

The per capita income for the county was $16,093. Males had a median income of $32,379 versus $20,761 for females. The median income for a household in the county was $31,649, and the median income for a family was $35,934. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males. In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.20% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.04. 22.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 10,444 households, out of which 35.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.80% were married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were non-families. 0.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The racial makeup of the county was 96.72% White, 0.89% Black or African American, 0.74% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.07% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races.

There were 11,602 housing units at an average density of 26 units per square mile (10/km 2). The population density was 63 people per square mile (24 people/km 2). Adjacent counties ĭemographics Historical population CensusĪs of the census of 2000, there were 27,695 people, 10,444 households, and 7,665 families living in the county. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 444 square miles (1,150 km 2), of which 440 square miles (1,100 km 2) is land and 3.7 square miles (9.6 km 2) (0.8%) is water. Pike County was the site of the Pike County Massacre where eight members of the Rhoden family were shot and killed the evening of April 21–22, 2016. Pike County was organized on February 1, 1815, from portions of Scioto, Ross, and Adams Counties, and was named in honor of Zebulon Pike, the explorer and soldier who had recently been killed in the War of 1812. The county is named for explorer Zebulon Pike.

As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,088. Pike County is a county located in the Appalachian (southern) region of the U.S.
