$57,099county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.78%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(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 time26.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service31 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport189706county
Miles to nearest general aviation field20 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 station85 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.2%county
Traffic deaths16.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(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 higher16.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.5%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1668county
Students per full-time teacher12.2county
Free lunch eligible51.9%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution9.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians33county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.5%county
Frequent mental distress17.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.5%county

Place

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

Population12,154county
Land area in square miles334county
People per square mile of land36.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.4%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 residents-0county
Median age43.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.5%county
Share of households that are one person28.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.4%county
Second languages0.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls22.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents278county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in300county
Households that moved away285county
Average income of arriving households$47,293county
Average income of departing households$45,432county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings31.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature56.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.16 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F42 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing97 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days214 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 1county
Average first fall frostNov 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$150county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh14.4¢county
Household electricity use943 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity30.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas40.9%county
Homes heated by propane24.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood3.5%county
Households with broadband83.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk26.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk58.6county
Landslide risk24.5county
Hail risk28.5county
Earthquake risk79.6county
Tornado risk40.3county
Tropical cyclone risk24.4county
Extreme heat risk49.1county
Winter weather risk47.2county
Strong wind risk45.6county
Wildfire risk11.6county

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

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