Pike County, Pennsylvania

Pike County has a population of 60,621 and has grown 7.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $272,600, about 3.4 times the county's median household income of $81,323.

Home price
$272,600
Income
$81,323
Population
60,621
Unemployment
7.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$272,600county
Median gross rent$1,378county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198037.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant39.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented13.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use35.4%county
Typical monthly rent$2,196county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,496county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,205county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,063county
Home insurance / yr$1,529(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living97.2(statewide)
Median household income$81,323county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate9.8%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 home14.7%county
Unemployment rate7.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.1%county
Share of workers employed by government15.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.4%county
Economic output per resident$33,045county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.30%county
Top state income tax3.07%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.07%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.34%(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 time42.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service38 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport219572county
Miles to nearest general aviation field15 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 station58 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.3%county
Traffic deaths44.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3(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 higher29.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.2%county
Public schools in the county14county
Public school enrollment8615county
Students per full-time teacher12.0county
Free lunch eligible63.5%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools4county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution23 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians25county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.8%county
Frequent mental distress14.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.4%county

Place

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

Population60,621county
Land area in square miles545county
People per square mile of land111.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store4.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age49.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.3%county
Share of households that are one person25.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.2%county
Second languages13.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls24.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents62county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents12county
Households that moved in2,160county
Households that moved away1,921county
Average income of arriving households$85,690county
Average income of departing households$72,295county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year167county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature47.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.8 incounty
Annual snowfall44.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.83 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F5 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing151 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days160 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 9county
Average first fall frostOct 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh17.4¢county
Household electricity use849 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity37.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas13.2%county
Homes heated by propane21.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil18.8%county
Homes heated by wood5.2%county
Households with broadband91.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk78.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk15.1county
Landslide risk67.6county
Hail risk10.8county
Earthquake risk56.1county
Tornado risk27.8county
Tropical cyclone risk76.7county
Extreme heat risk39.9county
Winter weather risk63.7county
Strong wind risk62.5county
Wildfire risk71.9county

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

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